Decision details

Enterprise Co-ordinators help schools to plan careers strategies and develop their careers plans. They also establish relationships with volunteers from business, known as Enterprise Advisors who support the schools on their careers strategies but also support with careers
interventions in schools.
Doncaster has two Enterprise Coordinators, based on the number of secondary schools in the borough. They are match funded by the Careers and Enterprise Company, who have a
responsibility for supporting schools in delivering high quality careers advice and guidance.
These two posts currently sit in Doncaster Chamber of Commerce, the decision to base them there was taken as the Chamber have been developing linkages with businesses and schools on the Council’s behalf.

This move would give the Enterprise Coordinators the opportunity to make links within the Council and share best practice. The Council would gain additional knowledge, expertise and capacity by directly employing the Enterprise Coordinators.
We propose the transfer of staff take place as quickly as possible, which is likely to mean in
September 21.

To move TUPE transfer 2 Enterprise Co-ordinators currently situated in the Doncaster Chamber of Commerce to Doncaster Council; to expand their roles to meet additional
Council specific requirements aligned to their current role and to recruit an additional Enterprise Coordinator to backfill this additional responsibility.

The ECs remain in the Chambers of Commerce. This was considered but rejected as there is less functional coherence with the work of the Chamber and more with the Council.

We set the ECs commercial targets to meet the potential long term costs of their posts. This was considered but rejected as it would create a conflict of interest with the EC element of the roles.