Appointment of a Consultant Cheltenham Business Partnership Manager

Cheltenham Business Partnership is a partnership of local business leaders and the Council. It is funded through contributions of its members and run by a Board comprising funding partners. The Council holds its accounts and manages any contractual arrangements.

It has been in existence for over 10 years and a Business Partnership Manager managed its day-to-day operation until his retirement in 2014. At that point, the Partnership was considering whether to promote a Business Improvement District (BID). https://www.gov.uk/business-improvement-districts This gave an element of uncertainty to its future and the Partnership was reluctant to commit to employment of a Manager preferring to use its funds to bring in a consultant with the necessary expertise to cover this role pending a more permanent decision on its future. A consultant was employed covering the period when a Feasibility Study was undertaken to inform decisions about the BID. The Study has been submitted and the Partnership has decided to move towards a BID vote in February 2016.

As a consequence the Partnership has decided to appoint a Consultant Manager up to the anticipated BID establishment date of 27 May 2016. By this time, the partnership will have made a decision about its future existence and purpose and the need to employ a permanent Manager.