Pictured above: Jan Golding, Chief Executive of Roots HR

Kidderminster-based Roots HR (Human Resources) is celebrating this week, having beaten off stiff national competition to achieve preferred supplier status for the Greater Manchester Voluntary Sector Support (GMVSS) Market Place. 

Roots HR's team of four consultants, all of whom live in the West Midlands, will now work closely with GMVSS Market Place to design and deliver a range of services to Greater Manchester voluntary, community and faith groups, including a free training course for managers, an online HR knowledge test and access to a library of free factsheets and newsletters designed to provide advice on the specific challenges facing the voluntary and community sector.

Roots HR CIC was founded by chartered HR practitioner Jan Golding two years ago and has grown rapidly generating five jobs in Kidderminster. It now has over 55 clients across the UK and looks set to continue to grow, both locally and nationally. 

Jan says: "We are absolutely delighted to be awarded preferred supplier status to GMVSS Market Place and grateful to our existing clients who provided the testimonials which supported our application. As a Community Interest Company (CIC) ourselves, we have a detailed understanding of people management in this sector and are aiming to be the best provider in the UK to deliver these services."

Commenting on the choice of Roots HR Morag Rose, Community Hubs Development Officer at Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisations, which created the GMVSS Market Place, said: "Our steering group picked Roots HR CIC for its ethics, approach and the range and quality of services provided. We are all very excited at the prospect of creating a partnership that will enable Greater Manchester voluntary and community organisations to access so much specialised and relevant people management support for free."