We have a fantastic opportunity for a Social Sustainability Manager to join our exciting and fast paced social sustainability team, to support the creation, delivery and reporting of social value.
The role leads the organisation and delivery of flagship programmes such as our schools engagement activity, helping young people build skills, awareness and confidence for the future. This includes leading the continued development and roll out of the Sunbelt Rentals Travel Safe programme, while supporting the delivery of other social sustainability programmes and initiatives across the business. The role requires strong project management capability, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, remain highly organised and track and measure progress effectively while staying focused on agreed objectives.
You will support the planning, coordination and delivery of the Veterans 4Rs programme, working with the Senior Social Sustainability Manager on its strategic direction and development.
The role will also lead the management and development of the volunteering playbooks programme, enabling and empowering colleagues across the business to lead and deliver community projects.
The role requires strong project management skills and the ability to take ownership of agreed projects from planning through to delivery and review. Working within agreed priorities and budgets, the postholder will translate briefs into clear plans, coordinate people and resources, build required reviews and sign-off into project plans, and check the quality and accuracy of their work. They will manage competing priorities and ambiguity, track and measure progress against agreed objectives, keep stakeholders informed and raise risks early, bringing recommended solutions where possible.
The role will include travel across the full South Region.
Key Duties Include
- Provide Social Sustainability support and guidance to Regional Directors, RSSCs, Depots, Managers and team members, promoting collaboration and alignment.
- Support the wider business by helping deliver Social Sustainability awareness sessions, onboarding inputs for new starters and internal training to build understanding and engagement across the organisation.
- Establish proactive relationships with key Community Partners and Customers to facilitate successful project implementation and community engagement.
- Lead and support departmental management teams to achieve their Social Sustainability objectives, targets and aspirations, promoting a culture of social responsibility.
- Contribute to the overall Social Sustainability Strategy, ensuring alignment with Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland's objectives.
- Capture accurate and timely information and supporting evidence on the social sustainability activities they support or lead, and provide this to the Social Sustainability Reporting Partner, who is accountable for measurement and reporting using recognised methodologies including the Social Value Portal framework and person-centred approaches such as MeasureUp.
- Support the Senior Social Sustainability Manager in the organisation and delivery of flagship programmes, including schools’ engagement activity, Adult Employability and the Sunbelt Rentals Travel Safe programme, while supporting other social sustainability initiatives across the business.
- Support the planning, coordination and delivery of Veterans 4Rs, working with the Senior Social Sustainability Manager on its strategic direction and development.
- Lead the management and development of the volunteering playbooks programme, enabling and empowering colleagues across the business to lead and deliver community projects.
- Support continual improvement initiatives within the Sustainability team to enhance the effectiveness of Social Sustainability projects.
What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.
If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.
To succeed in this role you will bring the following skill-set and behaviours:
- Passionate and enthusiastic about making a difference to the communities in which we live and work.
- Hold a full driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the UK as required.
- Project management experience - adept at managing own workload and ensuring successful project delivery.
- Able to work on your own initiative.
- Able to work effectively as part of a wider team.
- Strong communication skills at all levels.
- Comfortable in front of Senior Management teams, Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprises (VCSEs) and customers alike.
- Flexible and able to quickly change priorities depending on business requirements.
- Methodical approach to problem solving with a strong eye for detail.
- Have a good understanding of Social Sustainability principles and practices, enabling informed decision making and effective implementation of initiatives.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, tracking progress and ensuring delivery against agreed objectives.
- Comfortable working in environments where not everything is fully defined, able to manage ambiguity while remaining focused on priorities and outcomes.
- Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft products.
Sunbelt Rentals is the leader in equipment rentals in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada - as well as specialist operations in Europe. We provide a range of solutions to every market and sector, including construction, industrial, energy, infrastructure, government and events. Our teams make the impossible possible and the unthinkable doable. Turning what if into what is.
Our people are at the heart of our values and they’re our greatest asset. We rely on you to look after our customers so in return, we take good care of you. We recognise the value and uniqueness of our team-mates and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive Sunbelt Rentals, providing equality of opportunity and a culture of fairness and respect.
Your health, safety and wellbeing is really important to us. We’re raising awareness and providing support through initiatives such as our mental health awareness campaign and first-aider programme. You’ll also be able to access a 24-7 employee assistance helpline, counselling services and financial wellbeing support.
