Funding issues, mean the Assembly are currently unable to fill a number of vacant junior planning and transport policy posts, as we are unable to offer contracts beyond end March 2009. We have also failed to attract any interest for these post via the secondment route from local authorities or other public agencies. Therefore we are considering using outside consultancy or recruitment \ interim management agency staff employed on a full time basis based in our offices as an alternative. There is a real shortage of information readily accessible on the internet about this issue. Does anybody have experience of using such an approach to resolve recruitment problems? If so I would like best practice feedback on: ~ sample project specifications \ tender briefs \ contracts used; ~ suitable firms to approach on a competitive tender basis; and ~ experience of using such an approach. As we urgently need to recruit staff, I am planning to go out to tender for such services before end of July 2008, therefore I would approaciate any feedback by end of June 2008
