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Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator
May 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator
Location: Plymouth
Contract: Permanent
Responsibilities
As a Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator, you will be Responsible for supporting the delivery of the Kier Construction Devon & Cornwall Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability strategy that addresses needs of both local and wider business to ensure that Kier not only meets but strives to exceed its client, internal and industry body social value KPIs.
Within the role, you will also assist in collecting and reporting on key Social Value and Sustainability Performance indicators in line with the Kier Building for a Sustainable World and project specific sustainability indicators.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Support with collating and preparing information to report progress of objectives and targets.
- Support with maintaining and updating databases including, Thrive and other framework specific portals such as Compliance Chain and Social Value Portal.
- Engage in research for social value and sustainability elements of bids.
- Work closely with the supply chain partners to influence suitable training to achieve social value targets.
- Build relationships with local schools, colleges, charities, and other relevant organisations to identify and drive social value opportunities.
- Plan and deliver educational sessions in schools and colleges.
- Help to coordinate and take part in community volunteer days.
Who are we looking for?
In order to be considered for the role, Previous experience of working with schools, community organisations or charities or in a social value role would be desirable.
Desirable:
- Understanding of and experience of working with the Social Value Act
- Experience of delivering Social Value in collaboration with key stakeholders
- Experience of Community engagement
- Experience of promoting a Social Value culture across a business and balancing Social Value with commercial pragmatism
- Experience of working with Schools / Colleges.
First class communications skills (written and oral). A clear and demonstrable interest in promoting Social Value balanced with a firm understanding of business need and commercial reality. We are seeking someone who is a self-starter, highly organised and has the ability to be adaptable and think outside the box equipped with the tenacity required to build relationships with external bodies and busy internal colleagues alike. Ability to work on own initiative but also be a true team player.
Will need to be fully conversant with Microsoft Office products including Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
Knowledge of Power BI would be an advantage.
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
- 26 days holidays per annum + bank holidays
- Pension matched up to 7.5%
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:
Who is Kier?
We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here:
Closing Date: 11th June 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.