Social Value Apprenticeship

Summary

When you join the Social Value Programme you’ll be vital member of the SHEQ team, which supports our Social Value, Health and Well being agendas. You’ll play an active role in group wide campaigns. Supporting the Social Enterprise agenda, including the management of spend reports, case studies data and gap analysis

Annual wage: Competitive
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Training course: Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 4 September
Duration: 3 years
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

You’ll build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders such as customers and community organisations to support the delivery of initiatives, and work on the production of regular customer performance updates, milestone project impact reports and other reports.

We’ll also expect you to:

Maintain information documents
Good practise guidance
Bid resources
Coordinate SharePoint resources
Website content and social media output

Where you’ll work

154 Drummond Street

London

NW1 3HP

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

MBKB 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.
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

You will work towards L4 Corportate & Social responsibility
Apprenticeship with MKBK through online sessions

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English & maths (grade 4-9)
2 A-Levels or equivalent (grade DD or above)

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

Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Team working
Creative

About this company

The Wates Group, established in 1897, is one of the leading privately-owned construction, residential development, and property services businesses in the UK. Everything we do is guided by our purpose of working together to inspire better ways of creating the places, communities, & businesses of tomorrow. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, Wates is committed to the long-term sustainability of the built environment and is working to eliminate carbon from its operations by 2025.

Company benefits

Car Allowance/Company Car

After this apprenticeship

In addition to learning from the best, you’ll gain an abroad awareness of the Social Value and SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Sustainability) function and be supported all the way through to Chartership, and as we’ll rotate you around our business unit, you’ll get a full breadth of experience.

You’ll also receive structured development, a combination of technical and behavioural training, professional mentorship and guidance, and great exposure to our senior leaders.

In addition to all this, you’ll also complete a level 4 Higher apprenticeship in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Practitioner.

On completion you will be promoted into a permanent role with the Social Value team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MBKB LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284283.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 2 December)

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Company’s application instructions

Online application, Pre-recorded Interview, Assessment centre

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