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<ul><li>Service_Manager_-_Planning_and_Housing_Strategy_JD_PS</li></ul>The Role Lancaster City Council is looking for a confident and experienced manager for its Planning and Housing Strategy functions. The role is a critical one, overseeing multi-disciplinary teams including Planning Policy, the Climate Change Policy Hub, Heritage &amp; Design, Housing Strategy and Consultation &amp; Engagement Teams. It is an exciting time to be joining the team at Lancaster. We are advancing a new Local Plan for the district, whilst the Council is also nationally acclaimed for its innovative work delivering climate mitigation and adaptation. Therefore this role has the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of our local residents and their communities. You will be responsible for leading a high-quality, customer-focused and integrated Planning and Housing Strategy Team. You will also collaborate with other Service Managers across the authority in delivering the Council's priorities. This is a permanent role working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday and is based at Lancaster Town Hall. Flexible working friendly - we offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and opportunity to work with your team to establish working hours to enable you to maximise your work-life balance. About You You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition. Our Benefits Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from: <ul><li>Generous annual leave allowance</li><li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.</li></ul>Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change. We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community. At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all. We are a disability confident committed employer. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview. Interview date: TBC Salary range <ul><li>£54,495 - £58,883 per year</li></ul>

Service Manager - Planning & Housing Strategy

Job description In June 2024 we launched Nationwide Fairer Futures, helping tackle three of the biggest issues we see in society - youth homelessness, families living in poverty, and the challenges faced by people living with dementia. In April 2025 we expanded the strategy's scope to help save and improve the lives of cancer patients across the UK and around the world. Working with Centrepoint, Action for Children, Dementia UK and most recently The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, we are making a difference across generations to some of the most disadvantaged people in our communities. The partnerships are focussed on funding transformational programmes and headline support of key campaigns with wide ranging colleague and customer involvement. This role will be activating and amplifying our Social Impact strategy. You and the team will be acting as the connection between our fantastic charity partnerships and our colleagues, customers and communities. You'll be responsible for delivering initiatives and programmes which have a meaningful impact on society, create brand fame and deepen customer and colleague sentiment and advocacy. You will have thorough experience in communication and engagement and be skilled at taking a project from start to finish, driving true audience engagement. You will lead on and participate in Social Impact activation planning and execution, including live events - from timing, stakeholder maps and operational project plans, through to budget, content, approval, accessibility and measurement. You will be confident and capable of collaborating and building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including our charity partners, colleagues, agency suppliers, and our Social Impact leads from across the Society. It's an exciting time to be in Social Impact and we are looking for someone to join us who has the drive, ambition and passion to make the most meaningful impact on customers, communities, and society. This role is within the Group Customer &amp; Communications Function which is responsible for building and maintaining Nationwide's brand and reputation both for customers and colleagues. Specifically, the role sits within the Social Impact team which ensures the 1% of pre-tax profits Nationwide's puts to good causes is spent in a responsible and impactful way that connects colleagues, customers and the wider community with our brand in positive and meaningful ways. This is a full-time role. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here. If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can. What you'll be doing You will be managing the promotion of and engagement with Fairer Futures across the Society - proactively championing the work and impact of the strategy. By building effective relationships with planning, execution, communication and creative teams across Group Customer and Communications, you will be creating outstanding communications and collateral for colleagues and customers, and executing impactful, memorable campaigns and events. You will be working closely with people from across the Social Impact team from the initial brief, working with the Strategic Relationships team, through to the agreed measurement criteria, which will be agreed with the Reporting and Operations team. You'll manage and drive the Admiral Nurse dementia clinic programme in our branches, ensuring meticulous administration in supporting the clinics operationally, identifying and driving opportunities to increase clinic bookings, and building awareness internally and externally of the vitally important service we offer in partnership with Dementia UK. This provides the opportunity to work with our network planning team, Directors in the branch network and branch managers. Your excellent planning and organisation skills will support you to apply focus and clarity on priorities and you'll be comfortable flexing where needed and managing multiple activities simultaneously with high standards and expectations for delivery. As an experienced individual you will be relentless at driving, supporting and championing the Social Impact agenda. You'll be responsible for seeking opportunities to maximise the impact of the available budget and creating a culture of support, collaboration and high performance. About you <ul><li>A successful track record of activating an organisational strategy, creating delivery plans and leading teams to deliver against them - high impact, well planned, to budget comms and engagement delivery</li><li>Strong communication and creative skills with an ability to flex style and tone to suit different audiences</li><li>You will have effective relationship management and influencing skills, building enduring relationships internally, externally, and at all levels</li><li>Effective planning, organisational and project management skills, and the ability to manage and own multiple competing priorities and deliverables. Able to create and work within a well governed environment and optimise processes</li><li>Able to take complex information and find solutions to suit different audiences</li><li>Direct experience or can demonstrate a strong interest in the third sector </li><li>You are an experienced system thinker - able to understand interconnectivity and interdependencies within the Social Impact agenda</li><li>You must be a highly motivated self-starter, able to work in ambiguity and turn the vague into a working brief. Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team</li></ul>Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role: <ul><li>Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind </li><li>Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think - we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand </li><li>Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development </li><li>Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes </li></ul>You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these. The extras you'll get There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including: <ul><li>25 days holiday, pro rata</li><li>From January 2026, all colleagues will have access to fully funded private medical insurance</li><li>A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we'll top up by a further 16%</li><li>Access to an annual performance related bonus</li><li>Access to training to help you develop and progress your career</li><li>A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme</li><li>Life assurance worth 8x your salary</li><li>Wellhub - access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness</li><li>Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year</li></ul>Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society We forge our own path at Nationwide. As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives. If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us. At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society. We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide. What to do next If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You'll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application. Life at Nationwide Some of the things that matter most to us: Delivering fairer finances and having a positive impact on customers' lives. Being truly inclusive. Rewarding high performance. Read more Roles and teams Technology. Customer Engagement. Specialist. Early Career. Explore the types of jobs at Nationwide and find your perfect fit. Read more How to apply You'll get it all at Nationwide. We're a workplace where you're rewarded, recognised, supported and celebrated. Find your next job with us. Read more

Social Impact Manager

Job Description About the role We are looking for a passionate and proactive Sustainability Manager who is skilled at building both internal cross-discipline, and external cross-sector partnerships that will underpin Pearson's social impact programmes. This is a high-energy, delivery-focused role, where you will be comfortable navigating complexity, coordinating across teams and driving progress independently with support and guidance from Pearson colleagues. The Sustainability Manger will also work cross functionally to implement an employee engagement programme and help shape communications to encourage participation and promote Pearson's work in this area. Location: This position offers a hybrid working model from our Central London office, but remote applicants from across the UK will also be considered. Key responsibilities <ul><li>Support the delivery of social impact action plans for critical projects across the company, including employee activities, training, apprenticeship, sustainability, and supply-chain initiatives to maximise community benefit.</li><li>Coordinate and facilitate engagement with local communities, external agencies, charities, and social enterprises to identify opportunities for collaboration and implement social impact activities.</li><li>Take a proactive role in shaping and implementing an employee engagement strategy to contribute to social impact programmes (e.g. skill-based volunteering).</li><li>Work collaboratively with project teams to embed social impact objectives in tendering, procurement, and business delivery.</li><li>Assist the development of a social impact reporting strategy and data collection system to communicate performance effectively.</li><li>Monitor, measure, and report on social impact outcomes using recognised frameworks (e.g. Social Value Portal, TOMS).</li><li> Actively network and represent the company at social impact-related events and speaking engagements to encourage ongoing dialogue with stakeholders and promote Pearson's work in this area.</li><li>Support budget management for social impact programs, ensuring funds are allocated efficiently and effectively. </li><li>Identify and explore funding opportunities, including commercial partners' funding grants and sponsorships, to support social impact initiatives.</li></ul>What we are looking for <ul><li>Demonstrable experience in Social Value, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fundraising and / or Community Engagement role. </li><li>Demonstrated ability to work independently, managing multiple stakeholders, with a proven track record of implementing and promoting successful social impact programmes. </li><li>Strong knowledge of social impact frameworks and best practices, including program development, and partnership-building. </li><li> Experience of evaluation, measuring and reporting on social impact, including collecting data to evaluate programme effectiveness and outcomes. </li><li> Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to facilitate collaboration and influence and inspire internal and external stakeholders. </li><li>Proactive approach that demonstrates initiative and positive work ethic to ensure activities are delivered to the required time, budget and quality.</li></ul>Your Reward &amp; Benefits We know you'll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We understand that one size doesn't fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams and their families too. There are a range of options, too many to list here, but when you join our Pearson family you can look forward to: <ul><li>Starting holiday of 25 days plus UK public holidays and you'll earn 1 additional day's holiday per year you work with us;</li><li>A generous pension scheme where we match and double what you contribute; </li><li>Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible work policies; </li><li>Stock/share purchase options; </li><li>Healthcare and dental plans, and an employee well-being assistance program for you and your family to help balance work, family, and personal life; </li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts. </li></ul>About Us Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing <a href="mailto:TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com" target="_blank">TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com</a>.

About the role We are looking for a passionate and proactive Sustainability Manager who is skilled at building both internal cross-discipline, and external cross-sector partnerships that will underpin Pearson's social impact programmes. This is a high-energy, delivery-focused role, where you will be comfortable navigating complexity, coordinating across teams and driving progress independently with support and guidance from Pearson colleagues. The Sustainability Manger will also work cross functionally to implement an employee engagement programme and help shape communications to encourage participation and promote Pearson's work in this area. Location: This position offers a hybrid working model from our Central London office, but remote applicants from across the UK will also be considered. Key responsibilities <ul> <li>Support the delivery of social impact action plans for critical projects across the company, including employee activities, training, apprenticeship, sustainability, and supply-chain initiatives to maximise community benefit.</li> <li>Coordinate and facilitate engagement with local communities, external agencies, charities, and social enterprises to identify opportunities for collaboration and implement social impact activities.</li> <li>Take a proactive role in shaping and implementing an employee engagement strategy to contribute to social impact programmes (e.g. skill-based volunteering).</li> <li>Work collaboratively with project teams to embed social impact objectives in tendering, procurement, and business delivery.</li> <li>Assist the development of a social impact reporting strategy and data collection system to communicate performance effectively.</li> <li>Monitor, measure, and report on social impact outcomes using recognised frameworks (e.g. Social Value Portal, TOMS).</li> <li>Actively network and represent the company at social impact-related events and speaking engagements to encourage ongoing dialogue with stakeholders and promote Pearson's work in this area.</li> <li>Support budget management for social impact programs, ensuring funds are allocated efficiently and effectively.</li> <li>Identify and explore funding opportunities, including commercial partners' funding grants and sponsorships, to support social impact initiatives.</li> </ul>What we are looking for <ul> <li>Demonstrable experience in Social Value, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fundraising and / or Community Engagement role.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work independently, managing multiple stakeholders, with a proven track record of implementing and promoting successful social impact programmes.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of social impact frameworks and best practices, including program development, and partnership-building.</li> <li>Experience of evaluation, measuring and reporting on social impact, including collecting data to evaluate programme effectiveness and outcomes.</li> <li>Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to facilitate collaboration and influence and inspire internal and external stakeholders.</li> <li>Proactive approach that demonstrates initiative and positive work ethic to ensure activities are delivered to the required time, budget and quality.</li> </ul>Your Reward &amp; Benefits We know you'll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We understand that one size doesn't fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams and their families too. There are a range of options, too many to list here, but when you join our Pearson family you can look forward to: <ul> <li>Starting holiday of 25 days plus UK public holidays and you'll earn 1 additional day's holiday per year you work with us;</li> <li>A generous pension scheme where we match and double what you contribute;</li> <li>Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible work policies;</li> <li>Stock/share purchase options;</li> <li>Healthcare and dental plans, and an employee well-being assistance program for you and your family to help balance work, family, and personal life;</li> <li>Cycle to Work Scheme, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts.</li> </ul>Who we are: At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson. Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing <a href="mailto:TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com" target="_blank">TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com</a>. Job: Legal Job Family: ENTERPRISE Organization: Corporate Legal Schedule: FULL_TIME Workplace Type: Hybrid Req ID: 21433

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