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Commercial Skills Masterclass for Public Service Delivery
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Location
Nottingham CVS
7 Mansfield Road Nottingham NG1 3FB United KingdomDescription
Register now for this two day masterclass to build your commercial skills for public service delivery, taking place in Nottingham on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 April.
Designed and delivered by a cross-sector partnership (ACEVO, AVANTA, Capita, Ingeus, NAVCA, NCVO, Serco and Social Enterprise UK), these masterclasses are the first in a national programme funded by Office for Civil Society, Cabinet Office with pro-bono support from our private sector partners.
With increasing opportunities for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to deliver public services, the masterclasses are designed to share the skills, tools and techniques used by experts in the private and voluntary sectors to win and deliver public service contracts.
Using case studies, practical commercial tools and the direct experiences of expert facilitators, the masterclasses will guide you through the commercial skills required to succeed in a world of subcontracts, competition and payment by results.
What the masterclasses cover
Surveying delegates beforehand, each event is tailored to your stated needs and interests, and will tackle the key issues involved in both direct contracting and sub-contracting. We’ll cover:
Day 1
- Context: the changing market and your place in it
- Building effective relationships: raising your profile, positioning and building relationships with partners and commissioners; the private sector as a partner
- Assessing subcontracting opportunities: risk and financial assessment of contracts
Day 2
- Bidding and governance: skills for effective bid management, governance and setting contract terms
- Negotiation: the importance of doing it, and how to do it well
- Implementation and contract delivery: tools, processes and challenges when preparing for and delivering a contract
- Learning and adapting: how to respond to changing circumstances during the contract
Who should attend?
We’ve designed these events for service managers, senior staff and trustees in voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations who are:
- Delivering or looking to deliver public services; and/or
- Bidding in consortia or partnership
How to book
Places are limited to 25 per masterclass. This event is in Nottingham on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 April from 9.30am to 4pm.
The fee for the two day event is £30 for One East Midlands members and £60 for non-members. One East Midlands will invoice you after you have booked your place.
If you are unsure if your organisation is a member of One East Midlands contact Claire Chapman, Information and Membership Officer, at clairechapman@one-em.org.uk or on 0115 934 8471.
If you are interested in becoming a member of One East Midlands and enjoying the many benefits of doing so, including free or reduced event booking, visit www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk/membership to apply online.
Space at this event is extremely limited and it is anticipated that a reserve list will be in operation for this event. It is therefore requested that you inform the event organisers as soon as possible if you cannot attend for any reason so that we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list. Refunds will only be given if five clear working days notice is received of cancellation.
For further information on this event email office@one-em.org.uk.
Further details about the full national programme of masterclasses will follow on Know How Non Profit.