Social Projects + Sector Education Consultant

Social Projects & Sector Education Consultant

Scottish Power HQ, Glasgow

Salary from £42,800 + 10% bonus & Health Cover

Help us create a better future, quicker

Planning and delivering social projects and sector education programmes aligned to the Iberdrola and ScottishPower SDG agenda and our company values. These activities will build and safeguard the reputation of SP by developing future and supporting meaningful causes within our communities.

What you’ll be doing

Working as part of our social projects team you will plan and deliver our social projects & programmes aligned to the Iberdrola Group and Scottish Power’s plans and take overall ownership of client groups and work on own initiative to ensure multiple projects are delivered effectively within timescale and budget parameters. These projects cover a wide range of social, volunteering and sector initiatives and are often run concurrently.

Working with key internal and external stakeholders to educate and update on the social projects and sector education agenda to ensure consistency of message and purpose and encourage collaboration and participation e.g. present updates at business team meetings to outline volunteering opportunities, maintain ongoing relationships with targeted academic and STEM partners.

Promotion of ScottishPower through sector education and STEM agenda to target audiences including schools, colleges, universities, armed forces etc. in line with skills strategies.

Representing ScottishPower and Iberdrola with a wide range of external organisations in the not-for-profit, education and public sectors & regular reporting of project outcomes, including compliance requirements and impacts e.g. Scholarships, Volunteering, STEM activity, internally and externally as appropriate.

What you’ll bring

We will look for you to have well-developed project management skills, highly organised and ability to multi-task as well as proven experience of delivering multiple projects simultaneously.

You will possess critical thinking to understand the scope of the team remit aligned to the Group and SP strategy and translates into local plans.

Key stakeholder management is vital in this position, and you will need to utilise your communication skills to relate to people across a broad spectrum of audiences, from CEOs to members of the public, this will include people and career influencers.

Experience in public sector would be an advantage to understand the frameworks and relationships for our business however not compulsory.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.

Information

• Closing Date: 2nd March 2025
• Interviews are anticipated to take place: 18th & 19th March 2025

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

IMPORTANT

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below

March-2-2025