Location
Working across the South London contracts of Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton. The role is best suited to someone based locally and keen to work within these boroughs and at our depots.

Hours
40 hours per week, standard hours are 08:30-17:00, Monday to Friday. The team occasionally work from home, but this role is engagement focused.

Salary
£32,000-£38,000 per year dependent on experience plus Veolia benefits.

About the Role
As a Social Value Officer, you will work closely with Local ECO Managers and ECO Officers to develop and deliver social value projects including career workshops, work experience, apprenticeship and employment programmes that support local students, residents, and vulnerable groups to find meaningful careers. You will research and coordinate volunteer activities for residents and support the delivery of national community funds and local spend initiatives.

Key responsibilities include managing and reporting on the social value function of contracts, leading the design and delivery of projects to meet contractual commitments, and supporting national and local behaviour change campaigns to improve staff wellbeing, recycling rates, and build resilient communities.

You will build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and community partners, coordinate stakeholder teams, identify contract good news stories for the regional External Engagement team, and maintain a UK-wide ECO network to identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement. Staying informed on industry developments is also essential.

Veolia offers 25 days of annual leave, access to a company pension scheme, discounts on groceries and retailers, resources supporting physical, mental and financial health, one paid day leave annually to volunteer, ongoing training and development, and employee financial wellbeing support including early access to earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching, and rewards.

Experience
- Project development and management, contributing to and executing strategic plans to achieve objectives
- Excellent data management and reporting
- Experience working with agencies and external organisations to deliver partnership projects
- Delivering community engagement and behaviour change activities
- Budget management

About you
- Energetic all-rounder with exemplary people and communication skills
- Proven expertise in measuring and reporting data
- Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
- Committed to ecological transformation and social value delivery

Qualifications
Desirable:
- Experience delivering and reporting on social value initiatives using Thrive or TOMs framework
- Experience supporting vulnerable groups
- Understanding of PR, social media, social advertising and digital communications
- Experience working with local authorities
- Experience producing visual and textual content across multiple formats
- A full clean UK driving licence