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About the Role
In the Social Value Officer position, you will work closely with Local ECO Managers and ECO Officers to develop and deliver social value projects. This role is focused on engagement and is best suited for someone based locally and keen to work within South London contracts. You will research and coordinate volunteer activities, support national community funds, and local spend initiatives. We are looking for an energetic individual with exemplary people and communication skills, and proven expertise in measuring and reporting data.
Responsibilities
- Manage and report on the social value function of the contracts.
- Lead on the design and delivery of specific projects to achieve contractual commitments.
- Support national and local behaviour change campaigns to improve staff wellbeing, recycling rates, and build resilient local communities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and community partners.
- Coordinate stakeholder teams to deliver project work.
- Identify contract good news stories and feed to the regional External Engagement team.
- Maintain a network across the UK ECO team to identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement.
- Lead on the implementation of innovation and process improvement locally where relevant.
- Keep abreast of industry developments.
Requirements
- Experience in project development and management, contributing to and executing strategic plans to achieve objectives.
- Excellent data management and reporting skills.
- Experience working with agencies and external organisations to deliver partnership projects.
- Experience delivering community engagement and behaviour change activities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
- Budget management experience.
- Experience delivering and reporting on social value initiatives using Thrive or TOMs framework (desirable).
- Experience of supporting vulnerable groups (desirable).
- Understanding of PR, social media, social advertising and digital communications (desirable).
- Understanding or experience working with local authorities (desirable).
- Experience of visual and textual content production across multiple formats (desirable).
- A full clean UK driving licence (desirable).
Skills
- People skills
- Communication skills
- Data management
- Reporting
- Project development
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Budget management
- Presentation skills
- Community engagement
- Behaviour change activities
- PR
- Social media
- Social advertising
- Digital communications
- Visual content production
- Textual content production
Location
- South London (Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton)
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Dependent on experience
Salary/Compensations
- £32,000-£38,000
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave
- Access to company pension scheme
- Discounts on groceries and from well-known retailers
- Access to resources for physical, mental and financial health
- One paid day of leave per year to volunteer
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Employee financial wellbeing support (early access to earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & rewards)
- Veolia benefits
About the Company
- Veolia is committed to helping the world take better care of its resources and become a better place for everyone.
- Veolia is dedicated to pushing for genuine change and bringing its ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
- Veolia has been named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025).
- Veolia is transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
Equal Opportunity
- Veolia is committed to supporting applicants throughout their application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate.
- As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Veolia will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum criteria for roles.
- Veolia is committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.