Resource Centre - Stage 1: Planning

Planning

Planning: how to get started

diversity and inclusion

You’ve got the power!

To get the most out of your buying power, begin by making a plan.

Lay out your goals for generating social value. Ask yourself: what does your organisation strive to do in the community? What are your values, priorities and areas of strength?

The answers will help you develop your social procurement objectives. These can align with your business strategy, or corporate values.

Check out the resources below to help you understand and get started on developing a social procurement or diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.

Understanding

What is Social Procurement?

What is social procurement? What does it look like in practice? What does it mean, and why use social procurement? Click on the resources below for examples, guides, case studies and other resources.

Articles

What is Social Procurement? - Jobsbank Blog
Understanding Social Procurement - Buying For Victoria
Social Procurement Overview - Australian Social Value Bank

Documents and Reports

Victoria’s social procurement case studies and highlights report - Buying For Victoria
The State of Social Procurement in Australia and New Zealand 2021 - Centre for Social Impact
A guide to Social Procurement - Buy Social Canada

What is inclusion and diversity in the workplace?

Articles

What is inclusion and diversity in the workplace? - Jobsbank Blog
Employment Insights for Australia - Labour Market Insights
Unconscious bias in recruitment: How can you remove it? - Workable - Resources for Employers
Supporting Sustainable Employment of Culturally Diverse Communities - Jobsbank, Ability Works & RMIT Report (PDF)
Inclusive and Sustainable Employment for Jobseekers Experiencing Disadvantage - Jobsbank & Centre for Future Work (PDF)
Creating Opportunity Through Systemic Change - Social Change Central, Jobsbank guest post

Audio & Video

Video: Supporting Sustainable Employment of Culturally Diverse Communities - Jobsbank, Ability Works & RMIT
Podcast: Mentor makeover - How to make it work for you - Jobsbank "Getting it Right" podcast, S2, Ep9
Podcast episode guide (PDF): Mentor makeover - How to make it work for you - Jobsbank podcast, S2, Ep9

What do Governments say?

Guidelines

Social procurement - Victorian Government approach - Buying For Victoria

Government Policies

Victorian Procurement Policies - Buying For Victoria
Indigenous Procurement Policy - Australian Government - National Indigenous Australians Agency
Aboriginal Procurement Policy - New South Wales Government
Other Procurement Policies - Western Australia Government
Sustainable Procurement Policy - South Australian Government

Getting started

Developing your Social Procurement and DEI policies

Examples and Sample Templates

Sample Procurement Policies and how to use them - 'Our Community' Policy Bank
Wyndham City Procurement Policy - Example Procurement Policy
City of Melbourne Procurement Policy - Example Procurement Policy
Social Procurement Workforce Plan template - Transport for NSW, NSW Government

Developing your own strategies / policies

How to write a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy - Jobsbank Blog
Get your baseline D&I data - Diversity Council Australia
Getting strategic with Diversity & Inclusion - Diversity Council Australia
Counting Culture guide - Mapping the cultural diversity of your workforce - Diversity Council Australia
35 Tips to Help Improve Diversity & Inclusion in Your Workplace - Australian HR Institute

Navigate the other stages of Social Procurement:

2. Sourcing

3. Delivering

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