Communities & Social Impact Lead

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Job Title - Communities and Social Impact Lead

Location – Glasgow

Morrison Construction Central is seeking an experienced Communities & Social Impact Lead to manage their team based out of our Robroyston office, covering sites across the central belt.

The Communities & Social Impact Lead is responsible for making sure we successfully achieve all of our social value and community wealth targets arising from our construction projects through the management of our team, the setting and delivery of strategic targets through engagement with key government, employability and education providers, and through meeting and working in partnership with all procuring authorities and bodies. The Communities and Social Impact Lead will report to the Framework Director.

What you will be doing:

• Develop relationships and partnership working by establishing an effective communications system and maintain good relationships with all parties including Scottish Government, local authorities and their stakeholders, and organisations interested in supporting our delivery of community and social impact.
• 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 employment, education, and training opportunities.
• 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 all aspects of social value and community wealth.
• Promote, plan and ensure delivery of established and bespoke programmes to support and create training, development and employment opportunities across our business unit.
• Manage the reporting of all social value and community wealth achievements against set targets including demonstration of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Provide regular reviews, assessments and achievements as required to support the creation and distribution of monthly progress reports and to respond to any particular business requirements including participation in any regular review meetings.
• Ensure the recording and maintenance of an accurate database of all activity carried out in connection with the role.
• Support future bids and PQQ’s including the preparation and submission of written documents and presentations where applicable.

About You:

• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Proficient in MS office packages
• Previous experience in managing teams.
• Willingness to travel around sites in the central belt of Scotland

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 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.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

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.

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you 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.

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