Social Value Manager - Restart

Description & Requirements

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year.

Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives.

From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

This role will require 1 day per week working across London so candidates must live in / or can commute to London.

Interviews will be taking place face to face in our London office.

This role is a 12 month FTC.

The Social Value Manager will work closely with our internal and external stakeholders to deliver an agreed programme of social value initiatives that will include but is not limited to increasing local employment opportunities, developing basic work skills, environmental initiatives, educational programmes, and local community engagement projects.

You will play a critical role in coordinating and implementing strategies to ensure social value is 'brought to life' across the contract delivery within both our organisation and our sub-contractors.

Your role will require you to establish sustainable working relationships with various external organisations with the aim of providing tangible and measurable benefit to the local communities in which we operate.

Whilst the role is primarily to support the Restart 5B contract, there will be opportunity to work with the Social Value team to further the overall advancement of our Responsible Business programme and to participate in supporting team as we bid for contracts and showcase our work in this area.

Role duties :

• Coordination of our Social Value activity, based on client requirements to ensure efficient delivery and alignment of initiatives.
• Supporting Social Value initiatives which are centrally implemented within Maximus, to ensure we maintain momentum as a group.
• Promotion and communication of Social Value to all stakeholders across the business and providing regular reporting to the Leadership Teams
• Increase colleague commitment through active encouragement to achieve tangible participation and engagement
• Maintaining close working relationships with our Business Development team to advise and consult on Social Value deliverables for potential contracts, both for new business and retendering for existing business, alongside other colleagues with social value responsibilities
• Develop strong partnerships with appropriate representatives from client contracts to fully understand their Social Value requirements and to establish meaningful and achievable deliverables
• Develop and provide Management information to track our progress against commitments and develop case studies of success and other collateral
• Working alongside key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure accurate reporting against key commitments.

Understanding the strategies of key business divisions across Maximus, to complement the Social Value strategy

Creating new and innovative ways to engage across the CPA's to develop our Social Value offer

Key Contacts & Relationships :

Internal - Stakeholders at all levels - primarily managers

External - Client organisations / suppliers / community groups.

Qualifications & Experience

Individual Competencies

EEO Statement

Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process.

We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic.

Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long term conditions.

The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job.

When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview.

YourGuaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team.

Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

Minimum Salary

40,000.00

Maximum Salary

49,000.00