Social Value Apprentice

Summary

Hippo are recruiting for a new Apprentice Social Value Advisor within their ESG team, reporting directly to the Head of ESG and Social Value. Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner qualification over 24 months. Upon completion, it becomes a full-time hybrid position with required office visits.

Annual wage: £24,000 a year
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Training course: Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, involves 4 days of work and 1 day of study.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 31 January
Duration: 1 Year 8 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Support the development and delivery of Hippo’s Social Value Strategy and underpinning action plans
Collate and record social value data using their Social Value Measurement Tool at project and business level identifying any risks to delivery allowing annual measurement of social value contribution
Increase uptake of volunteering days/fundraising by building internal relationships to foster buy-in and help coordinate activities across all Hippo offices, supporting regional volunteering leads with research and planning
Own and deliver a new educational engagement programme that will increase and diversify their talent pool
Identify new and build on existing relationships with Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprises to maximise social impact
Work closely with Marketing to identify opportunities to promote Hippo’s social value proposition both internally and externally
Work with the People Ops (HR) function- compiling up-to-date and accurate diversity data/reports and support with content for our Gender Pay Gap Reporting
Act as a subject matter expert to drive forward social value agenda across internal forums, including Green Hippos and Volunteering Committee
Support with data collection for the Carbon Reduction Plan, working in conjunction with their third-party provider and auditors to quality assure annual footprints
Support the development and delivery of new initiatives within the business which create employment and training opportunities, particularly for people who face barriers to employment and/or come from under-represented groups
Contribute towards Hippo’s sustainability assessments, such as Ecovadis, and help maintain relevant ISO accreditations
Represent Hippo at external social value events and build relationships with external organisations
Support the planning and hosting of internal/external events linked to social value
Supporting the Head of Social Value with bid responses

Where you’ll work

AIRESIDE HOUSE

24-26 AIRE STREET

LEEDS

LS1 4HT

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

Your training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.

Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.

Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.

Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.

Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).

Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.

Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.

Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.

Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.

Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.

Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.

Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.

Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.

Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.

Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements

Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.

Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.

Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.

Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.

Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.

Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.

Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.

Your training plan

As a Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Apprentice, you’ll learn how to drive and innovate social and environmental change within your organisation. Whilst on programme, you’ll also receive a free membership to ICRS providing access to industry-focused events, resources, and an online community of aspiring CR&S professionals.

More training information

Throughout your apprenticeship, you'll be invited to monthly 2-hour live sessions hosted online in addition to working on your course content via our online learning platform.

To meet the off-the-job requirements for your apprenticeship, you'll also spend a minimum of 6 hours a week within the workplace developing your CR&S knowledge, skills, and behaviours listed within your bespoke LDN Training Plan.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

IT skills
Organisation skills
Presentation skills

About this company

Hippo is a digital services partner that supports organisations deliver the very best experiences for users With a team approaching 500 specialists, they deliver meaningful transformation by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and engineering to support organisations to scale digital delivery and upskill internal teams.

http://hippodigital.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

A full time position.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280503.

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Closes in 11 days (Thursday 17 October)

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Company’s application instructions

All candidates must apply via the LDN Apprenticeships Career Hub

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