Social Value Senior Manager in Slough

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Value Senior Manager to join the Guinness Team. This is a permanent, full-time position (35 hours per week) based in either our London, Euston Road or Oldham, Bower House office. We offer a hybrid working arrangement, combining office and remote working.

The purpose of the role is to develop, lead and manage Guinness Social Value Strategy and implementation plan, maximising the social value generated through our procurement, contract management and supply chain activities.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience developing and delivering social value strategies and programmes that create measurable impact.
• Strong project and programme management skills.
• Experience of working with suppliers, contractors and external partners.
• A proven track record of delivering and evidencing social value outcomes.
• Confidence in analysing and interpreting data, measuring and demonstrating social value impact, and producing high-quality reports, proposals and presentations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships, work collaboratively and drive positive outcomes.
• Highly motivated, innovative and organised.
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to demonstrating the Guinness Behaviours.

Essential skills:

• Proven experience of developing, delivering and monitoring social value strategies and activity.
• Strong strategic and operational project and programme management expertise.
• Proven experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships with suppliers, contractors and external organisations to deliver social value outcomes.
• Experience of tender evaluation and contract assessment and assessing social value commitments as part of procurement processes.
• Experience of developing and implementing tools, systems and platforms to monitor and report social value activity.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of producing reports, proposals and presentations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships.
• Highly motivated and innovative, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve objectives.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

Desirable skills:

• An understanding of social housing and supply chains.
• An understanding of customer engagement and voice.
• An understanding of social value frameworks and principles.

Essential qualifications:

• Educated to Level 3 (A level or equivalent).

Desirable qualifications:

• Educated to Level 6 (Degree or equivalent) or higher.

The advertised salary includes a £4,000 London Job Supplement. This allowance applies only to roles based from our Euston Road office.

Benefits:

• 25 – 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday.
• Additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years' service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme: Guinness matches your contribution up to 9%.
• Benefits Portal: A lifestyle benefits scheme with special offers and great deals.
• Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility.
• Life Assurance: Three times salary life cover in the event of your death.
• Health Plan Options: Various health care schemes available depending on the post grade.
• Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if required for VDU work.
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal.
• Professional subscription annual payment.
• Travel season ticket loan.
• Car lease scheme.

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.