Employers should Recruitment Pages 01/07/17 Recruitment page created. HR As above. Web site still in & strive to attract Investigate the development of a Target: page accessed by all development. Due Selection excellence and respect SOAS recruitment page on web applicants. Positive feedback 31/01/19. 1.3.2 diversity site in order to provide specific from annual focus groups on details about the benefits of usefulness of site. being a researcher at SOAS. Organisational Redeployment 01/09/18 Target: All research staff BAM written and all PIs & systems must be Ensure research staff offered end of FTC meetings HR receive detailed Value capable of supporting engagement with redeployment and PIs sent automated information about how to 2.1.1 continuity of processes and opportunities reminders of this. end FTCs and the content employment for through end of fixed term of these meetings. Data researchers contracts process. required to check how often meetings are offered. Organisational Research Pool 31/07/18 Process created & HR Reviewed. VT option not and systems must be Create a research assistant pool redeployment monitored. possible. New GDPR Value capable of supporting for ad hoc and casual Staff feedback positive rules may affect such a 2.1.2 continuity of appointments. (current and those in pool). pool. LinkedIn may be a employment for better option. To consider researchers by 31/07/19. Research managers Probation Procedure 01/09/16 Research staff managers BAM messages go out to & should be required to Ensure that researchers and receive automated probation HR 100% of staff on Value participate in active their managers follow the messages. Target: probation. HR 2.2.1 performance institutional probation procedure 100% return of probation implementing a management, in all cases for staff employed forms on ongoing basis. monitoring system for all including career on at probation forms by least 6 months’ contract. development guidance 31/07/19. and supervision of those who work in their teams
& Selection 1.3.2 Employers should strive to attract excellence and respect diversity Recruitment Pages Investigate the development of a SOAS recruitment page on web site in order to provide specific details about the benefits of being a researcher at SOAS. 01/07/17 Recruitment page created. Target: page accessed by all applicants. Positive feedback from annual focus groups on usefulness of site. HR As above. Web site still in development. Due 31/01/19. & Value 2.1.1 Organisational systems must be capable of supporting continuity of employment for researchers Redeployment Ensure research staff engagement with redeployment processes and opportunities through end of fixed term contracts process. 01/09/18 Target: All research staff offered end of FTC meetings and PIs sent automated reminders of this. HR BAM written and all PIs receive detailed information about how to end FTCs and the content of these meetings. Data required to check how often meetings are offered. and Value 2.1.2 Organisational systems must be capable of supporting continuity of employment for researchers Research Pool Create a research assistant pool for ad hoc and casual appointments. 31/07/18 Process created & redeployment monitored. Staff feedback positive (current and those in pool). HR Reviewed. VT option not possible. New GDPR rules may affect such a pool. LinkedIn may be a better option. To consider by 31/07/19. & Value 2.2.1 Research managers should be required to participate in active performance management, including career development guidance and supervision of those who work in their teams Probation Procedure Ensure that researchers and their managers follow the institutional probation procedure in all cases for staff employed on at least 6 months’ contract. 01/09/16 Research staff managers receive automated probation messages. Target: 100% return of probation forms on ongoing basis. HR BAM messages go out to 100% of staff on probation. HR implementing a monitoring system for all probation forms by 31/07/19.
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