Proposal for Recruitment Strategy for LSST

Known project objectives at this point in time

Known project objectives at this point in time.

     •    Promote and position LSST as a credible employer in the Higher Education sector;
     •    Promote and position LSST as a new credible employer in the Higher Education sector with emphasis on delivering accounting and           financial management;
     •    Identify ways for recruiting relevant academic staff in the areas of accounting and financial management.

Project tasks

The requirement of this brief is to receive a proposal as a result of research and relevant data collection to advise the HR management of the college on:

    • The merits of recruiting and retaining professionally qualified personnel to deliver selected specialist courses
    • How to attract talented individuals into Higher Education with the right knowledge and skills.
    • How to provide a working environment that competitors do not offer to achieve relative competitive advantage over competition.

Deliverables – what do you expect to be left with at the end of the project? The employment sector in HE is highly competitive therefore we   require clear recruitment strategy.

To include:

   • Relevant qualifications and experience we should be requesting
   • On boarding techniques
   • Staff motivation
   • Reward and remuneration

Expectations of the client about the students team

   • To be familiar with LSST business and brand
   • To be able to place LSST within the industry
   • To communicate effectively
   • To deliver in a professional and timely manner
   • Group formation

What the student team can expect from the Client    

   • To communicate effectively and professionally
   • To provide constructive comments    

Nominated university supervisor and contact details

  • To be completed after the project has been allocated.

How much contact time and resources are you planning to commit to this project    

 • Minimum 3 x written exchanges – via email

 • Minimum 3 x face-to-face contacts or via Skype or face time

What would you estimate to be the commercial value of this project if you were actually paying for it?   

• Not yet decided

 How likely are you to actually implement ideas presented to you?

 • This is a ‘real-life’ project that the management of the college is particularly interested on and should the data received be meaningful and     realistic, it will  be considered accordingly by the management.

 Legal issues are all insurances in place for this project to proceed? Are there any constraints that may hinder progress?    

   • There are no particular legal and regulatory issues involved with this project.
   • Consultants will not be permitted access to any data that is not already in the public domain