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Social Value Portal

Platform to measure social impact

101-200 employees
  • B2B
  • Enterprise
  • Sustainability
  • SaaS
  • Social Impact
Tintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TY

Company mission

Social Value Portal's mission is to engage, enable and empower people and organisations to work together in the pursuit of social, economic and environmental wellbeing.

B Corporation

54% female employees

23% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

One of the main priorities of governments around the world is to implement policies requiring companies to report their social impact. For example, the Social Value Act of 2012 requires the UK public sector to consider social value in procurement processes. Moreover, in order to prosper over time, private companies not only need to deliver financial performance but also to show their positive contribution to society, which is increasingly becoming a more important aspect for customers.

Social Value Portal provides public and private sector organizations with an online solution that allows them to measure, monitor, and benchmark their social value. The platform analyses the outcomes for various projects and their impact on different communities, providing clients with a comprehensive analysis of the social impact of their supply chains and procurement practices. The platform has already analysed the social impact of thousands of projects.

The company already raised a chunky seed round, which has been invested into expanding its customer base, hiring new talent across sales and marketing, and developing the technology behind its platform.

Benefits

  • Industry-leading initiatives in social value, including 6 paid volunteering days per year
  • Access to a 24/7 EAP (for practical and emotional support including face-to-face counselling)
  • 34 days of leave per year including UK bank holidays AND your birthday off work!
  • Company shut-down over Christmas to provide a long and well-deserved break
  • Annual increases to holiday after 3 years’ service (potential to have 39 days off per year)
  • Flexible working including hybrid office days from either London or Manchester, remote working and flexible lunch hours
  • Private medical insurance with WPA
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Electric vehicle scheme, allowing you to lease a brand-new EV through salary sacrifice
  • Ethically invested pension scheme, matched to a max of 5%
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • 6 months fully paid Maternity, PLUS a 4 day week on full pay for 6 months on return
  • 1 month fully paid Paternity
  • Life assurance at 4 x salary
  • A remarkable opportunity to join an ethically entrepreneurial business where you can make a real positive difference

Company values

  • Accountability - Our approach is entirely evidence-based, ensuring we and our clients are continually held accountable. We help you to integrate social value into every facet of decision-making, so you can consistently and comprehensively account for every choice made and its impact. Make a tangible difference, measure it consistently. We don’t just help set the targets, we ensure you’re delivering against them
  • Community - At its heart, the social value movement is designed to build sustainable, progressive and thriving communities. And we’re on a mission to make that good go global. We already work with more councils than anyone else. We’ve built a national standard that measures and maximises social value across public and private sectors. Our progressive approach and alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals will help us establish and enhance social value worldwide
  • Collaboration - We’re all about radical collaboration. We don’t just give you the tools, we show you how to use them. Our National TOMs framework teaches a common social value language, so you can collaborate more effectively across your organisation and beyond. Our team of social value experts will work with you, whenever you need it, to create the impact you want to have and the purpose you want to show
  • Transparency - Our transformative mindset allows us to embrace change, tackle problems head on, and create new environments in which we thrive.

Funding (2 rounds)

Apr 2023

$10.7m

SERIES B

Sep 2020

$3.8m

EARLY VC

$14.5m

Total funding

Founders

Previously Director at BattleMcCarthy for 16 years and Partner at Deloitte for 4 years. Founded SVP in 2015.

People progressing

Customer Success Support Manager

Product Manager

Diversity & Inclusion at Social Value Portal

Rachel Ng headshot

Rachel Ng (EA to CEO)

  • We are working hard to create a representative and inclusive team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a stronger and better workplace. To us, EDI is about more than words:
  • 10% of our business are trained Mental Health First Responders.
  • Our Inclusion Committee meets regularly to lead on inclusion initiatives.
  • 60% of our decision-makers are female.
  • Social Value Portal is an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage people from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to those living with disabilities and those with prior convictions.
  • We leave no room to discriminate based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.
  • Everyone is welcome and in this together. Let’s do this!

Endorsements

All

Meaningful work (7)

Opportunities to learn (3)

People of all backgrounds are welcomed (3)

Autonomy (1)

Nice people (1)

Open and honest communication (1)

Supportive management (1)

Thoughtful onboarding (1)

Focus on employee wellbeing (1)

Inspiring mission (1)

The whole team at SVP are incredibly warm and welcoming. The atmosphere in the office is so friendly and supportive. Everyone looks out for each other and a day never goes by without many a giggle

Operations & Strategy

Nice people

Apr 2023

So often companies make grandstands about their values but SVP is the first place I have worked that actually embodies their values in everyday working life. It is so great to work in a truly collaborative and diverse community, championing social value

Operations & Strategy

Clear values

Apr 2023

I really love working with a variety of public, private and third sector organisations to help them maximise their social value. It is incredibly motivating when the work you do feels truly impactful

Operations & Strategy

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

I joined SVP less than a year, but it feels like I have been working with these nice and hard-working team for long time now. Moving to a new country and new job was overwhelming, but they made me feel welcomed.

Data

People of all backgrounds are welcomed

Apr 2023

It's few months that I have joined SVP, everyday I get to learn new things. I am being challenged to learn more and always keep going improving.

Data

Opportunities to learn

Apr 2023

SVP is helping businesses of all sizes on how to measure their social value and what additional they can do to support the community around. Supporting and making good go further.

Data

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

Social Value Portal is full of people who are kind, welcoming and compassionate. There is a dedicated committee for inclusion that work towards bettering the wellbeing of everyone in the team.

Operations & Strategy

Focus on employee wellbeing

Apr 2023

Everybody is always willing to listen to ideas, and you can be comfortable being your authentic self at work. New ideas are welcomed, and open discussion about the direction the company is taking is always happening.

Operations & Strategy

Open and honest communication

Apr 2023

Social Value Portal is built to generate a genuinely good impact on the world. The people here are passionate about having meaningful work, and every decision we make has our core values at heart.

Operations & Strategy

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

Social Value Portal's work is all about social value, sustainability, environmental, and economic issues - we help other companies and organisations be responsible and accountable. I love working here because the work makes a difference, especially to local communities.

People, HR, Recruitment

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

Social Value portal has a great focus on equity, diversity and inclusion. They really believe that a representative and inclusive team from all different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, perspectives etc. make for a stronger, valuable and better work place and environment.

People, HR, Recruitment

People of all backgrounds are welcomed

Apr 2023

I joined Social Value Poral because of their mission and goals. They want to give back and change communities and the planet for the better.

People, HR, Recruitment

Inspiring mission

Apr 2023

Being a part of educating and helping people understand Social Value as a whole, feels very meaningful. As a part of the CS/Operations team, I have the opportunity to interact with outside organisations to further develop their social value understanding and assist them with using our platform. It's also exciting being collaborating with other teams inside of the business, in terms of improving the platform and our services.

Operations & Strategy

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

I personally feel very supported by my manager and the director of my wider team. My manager and I communicate frequently, to share ideas on projects and developments - additionally if there is anything I'm struggling with, I feel comfortable and confident enough to address this with my manager and ask for help. Constructive feedback is always respectful and useful but there's also a lot of praise when your work is appreciated!

Operations & Strategy

Supportive management

Apr 2023

The company is constantly growing, changing and improving in various ways. With this comes constant opportunities to learn and develop new skills, as the business grows so does your skillset! SVP allows for innovation and ideas, company wide and interpersonally.

Operations & Strategy

Opportunities to learn

Apr 2023

"Every day is a school day" Someone once told me. That's a simple philosophy to live by. I joined the SVP team on the 6th March and whilst i've worked in Sales and Account Management for many years, there's so much to learn here. All good things too with plenty of support from colleagues and plenty of resources.

Sales & Account Management

Opportunities to learn

Apr 2023

Our Mission is to Engage , Enable and Empower people and organisations to work together in the pursuit of social, economic and environmental wellbeing. I feel like i am in the right place to contribute to society and help do something that is a force for good. Sustainability in all its forms is a force for good.

Sales & Account Management

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

I've seen some pretty vague Onboarding processes in some of the places i've worked. Glad to say my experiences here have been nothing but positive . Structured roadmap with a mixture of E-learning , meet and greets . I've met lots of great people here ...I feel insipred!

Sales & Account Management

Thoughtful onboarding

Apr 2023

You are onboarded really thoroughly, set up for success in your role, then given the space and trust you need to crack on! I respond really well to this way of working, as do others. I love that I can design my week and deliver the projects with most impact.

People, HR, Recruitment

Autonomy

Apr 2023

When it's been a challenging day or a tough project, it's comforting to remember that the work we do impacts the communities around us. Our product is designed to help companies make a positive difference, and that's ultimately what makes all the hard work worth it.

People, HR, Recruitment

Meaningful work

Apr 2023

EDI is championed in SVP. It's not just words, it's actions that make it clear we take inclusion seriously. People from all backgrounds are not only welcomed but actively encouraged and treated equally.

People, HR, Recruitment

People of all backgrounds are welcomed

Apr 2023

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