Social Sustainability Manager

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.

• 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.