Social Value Consultant

Manchester Source: WhatJobs

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Senior Social Value Consultant | Manchester, London or Birmingham

I’m currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Senior Social Value Consultant to join a leading Built Environment Consultancy.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Social Value professional who enjoys client-facing consultancy, business development and leading complex projects, with the opportunity to help shape and grow a social value advisory service.

Manchester, London or Birmingham

Permanent | Full Time

The Role

You’ll work with public and private sector clients across the built environment, advising on how to understand, embed and maximise social value across projects, programmes and organisations.

Your portfolio could include masterplanning, design, housing, infrastructure and regeneration, with work covering:

Social value strategy and policy
Procurement and planning
Local needs assessments
Stakeholder engagement and co-production
Impact assessments
Organisational capability
Social value advisory and consultancy

You’ll lead commissions from initial scoping through to delivery, build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development, proposals and the growth of the wider service.

What We're Looking For

5+ years’ experience in social value, ESG, sustainability, socio-economics, stakeholder engagement or a related field
Experience within the Built Environment
Knowledge of social value policy, public procurement and planning frameworks
Proven experience securing and delivering consultancy commissions
Strong client relationship and project management experience
Commercial awareness and business development capability
Experience working with public sector clients
Experience delivering local needs assessments and stakeholder engagement
Excellent report writing, presentation and facilitation skills
A relevant degree-level qualification

You’ll need to be comfortable working independently, managing multiple projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, with some UK travel required depending on client and project needs.