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Social Value Advisor / Coordinator
June 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Social Value Advisor / Coordinator
Social Value Advisor / Coordinator
Location: Hammersmith & Fulham
Business Area: Kier Places - Housing Maintenance, Capital Projects & Facilities Management
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: £25,000-28,000
Thinking. Doing. Innovating. Delivering.
Kier Places provides a full range of property management services to clients in and around homes and workplaces across the UK. We provide specialist teams and technology solutions to help plan, manage and improve our clients' workplaces. This provides our clients with access to solutions not readily available in their own organisations. It also enables our clients to focus on their core business, while Kier takes care of the rest.
Part of our core Construction division, our Kier Places teams are experts at working in occupied properties to deliver maintenance, compliance, fire safety and refurbishment services, and help build lasting local legacies in the communities we serve.
Kier Places have an exciting opportunity to recruit for a Social Value Advisor / Coordinator to join us in this new role, to support and deliver project activities related to Social Value and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) on a range of exciting, high profile projects, for customers in the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF). Ultimately, you'll support ensuring Kier Places are contributing and represented at the Kier Group level in respect of social value targets and strategy.
Key Responsibilities
As a focused & passionate member of the team, ensuring you understand and keep abreast of National Themes, we will look to you to support the coordination of our Client Social Value Charters across the business for alignment of initiatives, increase colleague commitment, and ensure Social Value & Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) activities are recorded and will support tender submissions and case studies.
Using your ability to engage with others, you'll need to work collaboratively & closely with our clients and stakeholders to understand their Social Value requirements to deliver social value initiatives (e.g. increasing employment opportunities, developing work skills, environmental initiatives, educational programmes and local community engagement projects); and work closely with our Bids team to advise and consult on Social Value deliverables for potential contracts.
We will also trust you to support on the reporting on social value plans across the area, such as budget management, to provide cost-effective delivery and analytical reports on a variety of metrics.
What do we need from you?
The ideal Social Value Advisor/Coordinator would be comfortable with public speaking, presentations, and relationship building with senior stakeholders & clients in order to get the most out of this role.
Whilst previous experience of supporting the promotion and championing of initiatives is desirable (such as social value to internal & external stakeholders) we would look for someone who has the passion for social value, who is comfortable with public speaking & presentations, that we can train up.
It would also be a bonus if you have experience relating to construction, local authorities & social landlords; have experience of sourcing and successfully securing additional external funding for social projects; as well as have exposure to the TOMs (Theme, Outcomes & Measures) methodology or Social Value Portal.
Let's shape a world, together, become an ambassador to Kier's values as Social Value Advisor and help drive initiatives to reward the communities we work in.
In order to deliver our Social Value commitment to Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council, we will ideally be looking for someone who lives within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF) and may not be able to consider those who live outside of the Borough.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case by case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 23rd July 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early
In order to deliver our Social Value commitment to Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council, we will ideally be looking for someone who lives within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF) and may not be able to consider those who live outside of the Borough.
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