FINALLY, LET’S TELL YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT US…

We’re Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they’re needed most.
You’re probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there’s nowhere better to build your career. We’re proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

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• Develop and lead a vision for social value within the BU, influencing its integration as a core part of the business strategy.
• Represent Vistry externally on matters of social value, participating in industry forums, conferences, and webinars to stay at the forefront of new thinking and innovation.
• Develop, manage, and deliver a range of social value initiatives across projects that align with the broader BU social value vision.
• Support and oversee current meanwhile initiatives, including a community garden and skills academy, ensuring their successful implementation and sustainability.
• Ensure comprehensive engagement and communication with the community and partners during development projects, building effective links with local groups, schools, councils, and key stakeholders.
• Develop relationships with partners and suppliers to deliver project-specific social impact initiatives, formalising these through Service Level Agreements where appropriate.
• Assist the new land and business team with social value and community information during tender bids and submission stages.
• Manage resources within allocated budgets, ensuring service delivery, funding processes, and project compliance. Manage Community Chest (grant funding) and associated governance procedures.
• Use tools like Social Value Portal/Sustain IQ (or similar) to monitor and report on social value delivered through initiatives.
• Contribute to Monthly Project Update Reports and prepare performance and evaluation information for the Board.
• Attend and prepare for monthly/quarterly Council/Partner S106/Social Value monitoring meetings, providing necessary information and feedback on key issues.
• Manage and coach the Skills and Employment Coordinator, ensuring their continuous development.
• Work closely with the Skills and Employment Coordinator to align the delivery of Social Value and Skills and Employment Strategies where they overlap.
• Support the Skills and Employment Coordinator in attending relevant events, such as job, careers, skills and training fairs, procurement local supplier/meet the buyer, and school events.
• Capture and highlight achievements in social value initiatives to support work winning, marketing, and communications efforts, ensuring Vistry is recognised as a leader in the field.