Social Value Business Partner

Social Value Business Partner

Branch/Hybrid based role (subject to candidate location) there will be an expectation of regular branch/client visits. We are offering a salary of up to £50,000.

Plus Car allowance of £4500 & Great Company Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as a Social Value Business Partner. Working across Mears Group, you will be the key point of contact for our teams in relation to social value, as well as maintaining key relationships with our suppliers and external stakeholders within this space. If you've a passion for working with communities, have a wealth of knowledge in this area and enjoy working in a busy role with multiple projects to implement, this could be the role for you.

Working closely with our clients, colleagues, residents and the wider communities, you will offer support for the delivery of the Groups ESG & Social Impact strategies, to ensure we continue to make a difference to people’s lives.

Mears is one of the UK’s leading housing providers to both the public and private sector, with over 5,500 employees, working with clients to help develop, fund and implement their placemaking ambitions. With 30 years of delivering market-leading repairs and maintenance services, Mears is trusted to deliver in excess of 6,000 repairs daily to a portfolio of more than 1,000,000 homes nationwide.  We provide tailored rapid-response and planned maintenance services through partnering arrangements with more than 70 local authorities, Arm’s Length Management Organisations and Housing Associations.

About the role:

The successful Social Value Business Partner will help to protect and enhance the Mears brand, positioning Mears as a socially responsible business and a great place to work. As a champion for social value, you will set the standard for all of our business units and offer a range of support from working on business development opportunities through to inputting on localised branch social value plans, contributing to the practical delivery against client requirements.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Role Criteria

• To support and deliver social value training across the Group, including training on our Social Value Portal tool
• Support delivery of social value commitments as outlined in the Social Impact approach
• Develop and deliver national activity that is innovative, relevant and sector driven – poverty, social inclusion, education, homelessness
• Using insight to develop and deliver projects that continually improve our approach to Social Value
• Coach contract CSM’s to develop and deliver high impact social value plans
• Maintain the SV knowledge hub and positively promote SV activities
• Maintain a network of external stakeholders and community partners
• Support data collection process and recording of information for monthly/yearly reporting
• To support work winning and retention opportunities by writing SV tender submissions as required
• To support retention/achievement of SV accreditations and awards when asked
• Support the business with embedding and adhering to all social value related policy and procedures
• Extensive Knowledge of Social Value
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong presentation skills and ability to attend meetings and events with internal/external audiences, including client core groups and business development interviews where needed

Benefits

• Remote Working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Generous Sick Pay
• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.  
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Share saver scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Drayton Manner, Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch
• Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers, as well as accessing

If you feel you have skills needed, please apply below via the link. If you have any further questions, please contact Vickie on vickie.rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk, quoting the job reference number.

Mears Group is a Disability confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.

We are also a Forces Friendly employer and an ERS Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award holder.