Decision details

The needs of the Buy Doncaster team have been analysed, and it was felt that there was more of an operational need for the Traded Services Technical Officer, as due to the work of the previous Training Coordinator and the capabilities of the Buy Doncaster website, training providers have become far more self-sufficient. The
Traded Services Technical Officer will act as the main administrator for the website, and further promote this culture of self-sufficiency with both our Providers and Customers.
Having this role in place to coordinate all operational activity, means that theBusiness Development Manager will have more time to work strategically, working with providers to develop business cases and business plans, increase/ adapt their service offer and grow markets and market share, which is very much needed during this difficult financial period, providing sustainability for services and increased
income generation potential for the Council.
The Traded Services Technical Officer post has been evaluated as a G6. The savings achieved from reducing from a G7 post to a G6 post will put Buy Doncaster in a better position for achieving a break-even position on the CK051 budget.The post needs to be established and recruited to as soon as possible, as due to vacancies and sickness absence, there is currently only the Business Development Manager working in the service. This means that, at times, there is no business

Decision to establish and recruit to the position of Traded
Services Technical Officer within Buy Doncaster team.

A decision has been taken to establish and recruit to a Traded
Services Technical Officer within the Buy Doncaster team; this post will be in place of the currently vacant G7 Training Coordinator post, which will be subsequently deleted. The Training Coordinator post has core budget assigned and this budget will be allocated to pay for the Traded Services Technical Officer post, Financial Management are aware of this.

Not to establish and recruit.