future jobs fund managed services proposal

Managed services

for

Future Jobs Fund partners in Scotland

ki-work.com

Proposition

Ki Work will provide managed services

to a consortium of – third sector organisations – unitary authorities – green and socially responsible SMEs

to address the issue of unemployed

youth in Scotland through the Future

Jobs Fund (FJF) and other funding.

FJF parameters

• £1 billion funding for 150k jobs in

the UK

• helping 18 - 24 year old unemployeds

• 15k jobs for Scotland, 3k allocated to

date

• £6,500 subsidy per job

• minimum bid: 30 jobs

FJF primary criteria

• six months/25 hours per week average

• does not displace other jobs

• either over 12 months unemployed or in

an unemployment hotspot

• work done will benefit local

communities

• work will be under way quickly

Enhancing bid prospects

• mitigating unit cost from the FJF– cost per job– alignment with other sources of funding

• increasing potential for long term employment– quality of the job– training & development– likelihood of further employment

Challenges for employers

• FJF customers require

– substantial coaching, mentoring & training

– payroll, admin & management support

• employers lack

– skills, resources & time

– ability/willingness to commit to 30+ jobs

– experience in formulating proposal

Managed services package

• screening, needs assessment, skills streaming

• individual & team coaching & mentoring

• online and classroom training

• phone & field advisory services

• help desk, payroll, admin & management

• fractional work marketplace & placement

services

• FJF application management

Employer contribution

• supervision

• on-the-job training

• time tracking

• release for outside training

• opportunity for long term employment

Target partners

• public sector– unitary authorities

• third sector– charities– social enterprises

• private sector– green & socially responsible companies– health & well-being practitioners– web enterprises, esp. work at home

Ki Work goals

• primary focus– identify placements in targeted sectors– secure FJF funding– provide support as required

• secondary focus - secure separate funding– expanded fractional work marketplace & placement services

– additional FJF-qualified candidates– reach other 18 – 24 year old unemployeds

Initial FJF proposal

• total jobs: 200

– 60 public sector– 60 third sector– 60 green & socially-responsible SMEs– 10 phone & field advisors– 5 customer support– 5 admin

What is Ki Work

• online utility that facilitates the full range of organisational functions through hosted software applications

• teams can manage online processes remotely• online marketplace for small and large projects

• 10,000 professionals support resource base• highly scalable infrastructure

Enterprise 3.0

www.ki-work.comMichael Wolff - CEOmwolff@ki-work.com

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