Social Value Manager

Description & Requirements

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Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year.

Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives.

From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

• The Social Value Manager will work closely with our internal and external stakeholders to deliver an agreed programme of social value initiatives that will include but is not limited to increasing local employment opportunities, developing basic work skills, environmental initiatives, educational programmes, and local community engagement projects.

• The role is primarily to support delivery of social value initiatives on Functional Assessment Service, where we are both prime and sub-contractor for the Department of Work & Pensions in the two large geographies comprising Scotland and Northern England, Midlands and Wales travel will be required to locations across either areas, to support in driving key strategies.

Salary Range:

£40,000 - £44,000 (non-London based candidates)

£45,000 - £49,000 (London based candidates)

• You will play a critical role in coordinating and implementing strategies to ensure social value is 'brought to life' across the contract delivery within both our organisation and our sub-contractors.

Your role will require you to establish sustainable working relationships with various external organisations with the aim of providing tangible and measurable benefit to the local communities in which we operate.

• Whilst the role is primarily to support the Functional Assessment Service, there will be opportunity to work with the Social Value team to further the overall advancement of our Responsible Business programme and to participate in supporting team as we bid for contracts and showcase our work in this area.

• Coordination of our Social Value activity across Functional Assessment Service, based on client requirements to ensure efficient delivery and alignment of initiatives.

• Supporting Social Value initiatives which are centrally implemented within Maximus, to ensure we maintain momentum as a group.

• Promotion and communication of Social Value to all stakeholders across the business and providing regular reporting to the Leadership Teams

• Increase colleague commitment through active encouragement to achieve tangible participation and engagement

• Maintaining close working relationships with our Business Development team to advise and consult on Social Value deliverables for potential contracts, both for new business and retendering for existing business, alongside other colleagues with social value responsibilities.

• Develop strong partnerships with appropriate representatives from client contracts to fully understand their Social Value ...