Human Resources

Line manager

• Provides support for your promotion application following a discussion with you. 
• Can provide guidance on your ‘readiness’ to apply and on the best route/criteria for you to address.
• Can review early drafts of your application.
• Can undertake other roles such as verifier, panel chair, and panel member.

Verifier

• Will usually be the Head of School (or equivalent) / Head of Service, or a person they nominate.
• Is the person who knows the most about you as the applicant and your role, and will verify that the application is an accurate reflection of your role.

Guidance for verifiers: Academic Staff Promotions

Guidance for verifiers: Support and P&M Staff Promotions

Executive Dean and Head of School/Service

• Agree the ongoing requirements for a (support/professional & managerial) role in line with Faculty/Service needs.
• Verify applications for promotion or nominate an appropriate person to do so.
• Can be a member or chair of a promotion panel.

Panel chair

• Facilitates the promotion panel’s discussion, making sure that application is judged fairly against the criteria for the higher grade.
• Reminds the promotion panel of equality and inclusion considerations.
• Records any declarations of interest from panel members.
• Facilitates a discussion if there is a difference of opinion, to help the panel members reach a consensus.
• Provides feedback to the applicant for an unsuccessful application. 

Panel members

• Consider an application for promotion against the criteria for the higher grade.

Independent panel members

• Ensure that there is University-wide consistency.

Appeal panel members

• Will consider the case put forward by an applicant appealing the outcome of their unsuccessful application.