Social Value Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Skanska

Skanska

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

General information:

City/town:

Bedfordshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, London
Job field:
Construction
External closing date:
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Type of contract:
Permanent
ID:
2315
Description and requirements:

We have an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team focused on delivering social value improvement across the Building operating unit for some of our recently secured regional projects (Greater London, Northern Home Counties, Bristol regions).

This is a vital role in which you will support projects with their social value requirements by developing and delivering project Social Value plans.

Plans will support customer and local authority social value requirements and will need to align with the Skanska focus areas of employment & skills, carbon, inclusion & diversity and supply chain.

The role will also involve working with, and maintaining positive relationships with, multiple stakeholders to deliver the requirements including schools, community organisations, local authority departments, supply chain partners and customer representatives.

You Will:

Develop project‐specific social value plans which support customer, local authority and Skanska social value aspirations
Develop social value reporting process on projects and inputting into internal and external reports
Form positive working relationship with relevant regulators particularly local authorities
Build positive relationships with supply chain to support them with their s106 targets and relevant local authority employment mechanisms. Encourage their support of wider social value aspects such as school engagement programmes
Maintain good relationships with Industry bodies e.g. Considerate Constructors, Build UK and sharing communications and best practise around the Skanska business

We're Looking For:

Good understanding of the Social Value Act, Construction Playbook, Public Procurement Note 06/20, Social Value Model and the National TOMs or other similar social value measurement tool preferred
Experience of implementing these in a demonstrable way preferred
Experience of delivering contractual obligations desirable
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with wide range of stakeholders essential
Experience working with local/government bodies.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams.

We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

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