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Registrar’s Event 22 April 2013

Join us for an event to celebrate and value the talent of our professional staff at the University of Sheffield. This event will provide an opportunity to meet the Registrar and senior professional staff, discuss opportunities and expectations, and update on the progress of the Sheffield Professional initiative. Prizes and fun activities included.

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Registrar’s Event 22 April 2013

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  1. Registrar’s Event22 April 2013 Pursue the extraordinary

  2. WelcomeChris Sexton Pursue the extraordinary

  3. Ice-breaker Questions • Individual with the highest years of service (tables 1,4 and 8) • Individual with the lowest years of service (tables 2, 5 and 9) • Individual who has worked in the most departments in the University (tables 3 and 6) • Individual who has had the most jobs at the University (tables 7 and 10) Pursue the extraordinary

  4. Prizes • Juice Goody Bags • Hospitality card for £10 • An hours treatment with the complementary therapist • Cinema Tickets • Juice Lunch for 4 • Delivered buffet for 10 by refreshwithUS • Lunch for 2 at the University Arms Pursue the extraordinary

  5. Objectives • To provide an opportunity to meet the Registrar and senior professional staff • To provide a forum where staff from a range of professional groups come together and meet each other • To update on the progress of the Sheffield Professional and consider how we will use this, the difference it can make • To understand and discuss the opportunities for and expectations of professional staff in the University and how we will support and develop them • To help inform future thinking and next steps, including how we make this real for others • To have fun! Pursue the extraordinary

  6. Outline of the session • Welcome and ice-breaker • Registrar’s presentation • The Sheffield Professional • Table Discussion • Refreshments • Project Update • Creating time and the right environment to innovate • Session round up • Close and review Pursue the extraordinary

  7. Valuing the Talent of our Professional Staff Dr Philip Harvey, Registrar and Secretary The University of Sheffield Presentation to ACS staff

  8. Remember this? The power of ensemble Pursue the extraordinary

  9. And this? The power of ensemble Pursue the extraordinary

  10. And this? The power of ensemble Pursue the extraordinary

  11. Another kind of gold medal winner The power of ensemble Pursue the extraordinary

  12. What don’t you see? The team behind the scenes. The professional skills which make the show possible and who deliver a fantastic experience. Best in the business! Pursue the extraordinary

  13. What is your skill? Pursue the extraordinary World class performance is not restricted to a single role. We all need to develop our talents and to shine.

  14. What have we done today to make us feel proud? Dr Marcello Rivolta – action on hearing loss. Major breakthrough in use of stem cells to cure deafness. Pursue the extraordinary

  15. Outstanding research which changes lives Pursue the extraordinary

  16. Solar cells made using a process like spray painting developed by a research collaboration between scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge. Pursue the extraordinary

  17. Improving local industry and creating jobs and opportunities Pursue the extraordinary

  18. Student volunteering and enterprise Pursue the extraordinary

  19. Teaching and the student experience The university most students would recommend to their friends. Pursue the extraordinary

  20. The team behind the success • Outstanding talent spread across the departments and faculties, as well as within the central professional services. • Skills which are found in all major successful organisations, but tailored to suit Higher Education. • But we want to do more… Pursue the extraordinary

  21. Spotlight on professional services – what success looks like to me… • Embracing opportunity • Step change for Sheffield • Reputation for being the best at what we do • Attracting and nurturing talent vital to our Strategic Plan • Creating possibilities for students and for staff – and telling the world! Pursue the extraordinary

  22. Questions and challenges • How do we support the academic mission of the University? • Do we know what success looks like, today and tomorrow? Pursue the extraordinary

  23. #1 Student Accommodation Students Union #2 Student Support University Library Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM HR TEAM Pursue the extraordinary

  24. Award-winning performance Pursue the extraordinary

  25. The Sheffield ProfessionalMartin Lewis Pursue the extraordinary

  26. The Sheffield Professional The story so far… April 2013 Pursue the extraordinary

  27. What is ‘The Sheffield Professional’? • A positive way of describing the experience of working in a professional services role at the University • A set of principles which describe the agreed ways in which we behave and can expect our leaders, managers and colleagues to behave • A work in progress! Pursue the extraordinary

  28. Who are the Sheffield professionals? • (Video clip) Pursue the extraordinary

  29. Where did it start? • A commitment by the Registrar & Secretary to value the talent of our professional staff and ensure that everyone: • feels that their contribution matters • can play a part in shaping the change • creates award winning performance • understands what success looks like today and tomorrow • is able to make their voice heard. • Project managed by the Talent Management Steering Group supported by HR Pursue the extraordinary

  30. How are we developing it? • One to one interviews with steering group members • Feedback from the Registrar’s event in November (approx. 100 professional staff) • Champions’ workshop: representatives from Faculties and Professional Services • 8 focus groups from Faculties and Professional Services (approx. 80 staff) • HR exchange workshop • Induction event feedback • You - your feedback today Pursue the extraordinary

  31. What does it look like? • Based on our discussions so far • Key words and phrases • Intended to be concise and easy to understand • Replaces the Professional Services Values Pursue the extraordinary

  32. The Sheffield Professional Creating Knowledge We are committed to developing our own knowledge and skills as well as supporting world class teaching and research • Imaginative • Inspired by working in excellence • Open to new ideas • Keen to learn and share knowledge One Team We create a working environment based on mutual respect, trust and team spirit • Supportive of each other • Collaborative • Have fun together • Celebrate success Playing our part We care about doing the right thing for students and colleagues, valuing everyone’s contribution • Being the best we can be • Creating opportunities for everyone • Embracing and welcoming diversity • Taking personal responsibility Building trust We consider others’ needs, communicating in a straightforward and appropriate way • Open and honest • Good listeners • Effective communicators • Prepared to challenge and be challenged Pursue the extraordinary.

  33. What next? • Refining and further development following your feedback today • Launch in early June • Piloting and testing, and further refining June – September • We’ll start using the Sheffield Professional to influence all areas of the staff experience in the new academic year • We’ll keep it under review, and develop it along with the Sheffield Leader and The Sheffield Academic Pursue the extraordinary

  34. The Sheffield Academic The Sheffield Professional Pursue the extraordinary

  35. Leadership behaviours Professional staff behaviours Academic behaviours The University of Sheffield team member Shared values Partnership Pursue the extraordinary

  36. Now: your chance to contribute! • On your tables: • Discuss the draft Sheffield Professional statements (your facilitator has a copy for you) • Think about what might need to change or to happen to move this forward Pursue the extraordinary

  37. Speed Dating!Pat McGrath Pursue the extraordinary

  38. Speed Dating Take a few moments to consider Martin’s presentation, the film and the draft Sheffield Professional statements. In your speed dating discussions consider: • What do you think of these? • What might need to happen/change to take the Sheffield Professional forward?

  39. One big suggestion/question At the end of the speed dating hold a 5 minute table discussion to capture at least one suggestion or question to be taken forward Pursue the extraordinary

  40. Refreshments & Networking Pursue the extraordinary

  41. Valuing Talent Rob Gower and Steph Allen Pursue the extraordinary

  42. Valuing Talent • The aims of our project • What we hope to achieve • What we have done to date • What we plan for the future • Your suggestions Pursue the extraordinary

  43. Project Aims • To create a flexible professional workforce and in doing so: • Break down barriers between teams, departments and services • Improve career opportunities – more ability to move about the University • Continue to increase the contribution Professional Staff make to the University • Recognise the important role Professional Staff play in the success of the University Pursue the extraordinary

  44. What we hope to achieve • Improve recognition for professional staff • Staff feel empowered to take responsibility for their career • Greater movement of staff around the University, building skills, sharing experiences and encouraging new ideas • Closer working between team, departments and services leading to improved outcomes Pursue the extraordinary

  45. What have we done so far? • Registrar’s Events – good opportunity to build relationships • Sheffield Professional – creating a shared set of behaviours for all Professional Staff • Engaged staff in discussion – events and focus groups – up to 300 staff so far • New Sheffield Professionals web-page Pursue the extraordinary

  46. Things we already do • Mentoring schemes – GROW in Engineering and MDH • Workshadowing – Centre of the University Programme (CUP) in Student Services “Understanding the pressures on academic staff and understanding each other's work made the department and its work more tangible [and] gave us both ideas on how we can work better together.” • Other examples across the University. Pursue the extraordinary

  47. The future? • Guidance on short term placements, job swaps and work shadowing on the Sheffield Professionals site • Develop the Sheffield Professionals site into the first point of call for all Professional Staff • We want your ideas Pursue the extraordinary

  48. Suggestions • Any ideas? • Contact us at r.c.gower@sheffield.ac.uk or s.j.allen@sheffield.ac.uk Pursue the extraordinary

  49. How to make time and create the right environment to be innovative Emily Hopkinson Pursue the extraordinary

  50. One big question How do we make time to be innovative? Pursue the extraordinary

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