Senior Manager, Client Social Value Lead, Social Impact Team, Growth

Basic information

Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Reading

Business Line

Enabling Functions

Date published

16-Sep-2024

Req #

16836


Job description
Connect to your IndustryThe newly formed Social Impact team brings together colleagues across Responsible Business, GPS Social Value and the people engagement and partnership elements of our World Climate agenda to drive a new social impact agenda at Deloitte. One that’s more coordinated and joined up. One that reflects the needs of our people, our clients and our society. One that makes a difference and is at the heart of everything we do.This role is at the heart of delivering our social impact strategy, we are looking for a client facing professional to lead social impact with our clients. This exciting new role has a strong focus on delivering against the UK Government’s focus on Social Value, which created a high impact opportunity to shape and drive the development and delivery of our GPS social value activities, whilst also influencing and helping shape our cross-firm client societal agenda and activities.The Government & Public Services (G&PS) practice has grown significantly in the past 3 years and is one of the Firm’s fastest growing industries. The Social Value model, launched in January 2021, requires procuring departments to attribute a minimum of 10% of the evaluation marks in tenders to social value. This role leads our response.This role will also be required to look at how we take the best practise from GPS and scale impact across the firm, whilst also better leveraging our pro-bono activity to support client outcomesConnect to your career at Deloitte      Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunity The Client Social Value Lead will lead the Client Social Value Team (currently 2 individuals, with proposal for 2 secondees). It will require working closely with G&PS Leadership, our network of Social Value Champions and G&PS Purpose leads, the Public Sector Bid Team, Purpose Team and Growth colleagues to develop, implement and manage our response to both delivering on the Government’s Social Value model and shape our broader approach to client impactResponsibilities:Develop, deliver &secure buy-in for our client impact strategy (leveraging thinking that has already taken place and the aims and aspirations developed for GPS Social Value.)Oversee further development and implementation of infrastructure to support social value bidding,  & G&PS practice wide engagement and training to enable delivery.Work closely with the Public Sector Bid Team and Pursuits Centre of Excellence to instill best practice in social value bidding through bid advisor training, subject matter expert support and other activities, whilst also building networks and connections to other bidding teams across the businessCoach bid teams for major bids in building social value into their win themes and question responses in a deliverable and sustainable wayWork with key stakeholders across the firm (e.g. our UK, NSE & Global Purpose Teams, our Public Interest Team, Growth colleagues) to ensure that our client social value work is aligned and delivering against wider firm activitiesProvide SME input and strategic insight on social value to client account teams where requiredLead our approach to client driven pro-bono working with SGOs and industries to build compelling pro-bono opportunities that allow us to collaborate with our clients to drive social outcomes, whilst supporting commercial objectives.Drive and champion environmental and societal purpose commitmentsPlay a key role in the Social Impact leadership team, collaborating with colleagues across the team to deliver on the teams objectives around partnerships,  people engagement and communications, and measurement.Identify opportunities to enhance our client social impact, communicating these to leadership and executing actions to take these ideas forwardManage a diverse team within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution, including taking line manager responsibility for two rolesConnect to your skills and professional experience Are you passionate about making an impact on the world? Able to inspire others with your enthusiasm? Committed to the difference we can make to the world through our social impact activity with clients?The successful candidate will have: Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders (both internal and external)Strategic thinker who can work independentlyExcellent commercial and business development acumenExperienced team leaderAbility to work under pressure and to tight deadlinesCollaborative and strong team playerExcellent communication and presentation skills,Ability to prioritise and self-manageKnowledge and experience of bidding or working in the public sectorExperience of client facing work in a professional services contextUnderstanding of the Firm and our Responsible Business/Purpose activitiesExperience of developing and delivering innovative activities, including taking ideas from seed to scale and/or replicating activities across multiple settingsConnect to your business - Enabling FunctionsCollaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us. GrowthWe bring together capabilities and best practices from around the globe to deliver relationship development activities, marketing and corporate affairs, whilst our operations team is focused on ensuring we’re constantly improving what we do.Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.Connect with your colleagues "“It’s such an inspiring place to work; everyone you talk to is working on something interesting. There are always so many exciting things to get involved with that it is a challenge to prioritise where to spend your time. Everyone always says, “it’s the people,” and that’s true.” -Deloitte employee"Our hybrid working policyYou’ll be based in Birmingham or Leeds with hybrid working.At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.Our commitment to you Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.Connect to your next step A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careersWPFULL SLICSS LOCBIR LOCLEE