Social Value Advisor

The Vacancy

We exist to create opportunities, strengthen communities, and deliver positive impact through every project we undertake. Social Value is central to how we work, ensuring that our projects leave a lasting legacy for people and places.

As a Social Value Advisor, you will work closely with the Regional Social Value Manager and wider Social Value Team to deliver social value activities across allocated sites/contracts within the region. This role focuses on day-to-day engagement with community organisations and ensuring delivery against project targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver Social Value activities in line with project KPIs, including managing initiatives such as employability programmes and work experience placements.
• Collect and manage data to support KPI monitoring, ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Gather evidence to demonstrate delivery of Social Value programmes and maintain accurate records.
• Develop content for social media and internal/external publications, including case studies.
• Identify and engage with community groups, leading initiatives and supporting co-design of projects.
• Source and train champions for Social Value, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Safeguarding at project level.
• Ensure health and safety compliance and risk assessments for all initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

• Knowledge:
  • Understanding of Social Value principles and delivery mechanisms.
  • Awareness of relevant acts, policies, and community development practices.
• Qualifications (Desirable):
  • Degree or qualification in Social Value, Sustainability, Community Development, Youth Work, or Urban Regeneration.
• Skills:
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Engaging presentation and influencing ability.
  • Excellent project management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to build lasting relationships with stakeholders and community groups.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook).

Additional Information

• Travel: Regular travel across the region to attend sites and community events is required.

Why Join Us?

We’re committed to creating opportunities and delivering meaningful impact in the communities where we work. If you’re passionate about making a difference and have the skills to drive positive change, we’d love to hear from you.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.