Social Impact Co-ordinator

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About the role

BBLP South are seeking a Social Impact Coordinator to join our busy Social Impact team covering East Sussex and working across project sites in the county.
As our Social Impact Coordinator, you will be working within our team to support the organization and delivery of events and programmes that deliver against our project requirements and make a difference to local people within the communities we work. This new role is required to support both the social and environmental managers with their data collection and reporting.

What you'll be doing

* Supporting our East Sussex contract to deliver social impact outcomes by
developing local networks of school groups, community groups, third sector
organisations, employability partners and charities.

* Co-ordinating 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 charitable donations and community-based volunteering opportunities.

* Reporting and monitoring sustainability 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.

* Supporting project teams to create and distribute project newsletters, comms for
our social streams and updates to local community.

* Promoting the successes of our project teams' social impact through creating case studies, good news articles and promoting successes internal and external.

Who we're looking for

* A genuine passion for making a difference and supporting BBLP's vision to create
local sustainable job opportunities.

* An awareness of the 'Social Impact' landscape in the South and the ethos of
socially sustainable development.

* Excellent communication and planning skills and the ability to 'get things done' on projects that often have multiple interested stakeholders.

* Experience of working in a community facing role is desirable but not essential.

* Strong IT skills across the Microsoft suite and comfortable learning about and
working with new and evolving digital tools for reporting of outcomes.

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

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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