Pay Progression 2016
Application form for use by Professional Services Staff
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Complete the details below in conjunction with the Guidelines for Applicants.
Payroll no.
Title
Forenames
Current job title
Surname
Current
salary point
Start date at DMU
Faculty / Directorate:
Department:
Section 1
In this section please select:
 Whether you wish to apply for an Accelerated Increment or a Contribution
Point and,
 Whether or not you meet the required criteria.
I wish to apply for:
Do you meet the following conditions:

Are you a member of the Single Pay Spine?

Do you have at least one year’s service by Friday 11th November
2016? (at least two years service by 11th November 2016 if on grade
H)

For contribution point application, have you been at the top of your
grade for at least 12 months by Friday 11th November 2016?

Have you had an appraisal within the last six months?
Please note, if you do not meet the above criteria you may not be eligible to
apply, please refer to the Professional Services Application Guide.
Have you had a pre-application discussion with your line manager?
Section 2
Criteria
Please indicate the criteria which you wish to apply (see Application Guide).
You should note:
 Criteria 1 – 3 can only be used by staff on grades A - C
 Criteria 4 – 13 can be selected by staff on grades A – H
(Please tick one or more of the following boxes as appropriate in the relevant column)
Professional Services Staff Grades A - C
1.
2.
3.
Taking on additional responsibilities outside applicant’s own remit that do
not warrant a post re-evaluation but that improve the service provided by
the Faculty/Directorate.
Suggesting and implementing successful innovative or entrepreneurial
ideas either individually or as a team that significantly improves the service
and/or assists the Faculty/Directorate improve achieving its objectives.
Exceptional quality of work, commitment, flexibility, judgement, sense of
responsibility, willingness, resourcefulness above the normal requirements
of the role.
Professional Services Staff – Criteria A-H
4.
Proactive continuous personal development and the use of new skills
relevant to the job, upgrading of relevant qualifications, increased
involvement or responsibility, new (additional) duties successfully carried
out.
5.
Exceeding challenging objectives within agreed timescales that are relevant
to the role and set through Myappraisal.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Delivering and exceptional service (e.g. to students, internal or external
colleagues or to the general public) supported by clear evidence of
definable and sustainable improvement to service.
Outstanding significant and/or innovative contribution to policy,
organisation, professional activities or project work (e.g. taking a creative
approach to developing new or improved processes, methods, systems,
products or services) depending on the nature of the post.
Sustained administrative and organisational contribution at an unusually
high or complex level (quantitatively or qualitatively).
Outstanding contribution to university wide initiatives such as #DMUlocal,
Squaremile, service to the community/public good, open days, graduation,
etc, outside of the normal role
Outstanding contribution to developing and promoting the international
agenda e.g. through work with #DMUGlobal, or by welcoming and
integrating international students into the university, outside of the normal
role.
Enhancing the student learning experience (e.g. by identifying and
exploiting opportunities to support students’ academic, personal, social and
cultural needs) beyond the normal remit of the role.
Actively promoting or being an ambassador for equality and diversity within
the university outside of the normal role.
Tick
13.
Partnership working with external bodies which enhances the university’s
reputation nationally or internationally outside of the normal remit of the
role.
Section 3
Written Submission & Evidence
Please use this section to provide a written submission outlining the reasons why you
believe you should be awarded a contribution point or accelerated increment and identify
why you consider you fulfil the criteria you have selected above (as outlined un the
Guidelines for Applicants). Your written submission should not exceed four sides of A4.
As outlined in the guidance notes you should attach to this form a copy of any relevant
evidence (4 sides of A4 maximum), an organisation chart for your department and a
copy of your current job description.
The box below will expand automatically. (Please remember to limit your application to
no more than four written sides of A4)
This completed application is to be forwarded to POD by email
([email protected]) no later than 12 noon, Friday 11th November 2016.