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B/5.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence |
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5.1.1 Principles 5.1.1 PrinciplesThe Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence aim to recognise exceptional performance of staff who demonstrate sustained and outstanding achievement in activities that are aligned to the University's vision and strategic goals. The number of awards granted each year will be determined by Vice-Chancellor's Awards Committee in accordance with the quality of nominations received. A maximum of 20 awards will be granted annually. 5.1.2 Criteria for Vice-Chancellor's Awards for ExcellenceThe Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence are for eligible staff of the University who demonstrate distinguished sustained achievement in the workplace. The nominations will be based on one or more of the following criteria:
Award guidelines and nomination procedures are available on the Human Resources website. 5.1.3 Eligibility for Vice-Chancellor's Awards for ExcellenceAll ongoing and fixed-term academic staff, sessional academic staff, and ongoing and fixed-term professional staff are eligible to be nominated for a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. Individual awards may be granted to senior staff of the University only under the Leadership category. An award may be granted to an individual or to a team of people. Team nominations would not normally exceed 10 members. Teams may be within a work area or across organisational areas (eg schools / departments / faculties / divisions). A recipient of an award for excellence is only eligible for renomination in subsequent years on the basis of new supporting evidence. 5.1.4 AwardsAwards are presented at an annual University-wide award ceremony in October of each year. All recipients will be recognised by the awarding of a certificate which will detail specific and identifiable reasons for the award. Recipients of an individual award will receive up to $10 000 each. Recipients of team awards will receive up to $15 000 per team. The amount to be awarded will be determined by Vice-Chancellor's Awards Committee. The award money may be paid as a one-off non-superannuable salary payment or may be used at the recipient's discretion for work-related purposes (eg for equipment purchases or to offset costs of participation in conferences, seminars and training courses). Relevant taxation will apply to any salary payment. Any equipment purchased by the University with award monies remains the property of the University, subject to University policy. Any expenditure of award monies (other than money paid as salary) should conform with the University's policy on appropriate expenditure of University funds (see G/5.1 and the Financial Management Practice and Procedures Manual ). Senior staff nominated under the Leadership category will not be eligible for any monetary award. 5.1.5 Vice-Chancellor's Awards CommitteeVice-Chancellor’s Awards Committee is a Vice-Chancellor's committee established in accordance with Council Procedure 1 (Committees). Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Committee is accountable to the Vice-Chancellor for fulfilling the following terms of reference. Terms of reference Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Committee:
Membership
A nominee of the Registrar is secretary. Tenure and frequency of meeting Terms of office are as detailed in section 3 of Council Procedure 1 - Committees. Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence Committee meets on an annual basis. Reporting Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence Committee reports to the Vice-Chancellor annually, usually in conjunction with recommendations for awards. Related DocumentsMOPP B/5.2 Vice-Chancellor's Performance Fund MOPP G/5 Expenditure MOPP Appendix 2 QUT Council Procedures - Council Procedure 1 (Committees) Financial Management Practice and Procedures Manual Human Resources Department website - guidelines and nomination procedures for Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence Modification History
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