Social Value Manager

The Vacancy

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Social Value Manager, to join our Wates team working out of our Finsbury Park office. Social value is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the core of our mission to create meaningful, positive change in communities, supporting people to thrive by gaining skills, experience, and brighter futures. As part of a family business, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring that our work leaves a legacy of thriving and sustainable communities.

Help shape the future with Wates!

Drive the divisional social value strategy in partnership with the Regional Social Value Manager, enhancing our brand and leaving a lasting legacy.

• Support the creation and review of annual Operational Plans.
• Collaborate with the Regional Social Value Manager to deliver impactful local strategies.
• Ensure timely, accurate client reporting and meet contractual obligations.
• Work with Project Teams to align social value efforts with community priorities.
• Understand the external funding landscape on future skills for Wates to bring to Customers.
• Mentor an apprentice and motivate teams to grow and thrive.
• Develop key partnerships to support in the delivery of green skills initiatives.
• Build strong client relationships, find innovative solutions, and explore/support funding opportunities.
• Plan PR initiatives and celebrate key milestones with case studies and impact reports.

We’re looking for someone with proven experience in a similar role, who knows how to navigate social value obligations and processes while driving the achievement of KPIs.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.