Social Value Manager (Part-time)

Job description

Freedom Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Freedom Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Permanent

Competitive + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

Freedom are looking for a Social Value Manager to manage, coordinate and deliver social value activity in the allocated region / project, in order to meet Framework KPIs and related contract commitments set by key stakeholders; supporting the achievement of Freedom's Net Positive strategy.
Orkneys /Scotland

Permanent

Competitive + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

Freedom are looking for a Social Value Manager to manage, coordinate and deliver social value activity in the allocated region / project, in order to meet Framework KPIs and related contract commitments set by key stakeholders; supporting the achievement of Freedom's Net Positive strategy.

Drive the Social Value agenda related to our engineering projects; managing data collection, developing and maintaining relationships with appropriate community, education and third sector bodies. Work with both site and office teams to raise the profile of social value and engage with colleagues across the business to present key information and share best practice.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

Support the project team from the tender stage to identify and agree environmental, social value requirements and opportunities to be targeted. Support the project management team and liaise with labour team to deliver the project people strategy to provide recruitment, training and development opportunities for the local community.
Manage a wide network of both internal and external stakeholders. As the point of contact between Freedom, our customers and external bodies, organise and deliver social value activities that provide true benefit. Represent Freedom in the region at relevant working groups. Establish an effective and engaging presence across social media platforms, work with the Marketing team and relevant stakeholders to raise awareness of social value activities.
Establish local contacts to develop and grow relationships within Freedom and beyond, that support social value agendas. Work with Schools, Colleges, Charities, not-for-profit organisations and other relevant bodies across the region to build relationships and identify social value opportunities.
Engage with procurement team to ensure social value deliverables are embedded within the supply chain and provide subject matter expertise to supply chain providers where necessary.
Work with Group Responsibility and L&D teams to maximise the potential of social value investment across the business.
Manage and coordinate relevant activities to map, monitor, report and evidence all elements of performance relating to project-led social value KPIs. Ensure compliance with company policies, identifying and recording all social value activities for both internal and external audiences.
Support other project SLT members by providing accurate and timely metrics for inclusion in both internal and external reporting templates.
Work with colleagues in the project team to identify and organise social value activities. Provide environmental, social value leadership and guidance to ensure that the Net Positive message is apparent throughout the project activities and support personnel to understand their specific Net Positive strategy responsibilities and address any environmental or social value matters causing a concern.

What we're looking for :

Has a clear vision of where to go and the ability to articulate it. Empowers people to experience our vision. Great communicator who captures the imagination; generating trust and commitment.
Highly skilled at getting others committed to the goal. Confident, enthusiastic and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and as a result, engages them.
Relentless in the pursuit of their goals. Excellent at solving problems and overcoming obstacles; seeing the challenges before others see them and taking action, to avoid them becoming problems. Sees setbacks as opportunities and becomes stronger in adversity.
Always striving to be the best and consistently delivers. High performer; bringing high energy, competence and making the right decisions to get things done.

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

Company Car/Car allowance
Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
25 days holiday (pro-rata'd)
Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
Private Medical Insurance
Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.
Personal development programme

Next Steps:

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notic e. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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Seniority level Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Employment type Part-time
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Industries Utilities
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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

07-06-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English