Social Impact Advisor - North East, Yorkshire and Humber - North East

Regional Civils

Health Safety Environment

North East

Permanent

About the role

Our team shape projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Civils team as a Social Impact Advisor and build new futures.

Our Regional Civils in the East are seeking a Social Impact Advisor to join our Social Impact team. As our Social Impact Advisor, you will be working within our team to shape, lead and manage events and programmes that deliver against our project requirements and make a difference to the communities where we operate, within our Social Impact Regional model.

What you'll be doing

Supporting our Regional Civils Business in the East to deliver social impact outcomes by developing local networks of school groups, community groups, third sector organisations,employability partners and charities.

• Create and deliver project Local Needs Analysis and Social Impact plans in line with client and community priorities.
• Managing attendance at events with schools, colleges and universities in areas of STEM and construction careers including developing relationships with local schools and education organisations
• Promoting apprenticeship opportunities both with Balfour Beatty and through our supply chain.
• Coordinating a variety of charitable donations and community-based volunteering
  opportunities, aligned with our Building New Futures strategy.
• Support Considerate Constructor Scheme audits on site by attending training provided by CCS and supporting with evidence gathering for monitor visits.
• Reporting and monitoring social impact outcomes which includes evidencing local labour, local spend, arranging work experience, recruitment from priority groups including participants from pre-employability support programmes, positive destination programmes and coordinating community-based activities.
• Promoting the successes of our project teams’ social impact through creating case studies, good news articles and promoting successes internal and external.
• Advising the project teams on how to improve their Social Impact data and performance.

Who we're looking for

• A genuine passion for making a difference and supporting North East, Yorkshire and Humber.
• An awareness of the 'Social Impact' landscape in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber regions including legislation, the Social Value Portal TOMs and the ethos of socially sustainable development.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and planning skills and the ability to 'get things done' on projects that often have multiple interested stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Strong IT skills across the Microsoft suite and comfortable learning about and working with new and evolving digital tools to improve the way we work.
• Experience of working in a community facing role is desirable but not essential.
• Full Clean Driving License.
• Initiative & Creativity
• Ability to develop, prioritise, plan and deliver across a portfolio of work

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

•  Understanding of the third sector
• Knowledge of the education system and/or STEM
• Experience of working with Priority Groups or those furthest from employment

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]