Post Approval Process

What is the Post Approval Process?

In order to maintain a whole-university perspective on academic budgets and headcount, a 5-year planning process is carried out in the Colleges, Academic Support and Central Support Units, overseen by UMT and aligned to the annual Operational Planning Process.

Under this model, the detail of academic headcount planning at college level is primarily a matter for Executive Deans of College to manage, including decisions on the creation or re-filling of all Professorial-level posts, in the context of the strategic needs of the University, within the parameters of the available College budget.

On an annual basis, budget plans for Colleges are approved through an annual central planning process overseen by UMT, aligned to College 5-year strategies and Operational Plans.  The College Plans are presented to UMT by the Dean of College and are signed off annually.  Budgets are allocated to Colleges based on the agreed revised resource allocation model, RIGRAM. Colleges are required to operate within the limits of the allocated budget.

On a quarterly basis the HR Office in conjunction with the Bursar’s Office, prepares the Quarterly HEA Staff return outlining the movement in posts from the previous return. The Quarterly HEA Staff return is submitted by the Director of HR to UMT for review.

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