Social Impact Advisor - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

at  Balfour Beatty

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.

What you’ll be doing

• Create and deliver project Social Impact plans in line with client needs
• Prepare & issue notifications to local residents and businesses
• Third sector engagement and partnership management
• Report and monitor Social Impact on internal and external portals. KPIs might include; evidencing local labour, local spend, arranging work experience, recruiting priority groups.
• Supporting subcontractors to deliver social impact objectives
• Deliver STEM and construction workshops in schools and colleges to support career planning, developing education content
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, internal and external
• Liaison (as required) with local residents and businesses.
• Attend and contribute towards Project reviews
• Create a schedule of any enquiries/complaints from residents/businesses & general public.
• Community Engagement works:➢ Identify opportunities for volunteering and fundraising➢ Working with the project team, supply chain and external providers to secure graduates,apprenticeships, and work placement opportunities➢ Engaging in educational & community activities to deliver social value targets➢ Keep an updated schedule of any work we do involving the community and generate Case Studies to evidence activities
• Provide updates for newsletters and communications
• Analysing local media coverage
• Designing, writing and/or producing presentations, articles, leaflets, reports, publicity brochures and information for web sites
• Registering the projects with the Considerate Construction Scheme, ensuring the delivery of best practices, assisting with the overall application and review process
• Updating and maintain the relevant KPIs to enable accurate internal and external reporting

What you’ll be doing

• Create and deliver project Social Impact plans in line with client needs
• Prepare & issue notifications to local residents and businesses
• Third sector engagement and partnership management
• Report and monitor Social Impact on internal and external portals. KPIs might include; evidencing local labour, local spend, arranging work experience, recruiting priority groups.
• Supporting subcontractors to deliver social impact objectives
• Deliver STEM and construction workshops in schools and colleges to support career planning, developing education content
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, internal and external
• Liaison (as required) with local residents and businesses.
• Attend and contribute towards Project reviews
• Create a schedule of any enquiries/complaints from residents/businesses & general public.
• Community Engagement works:➢ Identify opportunities for volunteering and fundraising➢ Working with the project team, supply chain and external providers to secure graduates,apprenticeships, and work placement opportunities➢ Engaging in educational & community activities to deliver social value targets➢ Keep an updated schedule of any work we do involving the community and generate Case Studies to evidence activities
• Provide updates for newsletters and communications
• Analysing local media coverage
• Designing, writing and/or producing presentations, articles, leaflets, reports, publicity brochures and information for web sites
• Registering the projects with the Considerate Construction Scheme, ensuring the delivery of best practices, assisting with the overall application and review process
• Updating and maintain the relevant KPIs to enable accurate internal and external reportin

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