Governance
Appointments & Promotions Committee
Committee overseeing senior academic and professional appointments, promotions, and tenure decisions.
Purpose
The Appointments & Promotions Committee ensures that all senior academic and professional appointments and promotions are made fairly, transparently and in accordance with the University's strategic priorities and equality commitments.
Key responsibilities
- Approve senior academic and professional appointments and promotions.
- Oversee tenure and probation reviews for senior staff.
- Ensure compliance with equal opportunity and diversity standards in recruitment and progression.
- Advise Council and Executive Management on staffing strategy and succession planning.
Composition
A senior independent Chair, the President or nominee, Deputy Presidents, faculty Deans, an external assessor and a human resources director.
Meets
Monthly, with ad-hoc panels convened for individual cases.