Published date: 21 February 2023
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Human resources management consultancy services - 79414000
Location of contract
West Midlands
Procurement reference
W162/0223
Published date
21 February 2023
Closing date
3 March 2023
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
West Midlands Employers (WME) is a Public Sector organisation wholly owned by 32 Councils within the West Midlands. Our vision is to advocate, build and champion people centered organisations for a resilient and diverse public sector workforce that benefits everyone in the region.
One of the most recognised workforce challenges repeatedly voiced by our members is recruitment and with the negotiating currency of future employees strengthening and the pressures facing the wider employment market increasing, this will only sustain the issues faced by recruitment professionals in the public sector for the foreseeable.
Those challenges and the advancement of hybrid working do lend themselves to seizing opportunities for revisiting how we do things, greater reach and diversity. WME has, therefore, committed to support its members with the continuous improvement of their recruitment practices with Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging right at the heart.
This opportunity requires a suitably skilled and experienced provider to do the following on behalf of WM Employers:
• design a recruitment diagnostic tool and associated consultancy review model with a detailed Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging lens (Essential)
• lead on piloting that model by conducting a review of recruitment policies and practices using the diagnostic tool with two Local Authorities (Essential)
• take lessons learned from the pilot to finalise a tried and tested diagnostic tool and review model (Essential)
• provide an in-house development programme enabling WME colleagues to continue delivering the Inclusion Lens Review Model with clients into the future (Desirable)
• deliver all of the above by the end of July 2023 within an estimated budget of £20,000
The outcome of this work will be to enable public sector organisations and their HR professionals to scrutinize their own recruitment practices, challenge their recruitment processes, isolate unwanted recruiting behaviours and avoid the trap of assumptions all with an equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging sense check. This will include everything from job design, marketing and recruitment through to selection, induction and onboarding.
Expressions of Interest should be sent to Michelle O'Neill, Principal Consultant Leadership & OD
Email m.oneill@wmemployers.org.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Michelle O'Neill
Address
West Midlands House
Gipsy Lane
Willenhall
WV13 2HA
England
Telephone
07485 338681
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