Social Impact Lead

7 days ago

Potters Bar, United Kingdom Canada Life Limited Full time
Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

Job Purpose
Reporting to the CEO Business Manager and working within the CEO's Office, our Social Impact Lead will be pivotal in supporting the delivery of our social impact strategy, focused on creating positive change in the communities that we live, work and do business in.

You'll play a key role in implementing and driving forward our social impact initiatives and use your knack for building and maintaining relationships to work closely with a wide range of colleagues and charity partners to maximise our community impact and amplify our social impact story both internally and externally.

Duties/Responsibilities Support the implementation and execution of our social impact initiatives, focusing on volunteering, partnerships, community funds, donations and fundraising. Further embed our social impact programme within the business by raising awareness and understanding of our initiatives, ensuring colleagues know how and when to engage and understand our overall community impact. Continue integrating volunteering into our colleague experience by developing and promoting inclusive and accessible volunteering opportunities. Manage relationships with strategic charity and community partners, including our charities of the year, to ensure strong, collaborative partnerships that deliver mutual value and drive positive community outcomes. Partner with our Brand and Communications, Social Media and Internal Communications teams to increase awareness and understanding of our social impact among colleagues and our external audiences through compelling storytelling. Manage the Social Impact SharePoint Hub, ensuring it is an effective resource for colleagues to self-serve and engage with initiatives. Lead the planning, execution, and communication of seasonal and topical social impact campaigns, such as our festive giving initiatives, and environmental volunteering drives, to engage colleagues and deliver meaningful community impact. Partner with DEI, Talent, and Colleague Experience teams to leverage opportunities to create positive impact and engage colleagues in the social impact agenda. Track and measure the effectiveness of our social impact initiatives, regularly reviewing and analysing programme data to assess our progress and suggest improvements. Skills, Knowledge and Experience Proven experience in social impact, corporate responsibility, or a related field. Strong project management skills. Excellent communication and storytelling abilities. Ability to analyse data and measure impact effectively. Experience managing relationships with external partners. Familiarity with SharePoint, Viva Engage or similar collaboration platforms. Ability to think outside the box and bring your creativity to your work. Quick learner, self-motivated and can hit the ground running. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on making a difference, enjoys working autonomously, and is keen to shape the future of our organisation's social impact efforts.

Qualifications
Educated to at least A level or equivalent.
Specialism in Social Impact, Corporate Responsibility, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related business field is desirable.

Benefits of working at Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that's regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How we work at Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That's why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we're making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus.

"At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all." Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK

We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.

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