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Social Value Coordinator
June 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Social Value Coordinator
Job Title: Social Value Co-ordinator
Location: Flexible working available, where you will be based out of our Winchester, Picketts Lane or Union Street office with home working available
Business area: Highways
Contract / Hours: We can offer this role as either full time or part time, please specify in your application.
Salary: up to £35k FTE + Car + 26 days holiday plus bank holiday + Benefits
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Local and Strategic Highways. Kier Group is many things to many people. We're a leading Regional Builder, the UK's No. 1 Highways service team and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We're an industry-leader in health and safety at work - and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we're a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.
Kier Highways are currently recruiting for a Social Value Co-ordinator to help drive all elements of Social Value across the Highways business. The successful candidate will work as part of the social value team and support Highways contract teams to achieve their commitments for social value at a regional level as well as helping to produce industry leading cross business initiatives. The role will involve Regional and National travel as required.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Value Coordinator will support the contracts in the region to achieve their social value commitments. Work with external community-based organisation to build partnerships to help deliver our commitments at a regional level. Assist in the delivery of the Equality Diversity & Inclusion strategy and inclusion action plan. Design and co-ordinate cross highways social value initiatives. Support the delivery of the Highways Social Value Performance Excellence plan and the One Planet action Plan Social Sustainability Principles. Help with the development or responses for bids and work winning opportunities
What do we need from you?
- Previous experience of delivering social value projects and driving social value
- Able to collaborate with and build relationships with a range of stakeholders both internal and externally
- Experience of project management
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and SharePoint
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure whilst remaining calm and focused
- Passion for delivering social value in the communities where we work
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic 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.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 7th July 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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