Social Value Graduate

This is a Graduate Social Value / Strategy & Growth role at AECOM. You will support social value and sustainability initiatives by helping plan, deliver, and measure community impact programmes. The work involves stakeholder engagement, data analysis, reporting, and supporting CSR (corporate social responsibility) strategies across projects and communities.

Job Description

About our Team - Strategy & Growth

The Social Value team within Strategy & Growth supports our clients, business lines and market sectors deliver impactful social, environmental and economic value. With strategic planning, client relationships and market insight we play a central role enabling sustainable, profitable growth across all business lines and market sectors. We are intentional, responsible and strategic, supporting key growth sectors, pursuits and work winning and client delivery aligned to our Sustainable Legacies strategy.

We’re looking for a passionate and motivated graduate to join the Social Value team within our Strategy & Growth function at AECOM, at either our Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds or London offices.

You will support the delivery of our social value strategy across our business. You will work collaboratively across our offices and teams, community and education partners, and local communities to drive positive outcomes and track progress toward our social value objectives.

Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read on…

Here’s what you’ll do

• Support the development of social value delivery plans for regional teams, co-creating and supporting social value programmes that contribute to our Social Value Strategy.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify key areas for social impact aligned to our clients aims and objectives.

• Develop and maintain relationships with our external partners and third sector organisations.

• Support the development of resources to enable the AECOM workforce to deliver social value programmes, for example resource packs, materials, and partnerships for educational engagement programmes. Engage and upskill employees through training and guidance resources, and managing our Social Value intranet site.

• Manage our corporate social value policies and process including social value hours usage, workplace giving programme, external social value requests.

• Collate, analyse and report social value data. Generate regular reports and case studies on social impact performance for internal and external stakeholders.

• Work with the Strategy & Growth team to manage budget requests, track expenditure and engage with suppliers.

• Stay informed about best practices, emerging trends, and regulatory requirements related to social value, corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

On the job support and learning

When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries 

Graduate Development Programme

Our 2-year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend several instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role.   

Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and can join the ADV ANCE webinar series.  We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional bodies i.e., The Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) or The Institute for Social Value (ISV).

We have more than 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You hold a Degree or a Masters in a relevant subject (for instance: Social Science, Geography, Sustainability, preferred but not essential. Relevant experience in this or similar roles would be advantageous.

• A passion for delivering positive outcomes for the community: A demonstrated interest in delivering positive social impact, sustainability, social justice, or community development.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate the benefits of social value to internal and external partners. You will be able to present information clearly and effectively to a wide range of stakeholders.

• You have proven organisational skills and attention to detail- evidence of an organised approach to task/project management - Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole with the ability to manage multiple projects and respond to requests.

• Digital & Analytical Skills: Able to understand and analyze data, and measure the impact of initiatives. You have strong skills in Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital literacy.

• Problem solving including bringing new ideas and innovation to the team.

• You’re proactive and ambitious, work well both alone and in a team, and can bring about new ideas on engagement. You use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently.

• You’re willing to work flexibly and travel when required to meet with clients and project teams.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.