WARNING - By their nature, text files cannot include scanned images and tables. The process of converting documents to text only, can cause formatting changes and misinterpretation of the contents can sometimes result. Wherever possible you should refer to the pdf version of this document. CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY STAFFING & RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Paper 4 07/09/07 CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION Title: REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER AND RECRUITMENT FOR PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2007 TO DATE Prepared by: Francesca Scott, HR Manager Purpose This paper is to update the Staffing and Recruitment Committee of the Staff Turnover and Recruitment activity from 1 January 2007 to date. Executive Summary SUMMARY OF STAFF TURNOVER & RECRUITMENT: 1 JANUARY 2007 TO DATE Leavers 1 January to 31 August 2007 Name / Grade / Job Title / Leaving Date / Reason for leaving / Length of Service Hamish Trench B2 National Park Plan Officer 12/01/07 Secondment 2.1 years Fiona Newcombe B1 Head of Rural Development & Strategy 15/01/07 Career Break 3.5 years Ruathy Donald B3 Business & Marketing Officer 20/05/07 Career Break 4.1 Years Leavers from 1 September 07 David Bale B1 Head of NHLM 30/09/07 End of Secondment 2 Years NB we have no permanent leavers for this 8 month period. All staff turnover has been due to requests for Career Breaks or Secondments to other organisations. 1. Hamish Trench’s application for a two year secondment as Head of Strategy with the Deer Commission for Scotland was agreed, with the agreement period 15 Jan 2007 to 14 Jan 2009. The vacant post of Strategic Policy & Planning Officer will shortly be advertised internally and externally. 2. Fiona Newcombe’s application for a three year career break was agreed, with the agreement period from 15 Jan 2007 to 14 Jan 2010. Fiona sought a career break for family reasons, to allow her to move back closer to the family home, and has taken the opportunity of taking up the appointment of Director of North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 3. Ruathy Donald’s application for a two and a half year career break following on from her maternity leave was agreed with a return date of mid October 2009. Fiona Milligan has been recruited on a fixed term contract to cover this career break. 4. David Bale’s secondment from SNH is due to end shortly on a phased basis. He is continuing to work for us for two days per week to complete the Beauly Denny Enquiry before going back to SNH full time as Area Manager in October. New Joiners 1 January to 31 August 2007 Name / Grade / Job Title / Start Date / Reason for Recruitment Sarah Quirie B6 Admin Assistant 03/01/07 New post Fiona Milligan B3 Marketing Officer 29/01/07 Maternity leave and Career Break cover Alison Lax B2 To backfill Gavin Miles’s internal secondment to the post of Strategic Policy and Planning Officer 5. Sarah Quirie (through a recruitment agency) had been providing cover during Sara’s secondment, and was subsequently appointed as Administration Officer on a fixed term of one year, with the agreement from 3 Jan 2007 to 2 Jan 2008. 6. Fiona Milligan was recruited on a fixed term 2 year contract to cover Ruathy Donald’s maternity leave and Career break. 7. Alison Lax has been recruited on a fixed term 1 year contract to cover Gavin Miles’s internal secondment to Strategic Policy and Planning Officer. This post was created to back-fill Hamish Trench’s secondment to the Deer Commission. Summary Leavers • 1 January to 31 August 2007: 0 Leavers Staff Turnover: 0% • Internal “churn” 1 January to 31 August 2007 Internal Turnover: 5% • 1 August to 31 December 2006: 5 leavers Staff Turnover: 8.33% Breakdown of staff numbers as at 31 December 2006 Actual Headcount / Total H’count / Full Time Equivalent / Total FTE Core Staff 47 - 46.1 - Project Staff 8 - 6.1 - Seconded Staff 3 58 3 55.2 Male 26 - 25 - Female 32 58 30.2 55.2 Fixed contract 16 - 14.1 - Permanent contract 42 58 41.1 55.2 Francesca Scott August 2007 franscott@cairngorms.co.uk