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Community and Regeneration Advisor

November 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Community and Regeneration Advisor

Community Engagement and Social Value Advisor

Location - Milton Keynes

Permanent - Full time, hybrid working available (with some flexibility required)

At Laing O'Rourke, we believe in the potential of our people and know that here you will develop beyond what you thought possible. We make the most of your skills and passion by actively supporting you to see what you can achieve no matter where or how you start with us.

What is the opportunity?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our a newly awarded project based in Milton Keynes. This is a great opportunity to be part of the Laing O'Rourke team which has been appointed to deliver the highway infrastructure that will support a new 5,000-home neighbourhood.

What are the key deliverables?

  • Managing the delivery of the Social Value and engagement strategies and develop plans ensuring we meet all objectives
  • Managing stakeholders, using effective communications and build relationships with delivery partners, site teams and supply chain
  • Collaborative working with procurement to ensure the targets are communicated effectively through the supply chain
  • Monitoring and evaluation of all social value delivery ensuring we are tracking all outcomes
  • Work collaboratively with the client team and local stakeholders to satisfy community engagement requirements
  • Proactively build relationships with client community engagement representatives
  • Manage all communication with the community and work closely with the client's communication teams, supporting their efforts to identify and publish a steady flow of positive progress
  • Monitor social media mentions relating to the project and alert the company's central corporate affairs team where issues may require some escalation or management

What are the key skills needed?

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Team player and relationship manager across multiple stakeholders with a strong work ethic
  • Able to project manage the delivery of social value KPI's working with partners to ensure a long term, outcome focussed approach
  • The ability to identify key stakeholders and partners to aid KPI delivery.
  • Confidence to chair and present at social value steering group meetings.
  • A good understanding of social value within private, public and 3rd sector within the Milton Keynes region, linked to education, employment and community regeneration.
  • Experience in community engagement for major construction projects and liaison with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Forward planning, organised, getting things right first-time
  • Strong time-management skills and the ability to prioritise
  • Personable and effective communicator at all levels
  • Problem solving and analytical skills

What qualifications do i need?

  • Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft packages, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • A good knowledge of broader communications best practice is required
  • Further education in PR or related discipline and/or equivalent professional experience would be advantageous but not essential

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

We value and care about difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

Additional:

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please get in touch.

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