Social Value Advisory Leader

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced leader in the field of social value to shape and grow our social value advisory services across the UK to clients across the built environment sector. You will be industry-facing, representing Arup’s social value offer in the marketplace, act as Project Director on social value focused advisory projects and lead social value input into multi-disciplinary teams on nationally significant major projects. Our clients work in the built environment, and range from major UK developers, infrastructure providers to central and local government.

Our current offer includes developing social value strategies, designing social value measurement and reporting frameworks, undertaking local needs analysis to inform an outcomes-based approach to projects and carrying out a range of assessments to inform project design including Equality Impact and socio-economic assessments. We're delivering this currently on some high-profile projects such as the British Library Extension in London, SESRO reservoir and the Great Grid Upgrade.

• Developing and implementing social impact measurement and monitoring processes, including using and adapting a wide range of social value tools and frameworks
• Leading successful social outcomes-led approaches on projects at different scales, across several of our priority markets of energy, water, transport, property, local government / cities. Developing compelling social value strategies at a project and corporate level, built on an understanding of communities' needs and priorities.
• Project leadership roles, focused on achievement of commercial, quality and client satisfaction performance indicators. Leading specialist teams, managing and coaching senior team members.
• Leading strong client and stakeholder relationships at senior levels, both externally and internally. Successfully developing and implementing business development / Go to Market strategies. Identifying new market opportunities, leading work winning activities including experience of leading bids.

• University degree or preferably a master’s degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject, such as sustainable development, economics, social sciences or planning.
• Experience of leading and developing market-leading social value / impact programmes working in a client-facing, advisory role (or equivalent).

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Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.