Social Impact Lead

A leading property development business is looking to hire a new Social Impact Lead. In this newly created role, reporting to the Head of Responsible Business, you will play a key role in supporting the business to develop and deliver their Responsible Business programme.

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You will be an experienced sustainability professional with a broad environmental and social sustainability skill set, with a specific focus on CSR, social value, community, engagement & wellbeing, responsible operating practices, sustainable procurement, internal and external communications, ideally with a background from the construction or property development sectors, logistics or home building.

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Responsibilities:

• Take a lead in producing the Responsible Business communications including content for our ARA working with the Head of Communications, and produce sustainability reports, accounts ensuring accurate information; create content for external comms and social media, raising St. Modwen's profile and reputation

• Create and input guides, codes, briefs on sustainability

• Identify training needs, and develop and deliver training programs as part of the St. Modwen Academy

• Support the collation and analysis of business data, ensuring systems are effective and supporting the BUs in their metrics

• Provide sustainability input to projects to support the BUs achieve their RB ambitions and win bid; Provide support to the H&W community, and Responsible Operating Practices Steering Committees

• Support the development of strategy and project planning

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Requirements:

• Experienced social sustainability professional, ideally with a background in the property development sector

• Experience in sustainable sourcing and procurement practices, and practical application in supplier selection and assessment

• An experienced sustainability communicator, having previously produced sustainability reports, ARAs, submissions for EPRA, investor packs

• Practical experience of creating social impact through business activities and creating suitable KPIs and metrics

• Excellent communicator able to interact at all levels, and speak with confidence on a wide range of sustainability matters; Innovative approach to sustainability communications and awareness raising, and internal engagement strategies

• Excellent IT skills; excel, powerpoint

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If you're looking to take the next step in your career and join a high-profile business in a newly created sustainability team, please apply today or contact Kate O'Rourke via kate.orourke@acre.com.