Social Value Officer
Veolia
Croydon
Full Time
Permanent
Internal Job Description
Salary: 28,000 - 33,000 (dep. on experience) plus Veolia benefits
Location: Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.30-17.00
Please submit a max 1 page cover letter and max 2 page CV in order to apply.
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
This is an exciting time to join Veolia's contract in Westminster as we develop a new team to deliver on social value and increase recycling within the City.
What we can offer you:
- 25 days of annual leave
- Access to our company pension scheme
- Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
- Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
- One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
- Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you'll be doing:
In this role, you will work with the Area Education, Communications and Outreach (ECO) Manager to develop strategies for programmes in line with contract objectives. You'll coordinate the delivery of employment schemes to support vulnerable groups and those with extra needs into valuable work opportunities, as well as our sustainable schools programme, and our recycling volunteer activities for residents, to make a real and lasting impact on the community.
You will maintain a network of external stakeholders and community partners, and organise events to support these initiatives, and work with internal operational teams and external partners to deliver on-going support for successful candidates.
Alongside coordinating social value initiatives, you will work as part of the Education, Communications and Outreach (ECO) team to design and deliver content and behaviour change campaigns that can help improve recycling rates and make a real impact to our environment. You will have the opportunity to make a difference through face to face engagement activities in the community, and building relationships with local residents and stakeholders will be a significant part of your role.
What we're looking for:
We are looking for an energetic all rounder with exemplary written and verbal communication skills, proven experience of measuring and reporting data, and a willingness to learn new skills. To be successful in the role it is essential that you can work autonomously on your own initiative, in order to design initiatives to support communities and deliver on social value commitments.You will thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing demands, with a can-do attitude and impressive people skills.
The team do work flexibly but as this role is engagement focused it is best suited to someone who is keen to work within the City of Westminster and at our offices near Victoria.
Essential:
- Project development and management - contributing to and executing strategies to achieve social value objectives
- Experience delivering behaviour change and/or community engagement techniques and analysing results
- Superb written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills
- Experience of building strong stakeholder relationships and customer management
- Experience reporting social value initiatives
- Experience of supporting prospective candidates with recruitment and onboarding
- Experience of working with SEND initiatives
- Understanding or experience working with local authorities
- Experience of visual and textual content production across multiple formats
- Understanding of PR, social media, social advertising and digital communications
- Advanced understanding of data management and analysis
What's next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.
We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.
We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.
What's next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.
We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.
We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.