Social Value Officer - Social Housing

Social Value Officer - Social Housing Repairs and Maintenance Based in Hertfordshire - Occasional travel into London required Full-Time, Permanent Salary: £45 - £55k + package We are working with a leading Property Services Contractor to recruit a Social Value Officer to join their team. This is a full time, permanent position based in Hertfordshire. As the Social Value Officer you will coordinate the delivery of social value contractual commitments & support the business's corporate social responsibility objectives by using innovative approaches to support communities. This is a standalone position where you will be required to work autonomously, making a real difference to communities. You must have experience using the Social Value Portal for this position. The main accountabilities for this role include: Develop and implement effective communications and marketing campaigns to support key bids and increase brand awareness. Creating well written, and well informed articles to showcase the Business's people and capabilities and promoting across all internal channels and third-party platforms and publications. Engagement with Clients, Project teams, Residents and Stakeholders to manage and implement social value programmes, environmental initiatives, and marketing strategies. Maintain network of external stakeholders and community partners including charities, training providers, residents, and industry organisations. Represent the company at community, industry and networking events, to include resident engagement, job fairs, charity events and exhibitions. Conduct market research and report on opportunities to maintain current relationships and build new relationships. Manage and develop the company's charity programme including liaising with charity partners and organising internal fundraising events, such as coffee mornings, quiz nights etc. Supporting apprentices, workplace schemes and training in line with the company's commitment, including liaising with relevant stakeholders.Key Experience: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with various colleagues of different levels and roles across the business. Experience using a social value calculator e.g. Social value portal, thrive, impact or hact software. Proficiency using office IT applications such as Microsoft excel, word, power point and desktop publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher, Excel and Powerpoint. Aspirations to continuously be innovative, learn and develop in the role and company. Social, outgoing personality with excellent public speaking skills High level of literacy including written communication. Ability to work autonomously. Have previous experience in corporate social responsibility. Have good knowledge of current web technologies and social media.You will be working for a modern, forward-thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the group's success. This is a full-time, permanent role for which you will receive up to £55K per annum + Benefits. For more information, give Meg a call on (phone number removed)