Social Value Manager
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The Role
We are looking for a Social Value Manager to join our team, an exciting new role where you’ll shape and drive our social value strategy across the organisation. If you’re passionate about making a real difference and want to work somewhere that lives its values, this is the role for you.
What you’ll be doing
As our Social Value Manager, you’ll lead the development and delivery of a clear and measurable Social Value programme that supports our people, our communities, and our environment.
You’ll:
- Develop and implement a Social Value Action Plan with clear KPIs and SROI reporting.
- Work with colleagues across PeoplePlus to embed social value into everything we do.
- Support our HR, Internal Comms and Partnership teams to deliver initiatives that promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
- Create and manage partnerships with external organisations to amplify our impact.
- Promote our Social Value work externally through events, social media, and stakeholder engagement.
- Help shape our tender responses and demonstrate the value we bring to our partners and communities.
What we’re looking for:
You’ll bring experience in Social Value or Corporate Social Responsibility, and a real passion for driving change. You’ll understand how to measure impact, engage stakeholders, and turn strategy into meaningful action.
We’re looking for someone who can:
- Build strong relationships and influence others at all levels.
- Communicate clearly and inspire people to get involved.
- Combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of EDI and sustainability principles.
Experience in the Education or Employability sector would be a bonus, but what matters most is your drive to create positive social impact.
Working hours and flexibility
This role is full time (37.5 hours per week) with a salary of £45,000 per year. That said, we know flexibility can make all the difference, so we’re happy to talk about different working patterns — whether that’s fewer hours, specific days, or a potential job share. If you’re interested but need a bit of flexibility, please let us know what might work for you. The salary will be pro-rated to reflect any agreed part-time hours.
Must be available to be on site in Suffolk or Ipswich at least 2 days per week, remaining days home working.
Who We Are
Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.
We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.
To put it simply, we:
- Support people to find and keep jobs
- Help people to set up their own businesses
- Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
- Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
- Rehabilitate people with convictions
- Tackle the root causes of offending
- Help people to live independently
- Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.
Our Benefits
A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year
25 days annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to online wellbeing centre
Enhanced Wedding leave
A paid volunteering day each year
Testimonials
"I have worked within PeoplePlus for 6 months now, my team is amazing and full of support. I have been given many opportunities to expand my role and learn new skills, always supported by management and my colleagues."
"PeoplePlus is a great place to work as they care about and support their employees whilst challenging them to grow within the company. The core values contribute effectively to the company culture of honesty, communication and self-improvement enabling staff to be heard and feedback and share opinions in a progressive way. Staff are always empowered to perform and motivated by achievement thereby creating a positive environment within which to support the well-being of others."
"I have loved my time since joining PeoplePlus as an Administrator for the Restart Scheme in Stockton. After a few months I enrolled onto Level 3 HR Support apprenticeship through the internal apprenticeship programme. Since then, I have joined the Contract Assurance team as Compliance officer for the Northeast. I have a great support system within the organisation and have been given many fantastic opportunities to help progress my professional development. "
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