Job Introduction
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Job title: Social Value Manager
Salary: £48,474 - £53,577
Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
As part of our drive towards a new Target Operating Model for procurement across the Authority we have introduced a new team that will be responsible for procurement related policy and also enabling procurement and contract performance. This role will have a specific task in driving the delivery of social value through procurement and contract management activity together with supporting the authoring and updating of related policy. This is a new role and an exciting opportunity for someone to put their own ideas into how it develops moving forward.
Whilst experience of working in a social value related role would be great, above all else we are looking for high quality individuals with a desire to make a difference.
What will I be doing?
- Conducting comprehensive reviews of our existing procurement processes to identify opportunities for enhancing social value delivery.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define social value objectives and integrate them into our procurement strategy and related policy.
- Ensuring that social value considerations are embedded into all aspects of the tendering process, from pre-qualification to contract award.
- Engaging with suppliers to educate them on our social value expectations and requirements.
- Supporting the delivery of social value KPI’s and commitments through effective contract management
Our offer to you:
- At least 27 days holiday rising to 32 after 5 years service.- option to purchase further days
- Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
- Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme-
- Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next steps: Shortlisting for this position will take place week commencing 19th August and interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 26th August.
Closing Date for this role is: Monday 12th August 2024.
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact – Trevor Ingham at trevor.ingham@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk
Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
