Sustainability Coordinator

Orbit Group is seeking a Sustainability Coordinator to support their sustainability team in Coventry, UK. The role involves engaging with suppliers to enhance social value for residents and requires experience in community engagement and sustainability procurement. Candidates will work in a hybrid model, with office locations in Hastings, West Malling, Stratford upon Avon, or Coventry, and some travel to remote sites. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and flexible working.
We're building thriving communities as one of the UK's largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that's truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

Orbit are delighted to announce that we are looking to recruit a Sustainability Coordinator to join our Sustainability team, in this newly created role.

The Sustainability Coordinator will provide administrative support for the sustainability department with a strong focus on working with suppliers to maximise social value achieved for Orbit residents across the Group. The role will work closely with the Social Sustainability Lead to embed Orbit's social value framework across Orbit whilst supporting the wider sustainability department as required.

The successful candidate will have prior experience in supplier and community engagement, and a particular interest or background in sustainability procurement. This role can be undertaken from either our Hastings, West Malling, Stratford upon Avon or Coventry offices, and will require travel to remote locations to visit customers and suppliers. This will be a hybrid working role.

What you'll achieveYour key responsibilities will be to:
• Lead on the implementation and delivery of social value from Orbit's supply chain, ensuring balance between maximising social return on investment and other positive outcomes for our customers.
• Establish and improve engagement with suppliers and contract managers to ensure they are ambassadors for the deliverables in our Sustainability Strategy and Sustainable Supplier Charter.
• Produce accurate reports to record supplier delivery and forecasted delivery, providing quarterly updates and an annual report for suppliers and Orbit.
• Support procurement with questions on social value at the point of tender referring to Orbit's Supplier Social Value Framework, including tender scoring and contractor interviews.
• Provide administrative support for the wider department including our environmental, energy & net zero carbon and Geographic Information System (GIS) teams.
What you'll bring

Essential skills:
• Knowledge and experience of securing social value from contractors and setting up frameworks to monitor delivery.
• Experience in community investment delivery and partnerships.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Experience in recording social value using the HACT Social Value Bank or TOMS
• Previous experience in delivering social value projects
Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here's what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you're a student, graduate or experienced professional we'll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We're proud to make a difference to people together. We're values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:
• * Online application
• Interview(s)
• Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.