Job Introduction
What you’ll do
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) is one of London's leading housing associations and is on an exciting journey to create better places and communities where people can thrive for the long term. Our residents have told us that a sense of community plays a crucial role in their overall experience. They need a place they can call home and a community they can feel a part of and engage with.
As the Social Value Lead you will play a key role in maximising social value for our residents and the communities. You will support in the design, delivery and monitoring of all agreed social value with NHG supply chain.
How you’ll do it
- Supporting the Communities and Social Value Manager. You will help in designing, implementing and embedding the social value strategy across NHG, including guidance on aims, targets and guidance for all staff when procuring new contracts.
- Work with the Communities and Social Value Manager and internal and external key stakeholders to ensure consistent approach, and representation, for major procurement exercises.
- Support in ensuring a proportionate social value framework is in place for all contracts, to include regular facilitation meetings with colleagues, contract managers and contractors.
- Support Communities and Social Value manager to identify annual social value priorities, across all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Support in the coordination of monthly/quarterly social value performance updates, to include outputs, outcomes and HACT social impact measurements. Support with the measuring and monitoring of the delivery of social value and provide insight and reporting.
The ideal candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation. Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
- Knowledge and experience of securing social value from contractors and setting up frameworks to monitor delivery.
- Experience in community investment delivery and partnerships.
- Experience in community investment delivery and partnerships.
Experience of performance management and reporting.
Knowledge of compliance, regulatory and risk issues relevant to a housing association, contractors (of varying disciplines) and community investment activities.
A strong understanding of residents needs and ability to respond flexibly to changing requirements.
The ability to build strong networks and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Knowledge of reporting tools i.e., HACT/ TOMs
Desirable:
- Bachelor or Masters degree in socio-economic, social value or property related subject and /or equivalent experience and demonstrable ability in social & economic investment
What’s in it for you?
Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential. Benefits include:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.
For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.
To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 27 April.
Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment
Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview
Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.
NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
