AGMA Agency Staff Procurement Project
From EPSA
Short description of the project
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).
Current status and future steps for the project
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.
Lessons learned
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.
