Social Value Advisor

Job Description:

Information at a Glance

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all - building for life.

We have an exciting opportunity at Bouygues UK for an experienced Social Value Advisor to join our team in Cardiff, supporting us in delivering our Social Value Strategy and commitments in the Southwest and Wales region.

In this engaging role, you'll get to work on our Cardiff & Vale College project, whilst also supporting a diverse range of initiatives across South Wales. Travel will be required across the region as part of this role.

If you thrive in a varied environment and are eager to create lasting change, we want to hear from you!

Job Purpose & Scope:

* To develop and deliver a bespoke Social Value and Stakeholder plan for each project and manage and coordinate the delivery of those for multiple sites across South Wales.
* Creating and developing tender responses to Social Value questions, both qualitative and quantitative and appropriately costed.
* Responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of Social Value KPIs, working closely with the site teams and Supply Chain Partners to monitor, measure and report progress.
* Work closely with the client team to ensure the Social Value and Stakeholder plan meet the needs of the client, providing regular reports to update on activity.
* Collecting, inputting and recording of data to measure performance against KPIs.
* Create relevant content for social media, case studies and newsletters.

Role Responsibilities:

* Responsible for developing a Social Value project strategy, community profile and stakeholder engagement plan and associated budget for every project.
* Responsible for developing and responding to social value tender questions.
* Own, deliver, monitor, measure, record and report the social value bid deliverables/outcomes.
* Adhere to internal and external reporting requirements.
* Work across both preconstruction and site based operational teams.
* Support supply chain partners.
* Work with external agencies, such as DWP, Careers, local government, third sector, VCSEs, schools, colleges, training providers.
* Deliver Social Value CPD sessions.
* Produce marketing content including case studies and newsletters.
* Represent Bouygues UK at industry forums.

About You:

* Previous social value experience and a very good understanding of social value.
* Ideally a background in education/apprenticeship/training provision with an understanding of T levels and the equivalent.
* Not necessary to have a construction background but this would be advantageous.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to communicate well with people and be comfortable talking to groups (for example students/supply chain partners/clients) and ability to write tender responses.
* Excellent at developing relationships with various stakeholders.
* The ideal person will need to be organised and self-motivated with a good understanding and feel for the South Wales region.

Why Bouygues UK

Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture, we look for people who demonstrate our key values - Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing. We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

· 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
· pension scheme
· life insurance
· private medical insurance
· BY Extra - opt into lifestyle benefits
· Volunteering opportunities

Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification!

Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors.

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets.

With annual sales of over EUR32 billion and operations in over 100 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. You will also have an opportunity to join our employee led diversity & inclusion communities such as WeLink (women network), Encompass (LGBTQ+), Kaleidoscope (BAME), Disability and Wellness peer support network, Parents and Carers network.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We value your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal details. If you choose to apply for this role, please do not include any sensitive data on your CV which reveals (directly or indirectly); your race or ethnic origins, your political, philosophical or religious opinions, or your membership of a trade union, your social security number, or information which relates to your health or sexual orientation or to any criminal convictions