SEWSCAP

We are at #procurexwales2024 at the Collaborative Procurement Hub, come and say hello! 👋

We Are Hiring: Category Manager Exciting opportunities await at Ardal, the procurement collaboration uniting four local authorities—Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, and the Vale of Glamorgan. Together, we serve the communities of these regions, managing an annual spend exceeding £1 billion on goods, services, and works.   The Category Manager will be responsible for managing the Framework Category Team, ensuring sourcing activity meets Client needs, supports delivery of the Socially Responsible Procurement Strategy, Corporate business activities and targeted efficiency savings.   🚀 Position Available: Category Manager ✨ Key Details: 💼 Salary: Grade 9 - £42,403 to £45,441 📅 Closing Date: 01/11/2024 🕒 Full-Time Permanent Position 🌐 Hybrid Working Environment   Apply now and be part of a collaborative and innovative team driving positive change: https://lnkd.in/eiVYm9Ut #JobOpportunity #PublicSector #Procurement #ProcurementJobs #CareerGrowth #Recruiting #Ardal Torfaen County Borough Council Vale of Glamorgan Council Monmouthshire County Council

Celebrate #WorldMentalHealthDay tomorrow with us! 🌍 📣 We want to hear from our partners, clients, and stakeholders about the steps they're taking to contribute to mental health awareness and well-being through NTW48's Community Well-Being Benefits initiatives. Let us know if you're involved in projects across the Ardal group by emailing David Portman Senior Strategy and Development Officer on David.Portman@cardiff.gov.uk. 🍃 #CommunityWellbeingBenefits #MentalHealthAwareness #Wellbeing

Join us at Swansea Arena on September 10th for the Meet the Buyer Expo hosted by Busnes Cymru / Business Wales. This is a fantastic opportunity for suppliers to introduce themselves to public sector buyers and private sector primary contractors to learn about new projects, contracts, frameworks, and supply chain opportunities. 🗓 Date: September 10th 📍 Location: Swansea Arena Trystan Paynter and Laura Pine will be there, and we’re looking forward to meeting you! For more information, visit the LinkedIn group: https://lnkd.in/eqHStGKp #MeetTheBuyer #BusinessWalesExpo #BusinessWales

“Last year, I think it was around August time, we went to Sport Wales, which is in Cardiff, and we did a dragon's pitch to the four dragons. There were two people from StreetGames, and there were two SEWSCAP people. And we showed what we found in our community, about what girls want to see in sport, and we asked them for the amount of money that we were required for our project. And I think it was around September that we found out that we got the funding. Since then, we've been doing projects such as these for Muslim girls mainly, who have never really seen something like this before in their community. Some of these girls have come to us since the beginning, and they've become so much more confident. I've loved seeing their confidence grow and how much they've enjoyed it as well." - Rosheen Khan, Volunteer Coach ⚽🌱 "The Ardal group is proud to support this great initiative that benefits our local communities. Well done to all at StreetGames and to all the volunteers for your continued hard work." David Portman Senior Strategy and Development Officer #CommunityWellbeingBenefits StreetGames UK Grange Pavilion Ali Abdi

Join us at the Swansea Arena on September 10th for the Meet the Buyer event hosted by Busnes Cymru / Business Wales: https://lnkd.in/eqHStGKp We look forward to meeting you there.

Empowering Communities with Sports ⚽🌱🏙 At Ardal, we're proud to support initiatives that make a real difference. Through our SEWSCAP framework funding, projects like those at the Grange Pavilion, powered by StreetGames UK, are transforming communities by bringing sports opportunities to young women and girls. Together, we’re building stronger, more inclusive communities. #CommunitySports #WomenInSports #CommunityWellbeingBenefits #Ardal David Portman Senior Strategy and Development Officer

Today (20th June) is World Refugee Day, so a perfect time to celebrate the partnership between Ardal and the Welsh Refugee Council (WRC).   As part of our ongoing #CommunityWellbeingBenefits work, and via funding through our SEWSCAP framework, we have been able to support the Welsh Refugee Council in its vital work. Our funding has enabled WRC to purchase computers for its ‘lived experience volunteers’ within its Education and Employment team, marking a transformative step in enhancing its services for sanctuary seekers and refugees. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWVWRwES For tailored support with any Community Well-being benefits across the Ardal group, please get in touch with David Portman Senior Strategy and Development Officer. #WorldRefugeeDay #WelshRefugeeCouncil

Ardal places huge importance on its work with community groups and charities to help deliver, sustainable, impactful change across South East Wales, and our #communitywellbeingbenefits team want to hear about your good news stories associated with any Social Impact / Community Well-being benefits delivery across Ardal’s projects.   If you have any case studies linked to the below and would like to showcase your good work then please let us know.   Feel free to tag David Portman Senior Strategy and Development Officer or Ardal Procurement into any posts.   17-23 June – Learning Disability Week 17-23 June – Refugee week 23 June – International Women in Engineering Day   #internationalwomeninengineering #refugeeweek #learningdisabilityweek #communitywellbeingbenefits #formallysocialvalue

Here's what Ardal funding through its SEWSCAP framework and partnership with StreetGames UK has meant to the team at Valleys Gymnastics Academy 🤸🌟 "StreetGames funding has given us many opportunities to do great courses such as The Introduction to Doorstep Sport, Engaging Women and Girls in Sport, and Managing Challenging Behaviour. Also, some of the girls did their Tennis Activator course, which has helped them to run the sessions on Saturday." Valley's Gymnastics Academy is also participating in the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme right now. If you're shopping in a local Tesco store, please ask for a blue token and pop it in the collection point! #CommunityWellbeingBenefit #StreetGamesUK #SEWSCAP