We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability, the Social Value Lead will be responsible for the delivery of the NNEP framework’s Social Value KPI. Responsibilities include:

• Leading and coordinating internal and external stakeholders to deliver commitments related to both social value and sustainability initiatives.

• Ensuring data collation, analysis and accurate, regular KPI reporting internally and externally to the client.

• Serving as a key client-facing point of contact for social value and developing and maintaining strong client relationships.

• Organising and delivering social value events and outreach.

• Increasing awareness of and engagement with social value among employees, sharing knowledge to upskill teams in integrating social value and sustainability into projects.

• Driving continuous improvement to maximise social value opportunities and compiling case studies for internal communications and bids.

• Supporting the execution of components of the NNEP Framework’s Sustainability Strategic Plan, ensuring alignment with client net-zero targets and Amentum’s sustainability goals.

Role Summary

This role is responsible for driving the delivery of social value initiatives across the NNEP Framework, aligning with client objectives and the framework’s strategic sustainability plan. The Social Value Lead will work across a broad range of commitments, coordinating internal and external stakeholders, managing the Social Value KPI delivery and reporting, and implementation and promoting a culture of social responsibility and sustainability. This role involves client engagement, business development, with a strong emphasis on the interconnection of social value and sustainability.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to engaging and influencing stakeholders.

• Experience in delivering, monitoring and evaluating social value outcomes.

• Knowledge of social value legislation, government policies, and public procurement requirements.

• Knowledge of the current social value, sustainability, employment and skills landscape.

• Knowledge and understanding of public procurement and competitive bidding social value requirements.

• Ability to work on own initiative, and people skills to inspire and encourage others.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A passion for social value with the capability to plan and lead delivery.

• Understanding clients and operational key aims, objectives and actions and deliver on these in the timescales required.

• Ensuring compliance with relevant Social Value legislation and client requirements.

• Leading the delivery of social value activities on large projects.

• Building internal and external networks of partners and collaborators to support the delivery of social value commitments.

• Working with internal teams to embed social value in the supply chain.

• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the impact of social value activities.

• Supporting work winning activities as required in the wider business (Defence & Asset Solutions).

• Knowledge and previous experience of delivering Social Value desirable.

• Experienced in using Microsoft office software, e.g. MS Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

Any offer of employment will be strictly subject to the relevant security requirements for the role being met. This means that you will need to have, or be able to obtain, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance and either Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. The security clearance process may require non-British nationals or dual nationals (i.e. those with British and another nationality) to be subject to additional evaluation, depending on nationalities held and the nature of the work to be carried out.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We are committed to offering a career within one company and recognise the exceptional talent we have in our people. As our business evolves, we want to inspire and empower you to develop your career so you too can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key focus areas. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

We’re invested in you and your success, and we value the transferable skills you can bring to a new role. We want to support you in expanding and diversifying your experience so you can develop your career and help deliver the boldest solutions in a changing world.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact ‘Recruiter’.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.