Social Impact Co-ordinator South East England
Job description
About us
We’re Abri, a housing association based in the south of England. One of the largest in fact. We've got 35,000 homes and 1,600 colleagues. And if all our 80,000 residents lived in the same place, we’d have a town roughly the size of Guildford.
We’re a passionate bunch. We think we can make a real difference. Homelessness, poverty, inequality, a lack of affordable housing. They’re all linked. They’re issues that affect so many, young and old alike. And we don’t think that’s right. We want to give people the chance to dream big and be who they want to be. Homes are at the heart of everybody’s lives. And we exist to help make good homes, and good lives a reality for everyone.
About you
We’ve all got different backgrounds, strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. It’s these shared values that bring us together as one team.
Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues, always curious and look for better solutions, achieve together by working in partnership with others, own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way, and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities.
If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world, you’re on to a winner and we’d love to hear from you! In return, we will provide you with a work environment and culture that will enable you to thrive. Why wouldn’t you want to join the employment services team?
What you'll do
At Abri we’re all about creating communities and empowering lives. Everything we think and do is with our customers in mind and doing what we can to make a positive, long-lasting impact in our communities.
As a Social Impact Coordinator, in our employment and community services team, you’ll be the Business Partner responsible for coordinating and supporting the development of our social impact and social value activities across Abri. You’ll do everything from setting our targets and making sure our supply chain is giving back, to speaking directly with those who have benefitted.
We’re looking for someone who is a real go-getter, someone who is confident and enjoys being out and about with partners, customers, and community members, so we can understand how to make our homes and communities great places to live. Ideally you will:
Have exceptional communication skills – written and verbally – so you can influence and communicate with a range of people.- Have excellent presenting skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Be very organised and able to prioritise your own workload.
- Be experienced in producing reports, statistical information and with great analytical skills – we need to know the impact we’re having.
- Have experience building strong professional relationships with both internal and external customers, partners, and stakeholders.
- Have a creative side, using your own initiative.
- Know how to use Microsoft suite of applications.
- Have a full driving licence and/or be able to travel to meetings, frequently located in areas not covered by public transport.
We proudly offer hybrid working so, when you're not working from home, you'll be able to be based out of either our Eastleigh office (SO50 6AD) or our Yeovil office (BA22 8WN).
What you can expect from us
We want our colleagues at all levels to be bold, inspiring, and not afraid to speak up and be their authentic selves.
Your wellbeing is important to us, so you can expect a competitive reward package to ensure you and your family are supported at work and at home.
We’ll work with you to help you reach your goals through personal development plans and our in-house People Development team.
Depending on your role you may need to work a set shift pattern, or you may have greater flexibility to choose when and where you work. Either way, we strive to ensure all colleagues have a degree of flexibility to attend life’s important events.
Be yourself
Abri is committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We want our colleagues to bring their individual differences, life experiences and knowledge into the workplace and we welcome their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different, everyone is unique.
Interviews will be held on 28 June 2023 via Microsoft Teams.
To our agency friends
We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our in-house recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. We’re not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if you’d like to be considered at a future date please don’t hesitate to register on our procurement portal.
