Social Impact Communications Manager

OUR MISSION

OPITO is committed to strategic growth and diversification, aiming to increase global adoption of its products and services to ensure continued provision of expertise and solutions to elevate safety, skills and competence across a global workforce in safety critical industries. Through technology and innovation, the organisation will develop pioneering solutions that leverage cutting-edge advancements. A focus on data-driven intelligence will enable OPITO to harness insights into global workforce and safety trends, ensuring informed decision-making. In alignment with social value principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, OPITO will enhance educational opportunities, promote inclusive career pathways, support economic growth, and drive industry innovation and infrastructure. Lastly, through business effectiveness, OPITO will implement targeted and measurable continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring operational excellence across all aspects of its operations.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Operating for over 50 years, OPITO is an industry-owned organisation, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland.

We drive consistency and safety compliance across global standards and qualifications, creating workforce development solutions. OPITO is a global leader in workforce safety, leading the skills focused dialogue with international governments as our industry prepares to meet Net Zero targets.

Each year, more than 500,000 people are trained to OPITO standards through one of over 240 OPITO approved centres operating across 50 countries globally.

With operational hubs in five key regions – UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, the Americas and Brazil – OPITO drives safety and competency improvements across a diverse range of industries

OUR VALUES

At OPITO, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, dynamic, and engaging workplace where individuals can bring their authentic selves to work. We value diversity, collaboration, and a spirited approach to our mission, believing that a strong team is built on mutual respect, passion, and a shared commitment to excellence.

Guided by our core values, we are steadfast in our commitment to:

• Integrity – Acting with honesty and responsibility in all that we do.
• Collaboration – Working together to achieve common goals and drive success.
• Adaptability – Embracing change to stay ahead in a dynamic environment.
• Care – Prioritising the well-being and growth of our team, partners, and industry.
  
  

JOB PURPOSE:

The Social Impact Communications Manager plays a strategic role in curating, connecting and amplifying OPITO’s social impact across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, the role will bring together activity from multiple functions to shape a cohesive, mission-aligned social impact narrative that reflects OPITO’s charitable purpose and strategic priorities.

Alongside leading OPITO’s Global STEM Programme and My Energy Future activity, the postholder will influence internal stakeholders to embed impact thinking into programmes, partnerships and initiatives. The role will support teams to articulate outcomes, capture evidence of impact and translate this into meaningful insight, storytelling and reporting.

The role will enable cross-functional collaboration, ensuring social impact is intentionally designed, consistently measured and visibly demonstrated across OPITO’s global footprint.

The postholder will also develop approaches to impact measurement grounded in OPITO’s mission and strategic objectives, using recognised frameworks (including UN Sustainable Development Goals where appropriate) as supportive reference points to contextualise and communicate outcomes

Role Responsibilities

Core Competencies / Technical Requirements

• Strong understanding of STEM fields and their societal value, particularly within energy and safety-critical industries
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to translate complex information into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Proven experience creating high-quality content including reports, case studies, presentations and marketing collateral
• Strong ability to influence and engage internal stakeholders, fostering collaboration and shared ownership of social impact across functions
• Experience curating cross-organisational activity into coherent narratives and insight-led reporting
• Ability to design and embed practical impact measurement approaches aligned to organisational mission and strategy
• Experience developing social value / impact and communications strategies, including implementation and outcome reporting
• Lead on My Energy Future hosted events and represent OPITO at relevant industry events
• Commercial awareness including budget management, opportunity identification and risk mitigation.
  
  

INTERFACES / CONTACTS

Internal

• CEO, CFO
• Head of Marketing and Communications
• Marketing and Communications team
• Modern Apprenticeship team
• Skills Policy Team
• Strategic Partnerships and Quality Assurance team
• Other team members
  
  

External

• STEM Delivery Partners
• Operators, Regulators, Trade Bodies, Member Associations
• Training Centres
  
  

Principal Accountabilities

Main functions may include some or all of the following:

• Management of the My Energy Future brand with responsibility for maintaining the website, social media channels and all external communications.
• Management of the My Energy Future Champions programme including annual recruitment of influencers and management of all promotional content.
• Develop and maintain a clear organisational narrative for social impact, ensuring consistency across internal and external communications.
• Creation of OPITO’s annual report outlining the organisation’s social impact and alignment to our charitable purpose and strategic objectives.
• Responsible for all aspects of social impact within OPITO including STEM and CSR, developing comprehensive strategies to support implementation.
• Implementation of business processes to allow progress to be tracked and reported on externally.
• To manage all aspects of the OPITO Global STEM Programme including the STEM project (HVO) including budget responsibility.
• To manage STEM and social impact activity across our global Centres of Excellence to identify opportunities while maximising benefit and impact of activities.
• To prepare and collate the social impact operational plan, carry out quarterly business reviews and to ensure the proposed STEM activity is conducted in a cost effective manner.
• Assist with work on preparation of budgetary figures with the Head of Marketing and Communications.
  
  

OPERATIONAL (INCLUDING TECHNICAL)

Main functions may include some or all of the following:

• Management of the My Energy Future brand with responsibility for maintaining the website, social media channels and all external communications.
• Management of the My Energy Future Champions programme including annual recruitment of influencers and management of all promotional content.
• Develop and maintain a clear organisational narrative for social impact, ensuring consistency across internal and external communications.
• Creation of OPITO’s annual report outlining the organisation’s social impact and alignment to our charitable purpose and strategic objectives.
• Responsible for all aspects of social impact within OPITO including STEM and CSR, developing comprehensive strategies to support implementation.
• Implementation of business processes to allow progress to be tracked and reported on externally.
• To manage all aspects of the OPITO Global STEM Programme including the STEM project (HVO) including budget responsibility.
• To manage STEM and social impact activity across our global Centres of Excellence to identify opportunities while maximising benefit and impact of activities.
• To prepare and collate the social impact operational plan, carry out quarterly business reviews and to ensure the proposed STEM activity is conducted in a cost effective manner.
• Assist with work on preparation of budgetary figures with the Head of Marketing and Communications

---