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Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
November 23, 2017 | Comments Off on Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Salary and benefits - Competitive salary plus full package, including company car or car allowance, healthcare, matched pension up to 7.5%, 2x share options, up to 10% off new Kier homes and numerous retail discounts
Location - Within 1 hour's commute of Liverpool
Duration - This is a 10 month fixed term contract to start ASAP with possible extension
The opportunity:
Kier Northern is looking to recruit a Corporate Social Responsibility Manager to be based from our office in Speke, Liverpool. Reporting into the Operations Director, the successful post-holder will be responsible for planning and driving delivery of Social Impact and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities throughout the regional business and all of the associated construction projects.
The experienced candidate will be knowledgeable in all areas of Social Value, including the Social Value Act, Local Authority Social Value drivers and various framework requirements. The successful applicant will be Social Value (SV) champion to all internal and external stakeholders, able to advise on specific Social Value and community issues.
Responsibilities:
Drive CSR through the business and maximise its impact
- Ensure the business aligns to the strategic Social Value objectives of Kier Group and 2020 Vision
- Fully understand and communicate to the business Social Value drivers of construction frameworks, local authorities and private clients
- Represent Kier on relevant external and internal social value working groups
- Manage a wide network of stakeholders (internal and external)
- Inspire and influence others to work collaboratively and achieve common goals.
- Work collaboratively with the Business Development team to focus CSR activity around key clients and target sectors for future work
- Contribute to bids in the form of CSR question responses
- Develop and communicate appropriate CSR strategy and project plans
- Collaborate with in-house procurement teams and supply chain partners to support and deliver target commitments
- Establish local contacts and develop and grow relationships to support social value agendas.
- Support regional construction projects with the delivery of CSR plans and contract commitments.
- Develop tools and best practice guides
- Map, monitor, report and evidence all elements of CSR activity on a monthly basis.
- Database input of defined criteria within 'Social Impact Platform'
- CSR related Administration duties
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- Ability to work and communicate at all levels in a way that encourages two-way communication. Comfortable with both groups and individuals.
- Adopts an organised and systematic approach to work and incorporates flexibility to respond to changes in tasking.
- Manages multiple tasks.
- Takes ownership of and resolves straightforward problems quickly and effectively.
- Builds alliances inside and outside the business to meet strategic objectives.
- Proactively builds good relationships with customers and reviews service levels to meet and exceed expectations.
- Experience of preparing and managing projects
- CSCS appropriate level of qualification an advantage
- Knowledge of construction industry an advantage
About Kier:
Kier Group plc. is a leading construction, property, residential and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate globally across a range of sectors including defence, education, health, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we are a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
With a network of 88 UK offices Kier offers national coverage across all of its core activities. Employing 22,000 people, Kier has the financial strength and technical expertise to undertake some of the most significant construction, civil engineering and service contracts in the country.
Kier is an equality and diversity employer.