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Appendix 1Summary of Performance and Development Review (PDR)Scheme for Support StaffBenefits for youThe Performance and Development Review (PDR) Scheme provides you with an opportunity:• To clarify what you should be doing (your job objectives), including a review of yourjob description to make sure it is up to date and an accurate reflection of your normalduties, and how you should do your job (generic capabilities for support staff) to do itwell.• To spend one to one time with your manager discussing issues that concern you.• To influence the objectives for your job and for your team.• To have your say on the way work is managed and carried out.• To agree your learning and development requirements and plans.• To clarify how your job objectives deliver on the objectives for your team, BudgetCentre/College and the University.What is covered in the PDRDoing your job well is about:• What you do. The objectives for your job describe what results you should deliver.• How you do your job. Generic support staff capabilities have been agreed for supportstaff in consultation with the JUC, support staff and their managers during workshopsin April and May 2007. These capabilities outline how you should do your job to do itwell (including applying relevant job knowledge, skills and expertise).During the PDR, you and your reviewer will:1. Review:• what you have done during the review period. Did you meet your job objectives?• how well you did your job during the review period (against the generic supportstaff capabilities)2. Decide what you should do during the next review period (normally 12 months).3. Identify your learning and development requirements and plan to meet them.The review period will be 1 April to 31 March.The annual PDR meeting with your reviewer will normally be held in April each year (withan interim PDR normally approximately 6 months through the 12 month review period).The reviewer will normally be your manager.The PDR applies to all staff on support staff terms and conditions ofemployment.You are required to participate in the PDR scheme because it is the process throughwhich the University:• Ensures you know what to do (job objectives) and how to do your job (genericsupport staff capabilities) to do it well.• Arranges for your learning and development requirements to be met.Document last updated on 14/05/2012 to reflect new web addresses Page 1 of 4

Performance and Development Review Scheme for SupportStaffJob descriptionUniversityobjectivesHow you do your job.Generic support staffcapabilities (identified bymanagers and staff)Team/BudgetCentreobjectivesWhat you do in yourjob:Job-holder’s objectivesPersonal Performance and Development Review(Annual review meeting [March/April]; throughoutthe year, as appropriate; and interim [normally 6months into 12 month review period] review)Individual capabilityassessment(by reviewer after annualPDR meeting)PersonalLearning anddevelopmentplanTeam/BudgetCentre learninganddevelopmentPlanUniversitylearning anddevelopmentplanDocument last updated on 14/05/2012 to reflect new web addresses Page 4 of 4