Ministry of Social Development

Ōpōtiki Employment Placement Service Project Reference Number 23.109.01

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) are seeking to purchase an employment assistance and work placement service for at-risk and disadvantaged whānau to improve their ability to transition into sustainable employment, enhancing their financial self-sufficiency and social welfare.
MSD is committed to reducing the number of working age people who need to rely on a benefit, as a means of improving economic independence, social wellbeing, and long-term financial stability.
MSD wishes to draw on the expertise within Non-Government Organisations (NGO) and the private sector to enable the purchase of quality work readiness interventions and placement services for priority clients.
What we need
MSD seeks to engage a provider to undertake the delivery of an Employment Placement Service (EPS) programme in the Ōpōtiki region supporting whānau into a three-tiered service model from August 2023 to July 2025.
The aim of the Employment Placement Service is to:
• Provide support to participants using an approach that is appropriate, individualised and delivered in a manner that is sensitive to the participant’s needs, and delivered in an environment that is positive and encourages engagement.
• Assist participants to exit benefit into sustainable employment by linking participants with industry sector employers.

Department/Business Unit: Procurement Solutions