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Communities and Social Impact Manager
Morrison Construction Central is seeking an experienced Communities & Social Impact Manager to support their team based out of our Robroyston office, covering sites across the central belt.
The Communities & Social Impact Manager is responsible for making sure all evidence relating to social value and community wealth measurements is captured from our projects. They must manage the projects assigned to them and maintain specific relationships relating to those projects, gather information on the local areas where we are working to ensure what we do is making an impact. The Communities and Social Impact Manager will report to Head of Communities and Social Impact to assist with future initiatives and innovations.
What you will be doing:
- Manage and report on all social value and community wealth achievements against set targets including demonstration of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Develop relationships and partnership working by establishing an effective communications system and maintain good relationships with stakeholders, the project teams and the supply chain.
- Establish links with establishments including education and employability providers to successfully deliver a full range of community benefit outcomes.
- Identify and share best practice and innovative approaches to employment and training.
- Promote, plan and deliver established and bespoke educational programmes to schools, colleges, universities and employability providers to both support and create training, development and employment opportunities across the whole supply chain.
- Provide regular reviews, assessments and achievements as required to support the creation and distribution of monthly progress reports.
- Record and maintain an accurate database of all activity carried out in connection with the role.
- Participate in regular review meetings as required.
- Investigate and secure funding streams where appropriate, including the provision of advice and support for our supply chain, to ensure all parties maximise the uptake in grant support funding for education and training opportunities.
- Support future bids and PQQ’s including the preparation and submission of written documents and presentations
About You:
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Proficient in MS office packages
- Previous experience in a similar role.
- Willingness to travel around sites in the central belt of Scotland
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contactLaura Mitchell.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
