The Agency Staffing Project is the joining together of authorities with the addition of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to reduce the vast agency spend (estimated at £70m across AGMA).
Comensura have been appointed as the Managing Agent for the project. We are now in the implementation phase of the project with Tameside MBC, Bolton MBC, Rochdale MBC and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service currently live. We expect all remaining authorities to be up and running in autumn 2007. Recruitment generally i.e. e-recruitment, on-line advertising and applications. Appointment of Contract Manager, this person will monitor Comensura and identify how we can link into the "Nowpeople" Project, (NOWpeople is made up of nine AGMA authorities, to pool resources and knowledge and advertise recruitment opportunities on their website www.nowpeople.co.uk. The Contract Manager will look into how the AGMA authorities can more efficiently recruit temporary staff in the future.
Adequate resourcing – dedicated, high quality project manager; Establishing baseline and starting position, evidencing the potential gains; Have a project structure and plan and follow it; Have a Core Group to drive the project forward (right skills mix); Recognition of a compelling business case; Use of readily available data to validate Business Cases.
| Award info | |
| Award category: | scarce resources |
|---|---|
| Award type: | submission |
| Award year: | 2007 |
| Project type | |
| Sector: | cross-sectoral |
| Type of activity: | human resource management |
| Keywords: | public transport, rescue services, human resources |
| Short English description: | agency staff procurement process, a joint initiative by several local authorities and agencies |
| Further information | |
| Organisation: | AGMA Collaborative Services Group |
| Other applicants: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.agma.gov.uk |
| Level of government: | local level |
| Size of organisation: | |
| Number of people involved: | |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| EU membership: | EU member |
| Language code: | en |
| Start date: | 2005/04/01 |
| End date: | 2010/04/30 |