Social Value Coordinator - SSE ASTI
Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? Murphy is currently recruiting for a Social Value Coordinator to join our award-winning Energy team on the SSE ASTI project in Alness, Scotland. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry.
Following the ‘One Murphy’ approach, we’re able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. Murphy has designed, constructed, and commissioned projects for clients such as National Grid, SSE and Ørsted, on both transmission and distribution networks within the Energy sector.
What you’ll be doing
1. Managing supply chain relationships to ensure diversity within the supply chain workforce increases.
2. Manage the training of the immediate workforce and supply chain in the completion of their EDI training.
3. Ensure that the supply chain meet on a quarterly basis to share good practice, discuss new initiatives, and commit to tackling underrepresentation within their organisations.
4. Drive forward EDI initiatives within the supply chain and workforce that increase diversity and promote an inclusive culture.
5. Write clauses for supply chain contracts and commit perspective supply chain to the EDI commitments and support parent company activities.
6. Work collaboratively with HR and parent companies to ensure blind sifting takes place and that unconscious bias is removed from the hiring process.
7. Manage diversity surveys across the workforce and supply chain biannually and compile a diversity report for the leadership team and client.
8. Ensure suppliers are ethical through submission of their policies and procedures directly to the EDI Representative
9. Work with the Skills, Education and Employment teams, HR and community engagement teams to ensure opportunities and engagement is targeted to a) those communities impacted by the project and b) those that communities and people that live within distance of project activity.
10. Keep all stakeholders informed about the scheme and especially any activities that may affect the public.
11. Set up exhibitions, arrange meetings and site visits, produce newsletters, leaflets and signage.
12. Set up and maintain a public helpline to respond to all queries and set up complaints log.
13. Work with local schools, offer safety talks and help with construction related school projects.
14. Give presentations to professional bodies and be able to respond to vigorous questioning.
15. Ensure that good working relationships are developed and maintained with all neighbours and interested parties by regular liaison with local authorities, local residents’ groups etc.
16. Identify the main concerns of the public and ensure they are addressed through open dialogue and consult with the local communities to explain and promote the project plans, their benefits and implications together.
17. To comply with company standards, policies and procedures.
Who we are looking for.
18. Hold a qualification that covers The Equality Act 2010, EU Directives and jurisprudence.
19. Has experience of presenting at a senior level and a qualification in public speaking is advantageous.
20. Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of Public Relations; and Third-Party issues in relation to construction activities.
21. Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
22. Experience of PR and liaison would be highly advantageous.
About Murphy
23. Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
24. Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
25. Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy’s inclusive culture.
What you’ll get in return
26. Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
27. 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
28. Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
29. Above market rate contributory pension scheme
30. Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
31. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
32. Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
33. Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
34. Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc
Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.