Social Impact and Skills Engagement Lead

Job Title: Social Impact and Skills Engagement Lead

Location: Aberdeen

Reporting to: Head of Social Sustainability

Number of Roles Available: 1

Company Overview:

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company – we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

Our mission is clear:

- Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects
- Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership
- We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter – from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives .

Joining GBE means

- Purpose-driven work Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition
- Career growth Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment
- Collaboration and flexibility Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment

If you want to make a real difference and help power a greener, fairer future for the UK, GBE is the place for you.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

About the Role :

At Great British Energy, we aim to place social value and community benefits at the core of GBE's operations. By working in, for, and with communities, we will ensure that all decisions are made considering relevant social, environmental, and economic factors. The Social Impact and Skills Engagement Lead will play a central role in delivering GBE’s Strategic Plan and social sustainability agenda, focused on advancing high quality, socially inclusive clean energy jobs and empowering communities and places across all of GBE’s activities.

Situated in the central Strategy Directorate, the postholder will be a key interface with regional economic actors, alongside education, skills, local authorities, employability, community and third-sector stakeholders to support GBE’s social value delivery in Aberdeen and across the UK – helping to ensure GBE is an active and valued part of the communities where it is based.

The role will also lead the implementation of GBE’s Regional Skills and Social Value Partnership, in close collaboration with GBE’s People and Culture team, mobilising employers and delivery partners to create accessible pathways into clean energy careers and demonstrably maximise GBE’s regional and national impact. This may also include working within a regional partner organization for some time, such as the National Energy Skills Accelerator.

Reporting into the Head of Social Sustainability, the postholder will also support and work closely with GBE’s verticals and the wider Sustainability and Ethical Supply Chain function to embed social value into its activities, grants, and investments to ensure positive outcomes for people and communities.

Great British Energy is looking for a Social Impact and Skills Engagement Lead to join our GBE Team. This role will play a key part in contributing to projects, objectives , and wider organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

GBE Strategy - Operationalizing GBE’s jobs and skills mission

- Work across GBE and with the People and Culture team to deliver GBE’s Strategic Plan which has social value at its core, coordinating regional and national delivery partners and skills and education programmes to maximise GBE’s impact.
- Deliver GBE’s Regional Social Value and Skills Partnership, successfully executing partnerships and programmes across three years aimed at supporting NEETs into energy jobs, wellbeing in the transition, employer mobilization, fostering the local research base, and energy transition skills
- Help spearhead GBE’s approach to social mobility and employability, working closely with GBE People and Culture to embed it in GBE’s organisational activities, investments, grants, procurement, and wider programmes and to build the partnerships required for delivery.

GBE Delivery – social value and impact

- Work with Procurement and relevant GBE functions to lead the creation, assessment and delivery of social value within public procurement, ensuring proposals and submissions reflect GBE’s Responsible Business Code of Conduct for Partners and expectations on good work, and green and ethical supply chains.
- Support the review of social value plans within GBE’s grant applications, assessing their quality, credibility and alignment with GBE’s values and objectives .
- Monitor delivery of social value commitments and support clear reporting on outcomes, progress, risks and lessons learned.
- Design and develop social sustainability resources, programmes and guidance in response to regional, project and organisational priorities.

Strategic engagement and partnerships

- Lead strategic engagement with regional stakeholders, building trusted relationships and convening partners to identify regional priorities, shape GBE’s response and deliver meaningful place-based social impact initiatives .
- Build and maintain positive relationships with education providers, employment services, community organisations, third-sector partners and industry groups to strengthen GBE’s social, regional and employability impact.

Internal culture and development

- Scale effective approaches across GBE by sharing good practice, tools and insights from regional engagement and industry developments.
- Shaping the internal capability, culture and awareness for Social Value across GBE. Ensuring proactive collaboration between teams and local stakeholders to seize opportunities for social value creation
- Help to coordinate GBE’s volunteering programme, supporting employees, identifying suitable partner organisations and establishing ways to capture and measure the programme’s social value

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

- Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills
- Previous experience of successfully delivering measurable high-value social impact initiatives
- Extensive knowledge of the skills, employability, training, and education ecosystem and the levers needed to deliver renewable energy jobs
- Knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023, Social Value Act 2012 and similar legislation in the devolved nations.
- A genuine commitment to creating positive and lasting impacts on society through business practices and community engagement.
- Strong project delivery skills, with an excellent record of achievements and evidence of personal credibility.
- Passionate about GBE and its policy objectives to deliver clean energy, drive economic growth, create UK jobs and supply chains and provide value for the UK taxpayer.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders including local authorities, training providers, community groups, and industry bodies
- Skills and education stakeholder network in the North of Scotland

Desirable:

- Knowledge of the UK energy sector and supply chain
- Understanding of UK sustainability reporting frameworks and impact monitoring.
- Understanding of social impact measurement frameworks (e.g. SROI)
- Familiarity with volunteering programme delivery or community partnership development.
- Familiarity with place-based

Personal Qualities:

- Takes ownership , shows confidence in decision -making, and is willing to challenge constructively
- Focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes and making a positive, lasting impact
- Works collaboratively, valuing different perspectives and building inclusive relationships
- Proactive and adaptable, with a curiosity to explore new ideas and improve ways of working
- Resilient and resourceful in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer:

- Competitive base salary
- Performance-related bonus scheme
- Excellent pension scheme
- 4x salary life assurance
- Group income protection
- 38 days annual leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Supportive, inclusive working environment

How to Apply:

For further information please contact:

- Egle Bulatovaite
- Lead Specialist
- [email protected]
- [email protected]

Application Close Date: 25th of November 2026

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, GBE encourages applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applicants who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role may be prioritised for interview. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, GBE welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role may be prioritised for interview. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process.