Social Value Manager

Social Value Manager

Base location dependent on successful candidate with a balance of home and office working

£44,192 - £46,517 per year

35 hours per week

Are you passionate about creating meaningful, lasting impact in communities?

We’re looking for a highly motivated and experienced Social Value Manager to shape the future of Sanctuary’s social value work to support our Sustainable Communities programme across England and Scotland.

Reporting to the Head of Community Investment, this is a unique opportunity to lead the development and implementation of our social value strategy. The role is pivotal in securing social value resources through our supply chain to build our Sustainable Communities Programme which supports hundreds of charitable initiatives that build resilience, connection and wellbeing for our customers each year.

Working across departments and with external partners, you’ll embed social value into our operations, projects, and procurement processes ensuring it is measurable, impactful, and aligned with internal goals and external expectations.

The role of Social Value Manager will include:

• Lead the delivery of the Group’s social value strategy, securing supplier commitments and ensuring accountability for outcomes
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal teams and external stakeholders to support community initiatives which achieve social impact
• Develop systems to track and report social value contributions, working with procurement and finance to protect income for charitable purposes
• Analyse and present data to senior leadership to inform strategic decisions
• Promote the impact of our investment in communities through effective and influential communications

Skills and experiences:

• Proven experience in social value delivery, including tender support, bid writing and partnership development
• Strong strategic thinking and project leadership skills
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing abilities
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a passion for social impact
• Understanding of the challenges faced by people living in social housing
• Familiarity with social value frameworks and reporting standards
• Strong analytical, writing, and reporting skills
• Confidence working autonomously and collaboratively across functions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, Project)
• Knowledge of legislation and regulations relating to social value

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £44,192 per annum (rising to £46,517 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)