People

Stage 1 of the Functional Review of the professional staff organisational structure is complete with the revised management structure recently approved by the MGSE Executive. Stage 2 is now underway which involves reviewing the skills and capabilities required for each business unit.

Key features of the new organisational structure include:

• the establishment of a dedicated Strategic Communications team combining the digital team, events, media, alumni and partnerships; and
• bringing together all staff who provide administrative support to academics into one team in the expanded People & Culture & Executive Services team.

Read more about Stage 1 and Stage 2 on the intranet.

Applications are now open for Special Studies Program - Long (SSP-L) for 2020 (January to December 2020). SSP(L) involves special study for periods of greater than 6 weeks and up to six (6) months duration.

Continuing academic employees at Level B or above are normally eligible to apply to undertake SSP after three years of continuous service at Level A or above at this University and if they have PDF ratings that demonstrate that performance expectations have been met or exceeded over the same period.

Where funding arrangements permit, fixed-term academic employees at Level B or above are normally eligible to apply to undertake SSP (after three years of continuous service at Level A or above at this University) if they have PDF ratings that demonstrate performance expectations have been met or exceeded during their employment. SSP must be within the life of the fixed-term contract.

A sub-committee of the Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee will meet to consider all SSP(L) applications. The closing date for applications from eligible academic staff wishing to apply for SSP(L) is Thursday 22 August.  
Please note, only online applications will be accepted and late applications cannot be considered.

SSP(L) Application process is now online.

Resilience Building Manager Essentials

Dates: from Thursday 25 July, Wednesday 11 September and Tuesday 15 October
Cost: no cost

This half day workshop is targeted at new managers within the University (either new to the University, or newly promoted managers). Managers at the University of Melbourne have a range of people and general management responsibilities. This course is designed to cover the fundamentals of managing at the University of Melbourne. The program will provide high level information about:

• Managing at the University
• Things you need to know (strategies, policies and priorities)
• Increase understanding of the employee lifecycle and your role in it
• Inform you of where and how to access information and support in the future.

Contact: hr-capability@unimelb.edu.au