• Decision details

    • Decision details

    Creation of ICT specific graduate/trainee scheme and new posts on structure.

    Reference: D41392

    Decision Maker: Deputy Chief Executive

    Decision status: Recommendations approved

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Purpose:

     

     Approval is sought for the creation of a graduate/trainee scheme specific to ICT and for the creation of new technical posts on the ICT structure to support delivery of key Council projects.

    Funding for the graduate/trainee scheme and for the new technical posts will be achieved from a combination of existing revenue and current/future capital scheme budgets. The combined salary costs of these posts including on-costs will result in the authority spending over £250,000 per annum meaning this decision falls into the classification of a key decision.

    Funding of the change will be done through a re-allocation of existing budgets and recent vacancies.

     

    Decision:

    1.  Creation of a graduate/trainee scheme specific to ICT development and our core technologies is required to increase our capacity to deliver key Council change programmes

    2.  Creation of new technical roles in our core technologies on the ICT structure are required to increase our capacity and capability to deliver key Council change programmes

    3.  All changes are within existing ICT budget or from income due from commissioned projects.

     

    Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

    Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Digital and Creative Technologies,Culture, and Skills - Councillor Lucinda Yeadon

    Other reasons / organisations consulted

    Report of planned changes issued to all staff and Union representatives with comments invited.

    Union meetings where requested.

    HR meetings

    Consultees

    ICT Services staff

    Union representatives

    Contact: Bev Fisher, Head of Service Delivery (ICT) 76294 Email: bev.fisher@leeds.gov.uk Email: bev.fisher@leeds.gov.uk.

    Publication date: 23/07/2014

    Date of decision: 31/07/2014

    Effective from: 08/08/2014

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