Stakeholder and Social Value Apprenticeship

Volkerfitzpatrick; Hatton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company in the UK is seeking a candidate to implement and manage social value for projects. Responsibilities include engaging stakeholders, developing communication strategies, and delivering corporate social engagement activities. Qualified candidates should possess GCSE in Maths and English, strong communication, IT, and analytical skills. The role offers a competitive salary along with benefits such as medical care and training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Vouchers, rewards, & discounts

Training & development opportunities

Family friendly policies

Employee Assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage Social Value for projects.
• Support the engagement of the Sustainability Framework.
• Identify and engage stakeholders to understand local needs.
• Develop communication for social value achievements.
• Gather evidence for social value reporting.
• Address skills shortages and boost social mobility.
• Coordinate corporate social engagement activities.
• Engage supply chain businesses in understanding social value.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Initiative

Education

GCSE in Maths and English (grade 4 or above)

Job description

Overview

Your role will be to implement, manage and report Social Value for selected projects as well as represent VolkerFitzpatrick and actively contribute to internal, client, business sector and professional social value committees, working groups and forums to help shape the social value agenda.

Responsibilities

• Support the engagement & implementation of the VWUK People, Planet, Purpose Sustainability Framework across the organisation
• Working with project teams and key partners to deliver agreed social value KPI's for each project
• Responsible for identifying and engaging with stakeholders to understand the local needs, opportunities and risks; and support the businesses within their delivery catchments and growth areas
• Develop the content for internal, external and client facing communication and promotion of social value achievements, including performance reporting packs, case studies and produce social return on investment assessments
• Work alongside project teams to gather information and evidence for social value reporting i.e. local spend, local labour
• Support the business to address identified skills shortages, whilst also seeking to tackle the broader societal needs for social mobility, equality, diversity and inclusion within the workplace
• Responsible for budgeting, arranging, publicising, and coordinating volunteers to deliver corporate social and environmental engagement activities working with charities and community groups for example, community projects, fundraising events, mentoring, provision of expert hours etc.
• Work with the procurement and commercial teams to engage supply chain businesses and further their understanding of social value
• Establish data collection and reporting processes to capture their progress, select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/campaign lifecycle.
• Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
• Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
• Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
• Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
• Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
• Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
• Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
• Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
• Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
• Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
• Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
• Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
• Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
• Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements.
• Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
• Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
• Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
• Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
• Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
• Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
• Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English (grade 4 or above)
• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Local Area Requirement

A requirement of this project is that candidates must live in a local borough that surrounds Heathrow. These are: Buckinghamshire, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Runnymede, Richmond upon Thames, Spelthome, Slough, Windsor & Maindenhead.

About the company

VolkerFitzpatrick is one of the leading engineering and construction companies in the UK. We provide specialist multi-disciplinary engineering solutions to a wide range of markets to deliver a truly integrated service for our clients. We are proud to say our history dates back over 100 years, employ almost 1,000 people and currently turn over more than £600m per year, ensuring we are able to meet the growing demands of today's construction industry. Our specialist capabilities are the heart of our business; as a supply chain partner we work nationally to solve complex challenges in all kinds of diverse environments. Our proven expertise in delivering successful projects in a wide range of sectors include rail and depots, buildings, highways, airports, energy and defence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Vouchers, rewards, & discounts
• Training & development opportunities
• Family friendly polices
• Employee Assistance programme.