Location
Watford, England, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At the heart of everything we do is our vision to change lives every day, and our mission to grow The National Lottery responsibly and champion its impact. We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across the USA and Europe. Join us on a once-in-a-lifetime, large-scale transformation journey to create a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

This 12-month fixed-term role will lead the embedding of Allwyn's Social Value strategy, governance, processes, and ways of working, ensuring full integration into business operations and ownership by leaders across the organisation. You will provide leadership and direction to the Social Value team during a period of capability building, process improvement, and embedding new ways of working, while developing sustainable ownership across the business.

Working closely with the Chief Impact Officer and senior stakeholders, you will ensure Social Value priorities are delivered efficiently, consistently, and in a way that supports future organisational capability.

Key Responsibilities include:
- Co-ordinate delivery of Allwyn's Social Value 2027 strategy aligned with wider business goals
- Provide specialist advice and challenge to senior stakeholders
- Establish scalable Social Value operating models, governance, and ways of working
- Manage Social Value budget, supplier expenditure, and investment prioritisation
- Lead Social Value Fund delivery with effective governance and impact measurement
- Drive consumer DE&I agenda focusing on inclusion and accessibility
- Deliver Social Value governance framework, reporting cycles, and KPI frameworks
- Support implementation of Allwyn's Net Zero roadmap and sustainability targets
- Oversee employee volunteering and community impact programmes
- Build effective internal and external stakeholder partnerships
- Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary Social Value team fostering a high-performing culture
- Ensure knowledge transfer, documentation, and succession planning for sustainable delivery

Experience
- Significant leadership experience in Social Value, ESG, and/or responsible business
- Strong commercial acumen balancing social impact with business outcomes
- Experience managing budgets, suppliers, and investment decisions
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and executive stakeholders
- Strong understanding of social impact measurement and governance
- Experience navigating complex stakeholder and political environments
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary specialist teams

Desirable
- Experience working with public bodies, regulators, charities, or community organisations
- Knowledge of ESG, Social Value, and sustainability reporting frameworks
- Experience working with executive stakeholders

About you
- Strategic thinker with excellent leadership and communication skills
- Collaborative and able to build strong partnerships across functions
- Passionate about sustainability, social impact, inclusion, and community engagement
- Commercially aware with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes
- Committed to embedding sustainable frameworks and ways of working within organisations

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated; however, relevant experience in Social Value, ESG, sustainability, or related fields is essential.