Social Value Manager in London

Location: London
Salary: £200.00 per hour
Recruiter: Murphy
Job Hours: Full-time

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Social Value Manager 

Do you have a passion for Social Value and want to positively challenge the norm?

Then join our award-winning team. This is an exciting new role that has been recently developed to really drive change and make a real difference. Your mission is to drive social value performance across our portfolio of work. 
We are looking for a talented and driven individual who has held a similar role in social value, who will join our growing sustainability team. 


Our Overview
Murphy’s purpose is to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure across the transportation, water and energy sectors in the UK, Ireland and Canada. Through our direct delivery model, we enable our clients to achieve their business objectives by increasing capacity, improving customer service, providing resilience and delivering increased efficiency whilst being a safe and sustainable company.


As a member of our team, you will be working in our £200m transportation business, reporting to our Environmental & Sustainability Lead. Ideally based at either our Golborne, Cannock or London offices. 

What you will be doing:

  • Primary lead for Social Value in the Business Unit and provide support and advice to across frameworks and projects
  • Develop and lead a social value strategy and development plan which will be aligned with Client’s and Murphy objectives and identify opportunities to enhance positive social outcomes;
  • Primary lead to manage the Social Value input into PQQ and Tender questions and support the development of Social Value related responses in line with client strategies and PPN 06/20;
  • Chair a Transportation Social Value Forum, with representatives from people team, procurement, Emerging Talent, Operations, Environment, and sustainability to drive change and develop actions. 
  • The sole representative from the business unit on Group, Client and RSSB forums/ working groups, in order contribute to change;
  • Lead author on MIMs’ Policy Procedures and Guidance, to assist Group to meet our strategic objectives and targets;
  • Manage compliance with current applicable legislation like Social Value Act 2012 and standards relating to social and environmental responsibility;
  • Foster a culture of social responsibility within the organisation to encourage employee engagement in social initiatives across the Transportation business and assist in its roll out;
  • Create and maintain strategic partnerships and relationships with education establishments; industry bodies and community organisations that help support our frameworks, projects, targets; and overall business strategy;
  • Lead projects on the adherence to our Social Value Development Plan by over seeing their initiatives;
  • Establish and implement robust metrics/KPIs and evaluation methods to measure the social impact of frameworks and projects activities;
  • Develop methods to collect, organize, and interpret data to identify patterns and trends, in order to record and report on all social impact related outcomes and objectives, managing reporting deadlines and Murphy and client requirements; 
  • An advocate of the third sector, by promoting (in parallel with Head of Procurement) Vocational, Community & Social Enterprises (VCSEs) to develop a responsible business approach which meets our framework and project requirements in relation to progressive procurement;
  • Maintain the Giving Back Calendar and develop its content to increase the number of employee’s taking volunteer days. 
  • Complete regional Needs Assessments and keep these up to date with local master plans to ensure they remain relevant. 

    • Who we are looking for:

  • Hold a degree in an appropriate in Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility , Communications, business ethics or a related field. 
  • Have membership with a relevant institute which committed to Social Sustainability 
  • Proven experience in a similar role with 3-5 years experience and a proven track record of successful social value initiatives. 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder engagement and a proven record in presenting confidently to client and senior management.
  • Stakeholder / relationship management skills in a project development and construction environment with stakeholders and contractors.
  • Demonstrable background and specific experience in developing Social Value strategies and monitoring its performance 

    • About Murphy

  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
  • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
  • Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
  • Above market rate contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
  • Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
  • Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
  • Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, cycle to work scheme etc

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