Overview
Social Value Executive Jobs in Leeds, England, United Kingdom at Evri
Job Title: Social Value Executive
Salary: £28,000-£32,500 + Benefits
Location: Hybrid working, with team collaboration at our Leeds office once a week on average
Join the UK's Premier Parcel & Post Delivery Company
Evri Group is one of the UK's biggest parcel delivery businesses, powered by our two core brands: Evri and Evri Premium (previously known as DHL eCommerce). With 12,000 colleagues, 30,000+ couriers and 8,000 vehicles, we deliver through our fast, flexible network of hubs, depots, delivery units and fulfilment centres.
With over 50 years of experience, we deliver more than 1 billion parcels and 1 billion letters a year, supporting everyone from casual senders to major retailers across the UK and to 200+ global destinations.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're friendly, ambitious and diverse, united by a drive to deliver brilliant service.
About the Role
We are looking for a passionate and creative Social Value Executive to join our Corporate Communications team. Sitting within our wider Communications and Brand function, you'll play a key role in bringing our social value strategy to life through engaging storytelling, community funding initiatives and charity partnership campaigns.
This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional who is passionate about making a positive impact in local communities. You will help identify and champion inspiring stories, support charitable giving programmes and create compelling content that showcases the difference we're making across the UK.
Working closely with colleagues across Internal Communications, Corporate Affairs, Marketing and Digital, you'll help amplify our social value activity both internally and externally, driving awareness and engagement with our people, partners and communities.
What You Will Do
- Support the development and delivery of local community funding initiatives, ensuring funding is allocated in line with our social value strategy and business objectives
- Identify inspiring community and human-interest stories and transform them into engaging content across internal and external channels
- Support the delivery of communications campaigns for national charity partnerships and fundraising initiatives
- Work closely with Corporate Communications Managers to develop content plans across internal communications, PR and social media channels
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to create a pipeline of newsworthy stories and updates
- Create briefs for the in-house studio team and external agencies to support campaign delivery
- Administer charitable funding programmes, ensuring accurate tracking, reporting and governance of funding allocations
- Maintain and update communications channels, helping to raise awareness and understanding of our social value strategy
- Research, draft and coordinate content for a variety of audiences and platforms
- Lead and support fundraising events and activities to drive engagement and increase charitable contributions
- Monitor communications activity, including press coverage and social media performance, providing regular reporting and insights
- Support website content updates and general communications administration
- Travel to other sites to support key business moments and events
What We Are Looking For
- Degree educated or equivalent industry experience
- Previous experience within a communications, PR, social media or corporate communications role
- A genuine passion for social value, community engagement and charitable initiatives
- Excellent copywriting, proofreading and storytelling skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Experience working within a large, complex organisation would be advantageous
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while meeting tight deadlines
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Creative thinker with a proactive approach and an eye for identifying compelling stories
- Excellent planning, organisation and project coordination skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel and Teams
- Familiarity with AI tools such as Copilot would be beneficial
- Flexible, adaptable and able to respond quickly to changing business needs
What We Can Offer You
- Hybrid working with a blend of home and office-based working
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to communities across the UK
- A varied and creative role within a collaborative Communications and Brand team
- Exposure to high-profile charity partnerships and social value initiatives
- Career development opportunities within a growing and evolving business
- Competitive benefits package and wellbeing support
- A culture that encourages innovation, creativity and new ideas
We Are Evri — Where Everyone Is Welcome
We're committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate individuality, encourage creativity and support people to be their authentic selves.
We're excited about the future and the positive impact we can make together — and we'd love you to help deliver it.
Title: Social Value Executive
Company: Evri
Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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