Social Value Apprentice
United Infrastructure
Loughton (IG10 2QZ)
Closes on Sunday 29 March 2026
Posted on 9 February 2026
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an apprentice to join our Social Value team who are responsible for community, client and resident engagement initiatives coupled with coordinating and delivering local employment and training opportunities.
- Wage
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£19,318 a year
- Training course
- Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, between 8.00am and 5.00pm, shifts to be agreed.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 7 July 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
We are looking for an apprentice to join our Social Value Team in our Social Infrastructure business.
United in the way we think – united in the way we work. Join us at United Infrastructure and work in partnership with our clients to deliver critical infrastructure across the UK.
As an Apprentice at United Infrastructure you will learn something new every day and develop your skills and knowledge in the construction industry in a supportive environment with an approachable team. You’ll get a generous holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, and a tailored benefits portal that allows you to choose the right benefits for you.
Day to day you will develop your skills and experience to enable you to assist the Social Value team with community, client and resident engagement initiatives coupled with coordinating and delivering local employment and training opportunities.
Some of your key responsibilities will include supporting the team with:
- Delivery of work experience opportunities in line with our client commitments
- Delivery of school engagement including attending careers events and employment related workshops
- Preparing case studies for submission to the marketing team
- Promoting our apprenticeship opportunities working in partnership with HR and Client’/Sub-Contractors as required
- Maintaining and update internal promotional boards, to provide staff with Community activity information
- Maintaining a calendar of events that is published internally
- Producing documents such as monthly reports, quarterly newsletters
- Supporting colleagues in the planning, preparation and delivery of community events and initiatives
Where you'll work
Unit 4-5, Buckingham Court
Rectory Lane
Loughton
IG10 2QZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RHG CONSULT LTD
Training course
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
- Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
- Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
- Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
- Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
- Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
- Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
- Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
- Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
- Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
- Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
- Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
- Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
- Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
- Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
- Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
- Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
- Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
- Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
- Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
- Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
- Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
- Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
- Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
- Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
- Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
- Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
- Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
- Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
- Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
- Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
- Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
- Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
- Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
- Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
- Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
- Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
- Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
- Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
- Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
- Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
- Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
- Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
- Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
Training schedule
- As part of your Apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto the Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability apprenticeship qualification with one of our training partners
- You will be fully supported through a variety of methods such as remotely taught classroom sessions, learning materials, and one-to-one support from your tutor or coach
- They will also meet regularly with you and your line manager to ensure you are progressing through your programme
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.
Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.
Our company is split into two business areas:
Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.
https://unitedinfrastructure.com/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- This is a fixed term role for the duration of the apprenticeship, however you would be fully supported upon completion to apply for suitable roles either within our wider business group, or externally
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RHG CONSULT LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013966.
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Closes on Sunday 29 March 2026
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