Social Value & Sustainability Procurement Manager

Posted on 16 August 2021
  • Directorate BHCC: Finance & Resources
  • Salary £40876 - £43857
  • Contract Permanent
  • Closing Date This vacancy has closed

Location

Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton.

Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/7933/14277
  • Positions available
    1
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date

    This vacancy has closed

  • Job category
    Sustainability
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

This is a Brighton and Hove sovereign role and is a full-time position.

Interviews will be conducted in the week commencing the 13th September 2021.

Given the current Covid-19 Pandemic special arrangements will be made with respect to Interviews ensuring a safe interview process and equality of access for all participants.

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop a career in procurement and help deliver on Brighton and Hove City Councils (B&HCC) Social value and Sustainability ambitions?

This role is based in the B&HCC Orbis Procurement Team and will be responsible for embedding Social Value and Sustainability in commissioning and procurement processes.

About the role

Orbis is a shared services partnership between Brighton and Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council, and Surrey County Council. Overall, the councils spend around £1.5bn with external suppliers for everything from software to social care services and from cleaning products to sports equipment, we have a large Procurement Service which supports customers to deliver better value from our contracts embed Social Value and sustainability in all our commissions and ensure we source our contracts in an open, fair and transparent way.

Brighton and Hove City Council is seeking a Social Value and Sustainable Procurement Manager to support the Corporate Procurement Team, and Council client departments to embed and monitor Social Value and Sustainability within all its procurement processes. We are seeking a self-motivated, reliable, and hardworking individual who is passionate about Social Value, Sustainability and making a positive difference in public service.

The Social Value and Sustainable Procurement Manager will work closely with B&HCC Councillors, Directors, and the Head of Procurement to further develop the Social Value and Sustainable Procurement Strategy and related policies and documents, focusing on specifically on B&HCC requirements and implementation in B&HCC. Within Procurement you will be an internal expert on Social Value and Sustainable procurement and ensure policy implementation and compliance. You will also engage with other Council departments, such as Finance and Commissioning, to ensure Social Value and Sustainability is considered at an early stage of decision making. You will work closely with the Council's Sustainability team and the Energy and water manager to develop an appropriate approach to supplier emissions data collection processes and ensure robust reporting.

The Council is undergoing a period of unprecedented change and this role will be an important part of the ongoing transformation through the adoption of Social Value and Sustainable/Circular Economy commissioning and procurement principles and helping to deliver our commitment to becoming a Carbon Neutral City by 2030.

The successful candidate will be organised, have excellent communication and persuasion skills, be a good problem-solver and will focus on delivery. They will also have extensive knowledge of Strategic Procurement and providing procurement support, the right candidate will also have knowledge of Social Value, Sustainability, and Circular Economy principals.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop a professional procurement career in a team that provides a great working environment where you are supported and given a platform to develop. In this role you will be supporting the Corporate Procurement department and working with a varied client base across all directorates at Brighton and Hove City Council, driving Social Value, Sustainability within commissions across directorates.

Working in Procurement at Brighton & Hove brings with it a range of benefits that people in our small team enjoy, including working with.

  • a diverse, gender-balanced and truly international group. Our staff come from all over the world, including the UK, South Africa, Australia, Italy and Ireland.
  • a friendly group of colleagues who encourage a flexible workplace and maintaining a work life balance. Our staff work full time, work part time, have kids and don’t have kids. We have passionate gardeners, readers, cyclists, and musicians!
  • a team that develops its staff. 4 out of our 5 current managers were once recruited into entry level positions. Through the support of the team each has progressed into more senior roles in the Council.

Job Introduction

Are you looking for an opportunity to build a career in Social Value and Sustainable Procurement?

We are recruiting for a Social Value, Sustainability Procurement Manager to join our Strategic Procurement Team. This team provides direct localised support to our customers in Brighton and Hove, providing expertise on tendering activity and contributing to the delivery of service objectives, Social Value, Sustainability, Savings, and other benefits. We work closely with the Strategic Procurement Teams in East Sussex County Council and Surrey County Council, sharing knowledge, expertise, and resource to best service our customer’s needs.

The role requires you to use your Social Value and Sustainability procurement experience to lead on defined projects across a range of category areas, to help drive Social Value and Sustainability within procurements to secure the goods, works and services that most appropriately address the identified needs of our customers, residents and partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your professional Social Value and Sustainability procurement career in a team that provides a great working environment where you are supported and given a platform to develop.

We are looking for people who have:

  • Experience of delivering Social Value and sustainability effectively within innovative procurements, whilst helping deliver value for money and strong commercial outcomes
  • Experience in building strong stakeholder relationships
  • Great communication skills
  • The desire to contribute to providing high-quality public services
  • Are committed to delivering great customer service
  • Are pro-active, show initiative and offer innovative ideas for improvements
  • Are able to plan and organise their work effectively
  • Want to contribute to providing high-quality public services across the South-East

Previous experience in delivering Social Value and Sustainability in public sector procurement is not essential and we welcome applications from experienced procurement professionals from other sectors. The successful candidate is expected to be aware of the implications of working within a public sector environment and how this affects purchasing strategies and practices

COVID-19 update: The role is traditionally based at Hove Town Hall or Bartholomew’s House in Brighton. Please note that Brighton and Hove Council is currently following the Government’s advice on enabling staff to work from home if it is safe and practical to do so. Therefore, this role will be delivered remotely to begin with, until the Council makes any changes to these working arrangements.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please email:

James.Breen@brighton-hove.gov.uk

How to apply

If you would like to apply, please use the links below to submit your CV and responses to the branching questions.

The job advert closes at midnight, Sunday 5th September 2021.

Interviews will take place week commencing 13th September 2021.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

Company information

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as, LGB, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 23 days annual leave, rising to 25 days after 5 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit Mystaffshop for Brighton & Hove City Council staff.

The post’s focus is on developing and managing Social value and Sustainability compliance being delivered in Procurement Commissions. The post will identify opportunities for the strategic development of Social Value and Sustainability in Brighton & Hove City Council (B&HCC), and it will support and drive the progression and delivery of these through the Councils Social Value framework and Sustainability Procurement Policy. The post will lead on behavioural change initiatives related to Social Value and Sustainability across the Council. The post also leads on the day-today management and review of the corporate business continuity plans and their connection to the Councils Social Value framework and the Sustainability Procurement Policy.

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