Social Value Coordinator

Kier Group; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is looking for a Social Value Advisor in Sheffield. The role involves creating and implementing social value plans, supporting initiatives, and tracking progress. Ideal candidates have experience in construction or community roles, strong data analysis, and communication skills. Remote work is available with occasional office visits. Flexible hours are supported.

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering for communities.
• Previous experience within construction or community-focused roles.
• Ability to travel to sites and external events.

Responsibilities

• Creating and implementing social value plans for projects.
• Supporting site teams with social value initiatives.
• Tracking progress against social value metrics.

Skills

Data/statistical analysis

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Engagement with stakeholders

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Social Value Advisor to join our Places team based in Sheffield.

Location: Nottinghamshire, Sheffield - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - flexible working available, just let us know when you speak to us

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Responsibilities

• Creating and implementing social value plans for individual projects, including engaging with suppliers and clients
• Supporting site teams with the delivery and organisation of social value initiatives
• Tracking progress against social value metrics and implementing mitigation strategies where needed
• Delivering social value initiatives aligned with client expectations and future project pipelines
• Enhancing awareness and understanding of social value across the region

Requirements / Qualifications

• You have a passion for delivering for communities and engaging with diverse stakeholders
• You have previous experience within construction, social value, the charity sector, education, or similar community-focused roles
• You possess strong data/statistical analysis, reporting, and critical thinking skills
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to travel to and between sites and external events
• You're confident using Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
• A Full Driving Licence is required (does not need to be a UK licence).

About Kier

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier