Social Value Global Services Lead

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in April subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

We are hiring a social value global service leader to bring industry leading subject matter expertise and lead a service line across our global hubs. This is an exciting opportunity to scale an established and fast-growing social value service line across a global business.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading work winning for the service line, collaborating with hub, market, sector and account leaders across the business.
• Enhancing existing service lines and developing new services in response to client needs, market insights, and new and emerging market risks and opportunities.
• Establishing, cultivating and maintaining a strong collaborative network, developing partnerships with key senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing technical leadership and thought leadership for our business and clients, sharing knowledge and insights to drive added value.
• Leading the strategy development and business plans for the service line.
• Achieving operational excellence, delivering the required commercial outcomes and holding accountability for the performance of a portfolio of commissions and/or service lines.
• Building capability and capacity across the business in response to service growth and future skills needs.
• Supporting the personal and professional development of social value practitioners across the business, leading a high performing team and championing career development so everyone can fulfil their potential.

You'll need to have:

• Evidence of technical industry leadership on social value, and in-depth knowledge on the application of social value within the built environment and infrastructure.
• Experience in work winning and a strong understanding of commercial performance.
• Ability to develop a specialist vision, mobilising and leading all aspects of service delivery.
• Experience of strategic leadership in all components of project delivery, including policy, strategy, client environment and project deliverables.
• Line management and professional leadership experience, with the ability to lead a team of specialist experts across a global business and within a matrix managed organisation.
• Experience presenting at the C-Suite level, with demonstrated ability to interact with and influence leadership as a peer and operate as an integral member of a cross-functional team collaborating in a complex organisation.
• Ability to manage multiple perspectives while working towards a coordinated solution, and comfort navigating ambiguous situations with thoughtfulness and pragmatism.
• Ability to pivot between big-picture strategy and detail orientation as needed, and highly analytical with a capability to translate complex data into actionable insights and solutions.
• Excellent problem solving, communication, presentation and project management skills.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.