Corporate Sustainability Manager
WSP · United Kingdom
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We are looking for a Corporate Sustainability Manager to manage WSP UK & Ireland’s corporate giving and social value measurement programmes.
Working within the Corporate Sustainability team, you will coordinate a varied portfolio including the WSP Foundation, Charity of the Year, volunteering and wider corporate giving activity. You will also manage the collection, validation and reporting of corporate social value information, helping WSP achieve its ambition to generate £500M of embedded and additional social value between 2025-27 through credible evidence and clear analysis.
This is a hands-on project management role requiring strong organisation, stakeholder engagement, communication and analytical skills. You will work with colleagues across WSP, external charity and community partners, our social value measurement provider, and a graduate rotation who will support programme coordination and delivery.
Responsibilities
Corporate Giving Programme
- Manage the corporate giving programme including WSP Foundation; Charity of the Year partnership and volunteering.
- Own annual plans, and programme cycles and manage associated budgets and internal reporting.
- Maintain programme policies, guidance, resources and communication for colleagues across the business.
- Act as the principal point of contact for corporate giving policy and programme activity.
- Monitor programme delivery and escalate high-risk, sensitive or strategic matters to the Social Impact Lead.
- Work with the graduate rotation to coordinate routine enquiries, resources, communication and delivery support.
Social Value measurement
- Manage corporate social value data collection, validation and reporting.
- Manage the relationship with WSP’s social value measurement provider and coordinate reporting requirements.
- Own the governance and quality assurance of corporate social value measurement, ensuring appropriate review and approval.
- Work with sustainability team colleagues to improve metrics, data capture and reporting processes.
- Produce clear insights on social value performance to senior leadership.
What we’re looking for
- Experience managing social impact, social value, corporate giving, community investment, sustainability or responsible business programmes.
- Strong programme or project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, deadlines and stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to produce clear guidance and reports and engage confidently with colleagues, senior stakeholders and external partners.
- Experience working with charities, community partners or employee networks.
- Experience of social value measurement, impact reporting and supporting evidence requirements.
- Sound judgement, with the ability to take ownership of delivery and escalate significant risks appropriately.
- Confidence in managing budgets, including financial planning, monitoring expenditure and producing clear internal reporting.
Desirable
- Experience using a social value measurement framework or platform, including TOMs or comparable metrics.
- Experience managing grants, volunteering, fundraising or charitable programmes.
- Experience working in a complex or matrixed organisation.
Experience in professional services, infrastructure or the built environment
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