Social Impact Manager - Employability Skills and Opportunities

Social Impact Manager - Employability Skills and Opportunities

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Location: London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG

Brand: RS Group

Function: Apprenticeships/Early Careers

Work Location: Hybrid

Location: This role is offered on a permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London office.

We're looking for a purpose-driven and strategic Social Impact Manager to join our Social Impact team. In this exciting role, you'll shape and deliver a global youth skills and employability programme that inspires the next generation of engineers, technologists, and innovators. You'll play a key role in advancing our 2030 ESG goals, building early-career talent pipelines, and strengthening brand advocacy across our global ecosystem.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the development of a globally scalable youth employability programme aligned to RS's ESG and commercial goals.
• Conduct industry research to identify key skills gaps and shape targeted initiatives.
• Create a 5-year roadmap to 2030, including KPIs, investment plans, and governance.
• Manage end-to-end programme delivery, including budgets and third-party partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams and partners to build early-career talent pathways.
• Embed volunteering opportunities for RS employees to support youth development.

About you:

• Proven experience designing and delivering strategic programmes with measurable impact.
• Strong understanding of youth employability, early careers, and skills development.
• Skilled in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects and partnerships.
• Confident in defining KPIs and delivering transparent, data-driven reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across diverse audiences.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills to drive engagement and advocacy.

The extras you'll get:

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you'd expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and private healthcare. In the UK&I, we've introduced new Individual and Family Friendly Policies including:

• Help for people to take control of ongoingHealthconditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation
• Support forNeurodiversecolleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette's syndrome
• Support forWomenat different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause
• We are proud to offer inclusive benefits and programs that reflect the diverse identities and experiences of our employees. Our healthcare coverage includes enhanced support for all individuals, including the diverse needs of trans and non-binary colleagues-such as voice coaching, gender affirmation surgery (including facial surgery), and other medically necessary services. We also provide access to resources and programs tailored to the unique needs of all employees, regardless of gender identity or expression
• Additions toFertilitycoverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all

We are RS Group:

RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions - the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management.

Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. We stock over 2,500 supplier brands, 500k products and 61% of our sales are digital.

We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world and our Vision is to become first choice for customer, suppliers, our people, and communities.

RS is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and retain the best talent.

In line with our D&I policy, we recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?