Operations
Sub-Committee
Subject: Terms of Reference and Membership 2004/2005
Origin: Secretary
1. Terms of Reference
1.
To
keep under review the implementation of the University's approved plans and
development policies and advise on the formulation of appropriate operating
procedures
2.
To
institute operational and departmental reviews as considered appropriate to
ensure the effective performance of the University in the light of its
strategic objectives.
3.
To
make decisions, within the context of business plans agreed annually by
Resources and Planning Committee, on requests for: new staff appointments;
appointments to staffing vacancies; modifications to existing employment
contracts; extensions to contracts of employment; and to make operational decisions
and to agree operational mechanisms that effect the University’s approved
strategic plans.
4.
To
approve allocations from contingency funds
5.
To
approve the preliminary stages of major projects within guidelines approved by
Resources and Planning Committee and Council.
6.
Where
appropriate, to delegate authority to the Chair to act on the Sub-Committee's
behalf between meetings.
7.
To
act and to determine, with the delegated authority of the Chairs of Council and
Senate; and to report regularly and routinely to Resources and Planning
Committee, Senate, and Council.
8. To
steer the University's VFM programme; to determine and to oversee VFM
consultancy activity; to receive and act on reports
arising from the VFM scrutiny programme.
2. Membership
The membership of the
Sub-Committee for 2004-2005 is as follows:
·
Chair:
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
·
Vice-Chancellor
·
Pro-Vice-Chancellors
·
Registrar
·
Bursar
and Finance Officer
Author – GL Weale
Date - 23 September 2004
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·
To keep under review the University's strategy in the area
of information services and information technology, and the extent to which it
is implemented, in light of overall institutional objectives.
·
To recommend, to the Resources and Planning Committee and
Council, policy in this area, including the balance of central, faculty and
departmental provision of information services.
·
To receive from the Division of Information Systems and Services and Systems
a catalogue of the major ongoing and planned information based projects
within the University and to consider recommendations and reports from these
projects.
·
To consider approve the
overall annual Division of Information
Systems and Services and Systems
three
year rolling strategic plan encompassing the annual budget.
·
To consider reports from
-
- the
Corporate Information Systems Services User
Group
- the Data Protection Advisory Group
- the Faculty Information Technology Group
Working
Groupand Records Management Advisory Group
- the Library Users’ Committee
-
- the Web Action Group
·
To ensure that effective channels of communication exist
between the information services and members of the University.
·
To report to the Resources and Planning Committee after each
meeting.
|
Deputy Vice-Chancellor |
Professor PH Roberts |
|
Registrar |
JM Town |
|
Bursar and Finance Office |
HM Pearson |
|
Deans of the Faculties |
Professor KC Parsons |
|
Professor CJ Backhouse |
|
|
Professor TJ Kavanagh |
|
One
member of Academic Staff nominated by Senate
|
Dr SJ
Rothberg |
|
One member of Council not being
a member of University staff |
P
Davenport |
Nominated
by Students’ Union
|
vacancy |
|
One postgraduate student
nominated by the Students’ Union |
vacancy |
|
Co-opted Members |
TC Baseley |
|
PS Blake |
|
|
Dr JH Chandler |
|
|
Professor C Oppenheim |
|
|
MT Whyte |