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

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 impact,

• 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 business


• Coach bid teams for major bids in building social value into their win themes and question responses in a deliverable and sustainable way


• Work 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 activities


• Provide SME input and strategic insight on social value to client account teams where required


• Lead 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 commitments


• Play 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 forward


• Manage a diverse team within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution, including taking line manager responsibility for two roles


Connect 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?


• Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders (both internal and external)


• Strategic thinker who can work independently


• Excellent commercial and business development acumen


• Experienced team leader


• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines


• Collaborative and strong team player


• Excellent communication and presentation skills,


• Ability to prioritise and self-manage


• Knowledge and experience of bidding or working in the public sector


• Experience of client facing work in a professional services context


• Understanding of the Firm and our Responsible Business/Purpose activities


• Experience of developing and delivering innovative activities, including taking ideas from seed to scale and/or replicating activities across multiple settings
  
  The 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 outcomes

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Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in Birmingham or Leeds with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

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.

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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.

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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.

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