Staffing
Purpose
On behalf of the Governing Body, to ensure that the College’s human resources policies provide for its present and future needs, and that its business is conducted with due regard to best practice in equal opportunities.
| Membership | 2011-12 | |
| Ex officio | Principal |
Dr James Sweeney (to 31.12.11) |
| Vice Principal | Dr Michael Kirwan (to 31.12.11) Prof Gwen Griffith-Dickson (from 1.1.12) |
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| Director of Administration | Mrs Elizabeth Thussu | |
| Director of Finance and Estates | Mr Martin Grundy | |
| Appointed by the Governing Body | One lay member of Governing Body | Rev Prof Peter Galloway |
| Appointed by the Principal | Member of Library or Administrative staff with line management responsibilities |
Fr Chris Pedley |
| Heads of Academic Departments | Dr Anna Abram |
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| Co-opted | Representative(s) from recognized Trades Unions Staff Representative |
Vacancy
Nadeem Ahmad |
| Secretary | Human Resources Manager | Ms Shade Olutobi |
Quorum
Four members
Frequency of meetings
Three times a year
Reports to
Governing Body
Sub-Committees
Staff Development Steering Group
Terms of Reference
1. Taking into account legislation and best practice in the sector, to be responsible for the College’s policies on recruitment, appointment, conditions of service, probation, promotion, re-grading and staff development of all categories of staff.[1]
2. To take forward, as soon and as far as is reasonably practicable the HEFCE agenda on rewarding and developing staff in Higher Education.
3. To develop the human resoureces strategy which will cover areas such as:
· recruitment and retention issues;
· staff development;
· the development of equal opportunities targets;
· regular reviews of staffing needs, which will reflect market demands and technology;
· workforce management;
4. To appoint two sub-panels from its own and co-opted members, one relating to academic staff and the other relating to administrative, library and clerical staff, to consider recommendations under the annual pay review process.
5. To make recommendations on the establishment of new posts and the filling of vacant posts.
6. To oversee the development of staffing-related equal opportunities policies and to monitor their effectiveness.
7. To ensure, in respect of staffing policies, procedures and practices, that unlawful discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief (including lack of belief), sex, or sexual orientation, does not occur. It will ensure this by:
a) monitoring appropriate data sets at suitable intervals, and
b) explicitly considering the impact on equality issues of any new actions, policies or procedures which it initiates or approves
8. To establish and keep under review a staff development strategy which supports the strategic aims of the College.
9. To ensure that staff development is managed, monitored and evaluated effectively within the College at individual, group and institutional levels. The Staffing Committee will therefore consider a report on staff development matters at its regular meetings and will take action on matters arising as appropriate.
10. To advise the Governing Body and Academic Board on the implications for the College of policy documents issued by Government and other relevant bodies (e.g. UUK, CUC, UCEA, HEFCE).
11. To oversee any follow-up action in relation to the implementation of the JNCHES Framework Agreement for the Modernisation of Pay Structures; members of the Staffing Committee will act, in partnership with the recognised union(s), as part of the College’s Joint Negotiation Panel for the Framework Agreement’s implementation.
