Sustainability & Social Value Manager

Location: HMP Fosse Way | Monday–Friday, Site-Based | Justice & Immigration Division
Salary: £35,000 – £44,000 per year

Are you passionate about driving real change in sustainability and social impact? Want to shape a greener, more socially conscious future in a role that blends purpose, leadership, and innovation?

We\’re looking for a Sustainability & Social Value Manager to join our team at HMP Fosse Way, where you’ll lead transformative environmental and social value initiatives within a unique and community-focused setting.

What you’ll be doing:

Lead the site-wide sustainability plan and support our environmental management system (ISO 14001)
Deliver monthly utility and waste reports, and champion innovation in sustainability practices
Support and track social value initiatives across our multidisciplinary teams
Manage our Social Value Portal and help drive impact reporting
Oversee a large-scale housing project that includes acres of green space designed to foster community engagement
Present sustainability progress to internal stakeholders and contribute to wider Serco working groups
Manage and support our front desk team, while handling community engagement and complaints

What we’re looking for:

A strong understanding of sustainability, environmental compliance, and social value reporting
Ideally IEMA-accredited (or willing to study while in post)
Confident communicator with experience pulling and presenting reports
Passion for making a difference – to people, the planet, and the community
Some line management experience (preferred, but not essential)

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to shape a high-impact programme that improves lives and reduces environmental harm. If you want a meaningful role where you can see the results of your work every day, this is it.

Our people are integral to everything we do. That’s why our benefits are designed to put you first:

Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
ShareSave scheme: Save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period
Charity: One paid volunteering day per year, Payroll Giving Scheme, and Serco People Fund
Employee networks: Join a network where colleagues can come together, meet new people, find support, share ideas and be part of a real community

A little bit about us
At Serco, we’re a fast-growing company, serving governments around the globe. Our work spans a wide range of sectors including Justice, Immigration, Defence, Leisure, Healthcare, Transport, and Citizen Services. We’re committed to delivering, improving and redesigning public services for the benefit of everyone, guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation, and Pride.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

For help with your application, or to discuss your eligibility, please contact 0345 010 4000.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application.Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leaderemployers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to thenature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.