Secondments offer many benefits:
For the individual
- Develop new skills, knowledge and experiences
- Strengthen current skills by applying them in a new area
- Develop a greater understanding of the University
- Gain up to date knowledge of current working practices in other areas
- Expand horizons to support career development
- Establish networks with colleagues
- Create a visible personal profile within the department, division or University and establish key contacts with senior managers and leaders
- Achieve development objectives in a time-limited period
- Increase opportunities for career development and progression
For the host department
- Cost-effective acquisition of specific knowledge and skills to the department
- Ability to cover a period of leave or to temporarily fill a role that is proving difficult to fill
- Opportunity to undertake a particular project or task
- Offer fresh thinking and new approaches to organisational problems or development
- Develop links with other departments and institutions
For the home department
- Retention of a valued and skilled member of the team
- Application of the secondee's improved skills and knowledge to improve and enhance the skill sets of others
- Exposure to new working practices and processes
- Opportunities to develop networks and partnerships with other departments and institutions
For the University
- Development of a more informed, skilled and flexible workforce
- Retention of talented administrators and the skills, knowledge and experiences they possess
- Enable improved knowledge sharing, communication and understanding between departments across the University
- Improved process and service delivery derived from sharing and learning from departments and administrators with differing outlooks and perspectives
- Enhanced employee morale, motivation and commitment
- Promoting equality of opportunity for University staff