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12/12/2016
£8m Govt Contract To Provide 170 Jobs
An £8million government contract will provide 170 jobs in Northern Ireland.
The deal, secured by the Department for Communities from the Department for Work and Pensions, will deliver services to claimants in Great Britain.
The contract will provide 170 jobs and will be delivered from offices in Ballymena and L'Derry.
The Ballymena office will get 150 of the jobs and the remaining 20 posts will go to the Lisahally Service Centre.
While a number of the posts will be filled through internal NICS redeployment, it is expected a total of 150 posts will be filled through external recruitment and recruitment agencies.
Communities Minister Paul Givan said: "This new contract is the second to be secured by my department this year on behalf of DWP and underscores their confidence in the quality skills and service our staff in Northern Ireland consistently deliver. Providing services to Great Britain on behalf of DWP is now a core part of my department’s business. I am confident the new contract will provide excellent opportunities at the sites in Ballymena and Londonderry."
The contract is for an initial two year period at £4million per annum. The average salary will be in excess of £19,000 for the 170 posts which will be mainly administrative grades. The posts will assist in the delivery of Universal Credit and the Benefit Cap across Great Britain on behalf of DWP, and are expected to be fully operational by the autumn 2017.
(CD)
The deal, secured by the Department for Communities from the Department for Work and Pensions, will deliver services to claimants in Great Britain.
The contract will provide 170 jobs and will be delivered from offices in Ballymena and L'Derry.
The Ballymena office will get 150 of the jobs and the remaining 20 posts will go to the Lisahally Service Centre.
While a number of the posts will be filled through internal NICS redeployment, it is expected a total of 150 posts will be filled through external recruitment and recruitment agencies.
Communities Minister Paul Givan said: "This new contract is the second to be secured by my department this year on behalf of DWP and underscores their confidence in the quality skills and service our staff in Northern Ireland consistently deliver. Providing services to Great Britain on behalf of DWP is now a core part of my department’s business. I am confident the new contract will provide excellent opportunities at the sites in Ballymena and Londonderry."
The contract is for an initial two year period at £4million per annum. The average salary will be in excess of £19,000 for the 170 posts which will be mainly administrative grades. The posts will assist in the delivery of Universal Credit and the Benefit Cap across Great Britain on behalf of DWP, and are expected to be fully operational by the autumn 2017.
(CD)
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