Populating the social realm: new roles arising from social procurement

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Table 1. Information on interviewees’ roles and organizational functions.

Professional role	Organizational function	Individual codes
Coordinator (C)	Employment officer, CEO, business developer, project leader, project manager, head of development	C1–8
Sustainability expert/manager (S)	Sustainability manager, process leader for employment requirements, CSR manager, development strategist for social issues	S1–8
Procurement specialist/manager (P)	Procurement manager, head of procurement, strategic procurement officer, purchasing officer	P1–5

Table 2. Examples of interview questions for each interview theme.

Interview theme	Examples of interview questions
1. Personal work experiences related to employment requirements	What is your experience of employment requirements?
	When were you first introduced to the concept of employment requirements?
2. Perceptions on one’s own role	How does a typical work day for you unfold in relation to employment requirements?
	What drives you to work with employment requirements?
3. Interrelations with other actors	Who are you closest colleagues that you can discuss and brainstorm about employment requirements with? What role do they have?
	Where do you find inspiration and guidance about employment requirements?
4. Values and characteristics prescribed to the role by the organization	How has your organization organized the work related to employment requirements? What formal policies are in place?
	Who drives the work with employment requirements?
5. Future prospects of the role	What are the challenges for you and your work related to employment requirements in the short-term and long-term?
	How do you think your role and work with employment requirements will develop in the future, both within your organization but also in the wider construction sector?

Table 3. ERP’s operational, educational and co-creating work.

Operational work	Educational work	Co-creational work
Solving targeted problems Doing your due diligence Ensuring that things get done Providing comprehensive solutions which are easily adopted Supporting Providing tools Coordinating	Agenda-setting Fighting rhetorically against misunderstandings and fears Convincing others of the value Selling the concept Educating Explaining Introducing people to the concept Supervising Concretizing the concept into practice	Facilitating and orchestrating meetings between different actors and professional disciplines Talking with people Inspiring courage into others to try different things Unfolding “hidden” organizational initiatives Planting seeds Growing people and competences Breaking barriers