Social Value Coordinator

Role purpose

The Social Value Coordinator playsan important rolein helping us turn good intentions into real impact. Working closely with the Social Value Lead they will support the designmobilisationand evidencing of our social value commitments across both live bids and contract delivery.

This role is all about connecting peopleideasand action. Acting as a link between bid delivery HR Learning &Developmentand other teams theCoordinatorwill help translate written commitments into meaningful measurable activity after contract award. They will also support the collection of robust evidence and data helping us tell a clear credible story about the difference we are making for clients and communities.

This isa great opportunityfor someone early in their career who is genuinely interested in social value and wants to build experience in a role with purpose. It would suit someone who enjoys working with people across a business bringing plans to life staying organised and seeing commitments through from idea to return the role offers the chance to shape your own development and grow over timethis rolewitha strong foundationfor progression into social value bid management or delivery-focused roles.

Key responsibilities

• Support clear ownership of commitments across the business helping teams understand their role in delivery and keeping actions on track.

• Build andmaintainpositive working relationships with colleagues across bid delivery HR Learning &Developmentand other internal teams as well as with external partners such as charities VCSEs schoolscollegesand SMEs.

• Support teams to translate contractual social value commitments into practical achievable delivery plans following contract award.

• Coordinate the set-up and ongoing delivery of social value activities such as work placements mentoring volunteering employabilitysupportand skills-based sessions.

• Help track delivery against commitments following up actionsmonitoringprogressand escalating risks or slippage at an early stage.

• Work with commitment owners and internal teams to gather evidence case studies and data thatdemonstrateprogress and impact.

• Maintainaccurate well-organised and audit-ready records to support client reporting and internal assurance.

• Collectcheckand manage social value performance data including areas such as volunteeringemploymentand skills outcomes SME/VCSE engagement localimpactand other agreed measures.

• Support the production of clearaccuratedashboards updates and reports for internal stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Contribute research casestudiesand supporting evidence to strengthen social value responses in bids whenrequired.

• Support partner engagement and relationship management helping to ensure external organisations have a positive experience of working with us.

• Keep up to date with relevant social value policy clientexpectationsand best practice and share useful insights with the wider team.

• Look for opportunities to improve how we coordinateevidenceand deliver social value across the business.

Essential

• A genuine interest in social value community impact and creating positive outcomes through business activity.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasksdeadlinesand stakeholders at the same time.

• Confident relationship-building and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work positively across different teams and levels of the business.

• Strong attention to detail particularly when handling dataevidenceand reporting information.

• Good Excel and data-handling skills and confidence working with spreadsheetstrackersand reporting information.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with a range of audiences.

• A proactive and dependable approach with the confidence to follow up actions keep momentum going and see tasks through to completion.

• An interest in public sector social value and a willingness and ability to build knowledge quickly.

Desirable

• Experience in a coordination project support programme support bid support HR L&D CSR/ESG or social value-related role.

• Experience of working with community organisations charities schools colleges earlycareersor employability programmes.

• Experience of tracking actionsmaintainingrecords collectingevidenceor supporting performance reporting.

• Experience of working in a bid contractdeliveryor client-facing environment.

• Familiarity with public sector procurement social value requirements or wider ESG themes.

• Experience of using data to produce reportsdashboardsor management information.
  

Behaviours we value

• Collaborative-builds positive working relationships and enjoys bringing people together to make things happen.

• Organised and reliable -keeps on top of detail follows through oncommitmentsand can be trusted to deliver.

• Proactive-spots what needs doing takes ownership and keeps momentum moving.

• Clear and confident communicator-communicates clearly listenswelland adapts their style to different audiences.

• Curious and eager to learn-takes an interest in social value seeks out knowledge and is keen to grow.

• Values-led-cares about doing the right thing works with integrity and is motivated by making a genuine difference.

• Adaptable-stays positive and effective when priorities shift or new opportunitiesemerge.

Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

By joining us you can expect:

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience.
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society.
• Strong inspiring and thought-provoking leadership.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
  

As well as this we offer:

• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme.
• Social Breakfast Tuesdays Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes.
• Time off 25 days a year.
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution.
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary.
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included).
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included).

Required Experience:

IC