Strategic Objectives

* Providing an accessible, speedy, cost-effective, bi-lingual and responsive service for departmental management, individual members of staff, and other clients of Human Resources. This service will include the provision of strategic vision, specialist advice and practical support.

* Consulting and seeking the views of Heads of Colleges / Schools / Departments and Senior Managers on staffing and employment related matters, in order to devise policies and practices which meet the existing and developing needs of the University and its component parts, and advising colleagues of developments as necessary.

* Implementing the Human Resource Strategy in order to address issues relating to collaboration with other IHE, the management of change, staff recruitment and retention, equal opportunity and equal pay systems, reward and motivation, the progression and development of staff, HR forecasting and planning, and staff performance and review.

* Developing an integrated set of HR policy statements, codes of practice and guidelines to ensure that common standards prevail throughout the University, and through liaison with the OHSU, ensure that due and proper consideration of health and safety issues is reflected in its policies; providing high quality management information, recommendations and advice to senior colleagues on HR issues, employment law, statutory compliance, national and local collective agreements, and professional good practice.

* Introducing and maintaining appropriate conditions of service for all staff groups, and to promote greater harmonisation of basic conditions and entitlements throughout the University.

* Managing consultation and collective bargaining arrangements with recognised trade unions and staff representatives, by fostering a spirit of partnership, cooperation and mutual understanding, and by implementing effective communications networks with staff generally.

* Reviewing existing reward structures, pay systems, progression procedures, and grade structures.

* Further developing the University's Equal Opportunity Policies, implementing its action plan, monitoring its effectiveness, and recommending the introduction of progressive policies, guidelines and practices.

* Providing individual members of staff with information relating to staff development and training opportunities, pay and other benefits, pension scheme entitlements, retirement options, flexible working arrangements and Family Friendly policies.

* Providing advice and support to Heads of Colleges / Schools / Departments on the management of health, welfare, grievance or disciplinary matters relating to an individual member, or group, of staff.

* Producing and maintaining an up-to-date information handbook for Heads of Colleges / Schools / Departments and members of staff.