Councils Collaborate to Launch New Jobs Portals

Councils in three English regions are collaborating to advertise jobs on the internet through new regional recruitment portals. Jobseekers in the South East, East Midlands and South West will soon be offered a one-stop shop on the web for council jobs in their area. The new web portals will allow job seekers to search and apply for a wide range of employment opportunities in councils, and in some cases fire and rescue services and other public sector employers. Following the successful launch of NorthEastJobs.org in 2009, three more regions are developing linked recruitment portals as part of programme funded by Communities and Local Government and delivered by the North East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership. Jennifer McNeill, Regional Director of South East Employers said: “We are delighted to be hosting the first of these new regional portals. This provides an exciting opportunity for SEE to support our 74 councils in driving down costs in their advertising and recruitment processes whilst raising their individual profiles as employers. SouthEastJobs.org.uk aims to provide a user-friendly facility for job seekers to apply for jobs directly, or as a useful signposting service for them” NorthEastJobs has already brought together 14 councils and fire and rescue services in the North East, offering a wide range of opportunities from Berwick to Redcar. Helen Paterson, Strategic Director of Transformation and Chair of the National Programme Board said: “In difficult economic times we are collaborating to make finding employment in the public sector as easy as possible. NorthEastJobs helps job seekers and keeps recruitment costs down” The new portals are supported by a system supplied by Tribal. Brendan Harris, Commercial Director for Tribal’s resourcing business said: “Tribal invest a huge amount of time and effort in delivering tailored solutions for the public sector and are delighted to be supporting the local government regions to implement efficient and cost-effective recruitment systems. The collaborative working with a total place approach to the regions within the UK will also help to make finding and applying for jobs so much easier for candidates looking to work in council and public service roles – a real win-win for recruiter, applicant and the taxpayer.“ Southeastjobs.org.uk will be available to job seekers in July. Portals in the East Midlands and South West are expected to follow shortly afterwards. A further regional portal is being considered by local authorities in the North West. Contact: South East Juliet Thomas juliet@seemp.co.uk 07826 523 532 Other Regions Helen Dobson helen.dobson@northeastcouncils.gov.uk 07776 461 713 Tribal Brendan Harris Brendan.harris@tribalresourcing.com 07736 821080 Web Links North East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership: www.northeastiep.gov.uk/recruitment/ South East Employers: www.seemp.co.uk Tribal: www.tribalgroup.com ~Ends~ The press release was distributed by Adessi. For more information please contact Alex Reynolds at Adessi on 0845 219 0923 or alex.reynolds@adessi.co.uk Notes to Editors: • The North East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (NEIEP) is one of 9 Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships in England. It consists of the 12 North East councils and 4 Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) and other key partners, supported by funding from the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) to 2011. • Through RIEPs, councils and FRSs collaborate to drive efficiencies and performance improvement. • The RIEP is governed by elected Members through the Association of North East Councils (ANEC) and is managed by the Improvement and Efficiency Steering Group made up of local authority Chief Executives and other partners. • South East Employers is independent, not-for profit and member led. Its local knowledge and professional expertise as an advisory and consultancy body for good employment practice, people development and supporting local democracy and partnership working adds value to 74 councils, 9 fire and rescue services and other business and voluntary communities across the south east region. SEE works closely with other bodies such as Improvement and Efficiency South East (IESE) to build capacity, share good practice, improve performance and generate more efficient ways of working. • Tribal offers a range of professional services focused on improving the delivery of public services. They work in partnership with a wide range of organisations across the public sector, including schools, colleges and universities; the NHS and primary care trusts; local authorities and housing associations; central government departments and government agencies; and third sector organisations. They also operate internationally and have worked in over 40 countries in the last five years. For more information: North East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership Contact the Programme Support Team : riep@northeastcouncils.gov.uk Telephone 0191 261 3923 South East Employers Email: info@seemp.co.uk Telephone: 01962 840664 Tribal Email: julie.molde@tribalresourcing.com Telephone 0115 9347308

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