Social Procurement - Fixed-term Maternity Cover

at  Auckland Transport

• Fixed term January 2025 to July 2025
• Use your relationship skills to build success
• Senior Social Procurement role
  Auckland Transport (AT) is on a mission to transform Auckland into a vibrant city that moves, so that Aucklanders can connect with the people and places they love. Be part of Auckland’s exciting future and development. From transport infrastructure to customer-focused solutions, we’re creating seamless journeys across our city that enable businesses and Aucklanders to thrive.
  Regardless of your choice to walk, cycle, drive, take the ferry or train, we are passionate about working together to deliver safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable options whilst providing a transport system that will create a vibrant and connected Auckland. Transport has the potential to shape our city for the better - from the streets we live, work and spend time on, to the trains, bus services, cycle and walkways we use every day.

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Currently we are seeking a Senior Social and Economic Impact Specialist - Fixed Term from January 2025 to July 2025

The key purpose of this role is to support the implementation of Auckland Transport’s Sustainable Procurement Action Plan and to deliver positive social and economic outcomes via AT procurement activities.

• Providing or facilitating social procurement training and development for staff and suppliers.
• Meeting with suppliers to discuss and promote AT’s social and economic equity outcomes and design innovative solutions.
• Engaging with intermediaries, such as Amotai, the Ākina Foundation, Ngā Puna Pukenga and Jobs and Skills Hubs in planning for key procurement activity support and capability building.
• Sharing AT’s social procurement success stories.
• Risk and opportunities analysis of social procurement outcomes across AT categories of spend.
• Management of AT’s Emerging Suppliers Programme for civil construction works.

• Providing or facilitating social procurement training and development for staff and suppliers.
• Meeting with suppliers to discuss and promote AT’s social and economic equity outcomes and design innovative solutions.
• Engaging with intermediaries, such as Amotai, the Ākina Foundation, Ngā Puna Pukenga and Jobs and Skills Hubs in planning for key procurement activity support and capability building.
• Sharing AT’s social procurement success stories.
• Risk and opportunities analysis of social procurement outcomes across AT categories of spend.
• Management of AT’s Emerging Suppliers Programme for civil construction works