Client testimonial

Once we agreed our terms of reference with the Balance Partnership, I found them to be responsive, proactive and totally professional with regards to meeting all the School’s catering-related objectives. They also assist the School with the ongoing monitoring of the contractor’s financial and operational performance when required.

Ian McGregor, Bursar, Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools

Task manager

Task Manager

If you simply want a specified task undertaken for a fixed sum with a quick turn-around and an action/summary report.

These are the kind of projects that are ideally suited to Task Manager:

What?

  • Sourcing: Products, Services, People, Systems
  • Business Strategy: Organisational, management positioning and motivation
  • Finance: P/L audit, budget compilation, monitoring, trading trends
  • Recruitment: Advertising, interview & selection, job description writing
  • Training: Identification, implementation, outsourcing
  • Development: Buildings, estates, services, people

When?

Depending on location and the specific task/s, we can normally turn a Task Manager assignment around in 4-5 working days from the date of commencement.

What does it include?

A standard Task Manager assignment will normally include:

  • First appointment, terms of reference and timescale agreement
  • One site visit to obtain factual information, report feedback and statistics (normally a full day)
  • Report writing, secondary information gathering, phone calls and emails
  • Report presentation with recommendations
  • 90-day service tag from date of assignment, for questions and clarifications

How much?

The cost of a Task Manager assignment will be agreed at the outset and invoiced as follows:

  • Full-day project, inclusive of the above will cost £750.00 plus VAT
  • Multi-tasking cost will be agreed during assignment set up discussions and will normally be less than the daily project rate.