Social Value Bid & Content Writer
Ipswich, Suffolk, UK (On-site)
Posted 2 months ago
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Job Description
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of ÂŁ2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
About The Role:
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
About The Role
We are looking for a Social Value Bid & Content Writer to help bring our social value activities to life through engaging content, compelling case studies, and support for bid submissions. You’ll play an important role in capturing the impact of our work, sharing it with internal and external audiences, and supporting the delivery of social value objectives across our contracts.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in social value, with a strong interest in social impact and purpose-led business.
What You’ll Do
- Support the preparation of bid responses and proposals by drafting and editing social value content, case studies, and success stories.
- Collect and write up case studies that demonstrate the positive impact of our work, working with project teams to identify opportunities.
- Create social media content that highlights our social value activities, ensuring it aligns with our brand and messaging.
- Support the design and creation of marketing materials for events such as careers fairs, job fairs, community engagement days, and work experience programmes.
- Capture content (photos, videos, testimonials) from events and initiatives to be used across bids, reports, and social channels.
- Assist in reporting on social value activity by collating data, pulling out key insights, and supporting the creation of visuals and narratives.
- Work closely with the Head of Social Value and Marketing team to ensure consistent, high-quality messaging across bids, reports, events, and campaigns.
- Maintain a library of case studies, testimonials, and content that can be reused across marketing and bid activity.
- Act as a Social Value Ambassador by helping to raise awareness of our achievements internally and externally.
- Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to create engaging content for different audiences.
- An interest in marketing, communications, and social value, with some previous experience (e.g. through studies, internships, or junior roles).
- Well organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- A collaborative approach and willingness to work closely with colleagues across different teams.
- Familiarity with social media platforms and content creation tools is desirable, but not essential.
If you’re looking to kick-start your career in Social Value, or Marketing and Communications while making a positive difference, this role offers the perfect blend. You’ll gain hands-on experience across bids, social media, event marketing, and storytelling, while contributing to meaningful social value outcomes.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
Customers across all sectors depend on secure, optimised environments that enable end users to achieve their goals and purpose. OCS facilities services provide customers with the assurances they demand and environments that meet end users' needs.By partnering with OCS, customers benefit from Best Service Excellence, a facilities services standard that focuses on delivering the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and communities. Global best practice and local teams self-deliver a single-service, bundled or total facilities management model that's scalable to the bespoke requirements of each customer and sector.→ Hard Services→ Soft Services→ Energy Services→ Catering→ Facilities ManagementEvery service in each sector operates with Smart FM solutions that enhance performance and resilience. Insight, AI and automation empower colleagues and customers to do and achieve more.Our TRUE Values support colleague and customer retention. Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment guide how we operate, interact, make decisions daily, and prioritise what matters most.We have an ambition to become the best facilities service partner in the industry, guided by our values and driven by our mission to make people and places the best they can be. → If you're seeking a facilities management partner with purpose, please get in touch with our team at ocs.com.
