Beth Kidd

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT BETH KIDD

Accomplished Social Sustainability professional with 10+ years\' experience driving impactful community programmes across the built environment, financial services, and non-profit sectors. Proven track record of managing complex national initiatives, building strategic partnerships, and delivering measurable social value outcomes. Achievements:• Life-Saving Skills Programme: Successfully delivered the British Heart Foundation CPR training programme • Charity Partnership Impact: Led national fundraising initiatives raising over through strategic partnerships with leading charities including Young Lives Vs Cancer, Alzheimer’s UK, and British Heart Foundation• Volunteering Programme Innovation: Designed and implemented a comprehensive programme and policy framework, successfully securing executive approval for annual paid volunteering days for all staff and facilitating significant hours of community engagement and directly supporting business sustainability objectives• Early Careers Social Value Initiative: Created the national \'Enhancing Lives Challenge\', providing structured social value education to all early careers professionals and empowering them to deliver tangible community impact • Strategic Framework Development: Established national centre of excellence for social sustainability, becoming recognised subject matter expert across multiple business divisions and driving alignment with corporate strategy • Substantial Cost Savings: Co-delivered transformational hot desking project achieving cost savings against investment (747% ROI)Skills:• Project Management: Successfully managed demanding projects across multiple sectors, consistently meeting deadlines whilst exceeding expectations of senior executives and stakeholders• Strategic Partnership Development: Proven ability to forge and manage partnerships with external organisations including Social Value Portal, Social Value UK, Everfi, Speakers for Schools, and Supply Chain Sustainability School• Event Coordination & Communication: Organised and executed numerous international client workshops, team conferences, marketing promotions, and community events whilst creating successful social media and internal communication campaigns• Research & Analysis: Developed insightful reports, case studies, and impact assessments, providing valuable data and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making• Technical Proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook), Adobe Photoshop, SharePoint, Social Value Portal, SAP, and Basware