Business Services Promotion Criteria and Process
The AmP Frameworks describe high performance at every career level.
As your career at RPC progresses, depending on your role, the amount of time you spend developing the categories is likely to change, and the opportunity to demonstrate high performance in all the categories will vary. Discussions around performance and readiness for promotion should reflect this.
An individual's strengths, development areas and aspirations may vary over time, as will business requirements, resulting in people being promoted at a time and pace that is right for them and right for the team.
The below promotion criteria and process should be read with the above in mind.
Promotion from level 1 (Apprentice) to level 2 (Administrator)
CRITERIA:
- There is a clear requirement for a role at this level within the relevant team, which has been authorised by the departmental Director.
- The individual has completed/is on track to complete their formal apprenticeship.
- The individual is demonstrating all indicators in the Culture category of the AmP Framework.
- The individual is performing to the level defined across the other four categories in the current career level.
- There is evidence that they are demonstrating capability in some of the categories at the next career level (relevant to their role, team and department).
PROCESS:
- Offers are made at the end of the 18-month apprenticeship programme and approved by departmental Director.
Promotion to level 3 (Executive), level 4 (Senior Executive) and level 5 (Manager)
CRITERIA:
- There must be a clear requirement for a role at this level within the relevant team, which has been authorised by the departmental Director and discussed with the People team.
- The individual is demonstrating all indicators in the Culture category of the AmP Framework.
- The individual is performing to the level defined across the other four categories in the current career level.
- There is evidence that they are demonstrating capability in some of the categories at the next career level (relevant to their role, team and department).
PROCESS:
- The individual's readiness for promotion is discussed and agreed at talent review discussions and with line manager/departmental Director.
- Business case detailing requirement for the role at the next level must be completed by line manager.
- Personal case detailing the individual's readiness for promotion must be completed by the individual, in line with the AmP Framework. This should include evidence of high performance at current level and evidence of capability to perform at the next career level.
- Sponsoring Director reviews the forms, completes any summary comments and signs off form.
- EXCO review promotion applications and approve all promotion decisions.
- Decisions are ratified by PEX.
Promotion to level 6 (Senior Manager)
CRITERIA:
- There must be a clear requirement for a role at this level within the relevant team, which has been authorised by the departmental Director, and approved by the Head of People Advisory and EXCO.
- The individual is demonstrating all indicators in the Culture category of the AmP Framework.
- The individual is performing to the level defined across the other four categories in the current career level.
- There is evidence that they are demonstrating capability in some of the categories at the next career level (relevant to their role, team and department).
PROCESS:
- The individual's readiness for promotion is discussed and agreed at talent review discussions and with line manager/departmental Director.
- Sponsoring Director has a conversation with individual to explain the process and next steps.
- EXCO agree the individual's suitability for nomination for promotion by discussing performance and potential as measured against the AmP Framework.
- Business case detailing requirement for the role at the next level must be completed by line manager.
- Personal case detailing the individual's readiness for promotion must be completed by the individual, in line with the AmP Framework. This should include evidence of high performance at current level and evidence of capability to perform at the next career level.
- Sponsoring Director reviews the forms, completes any summary comments and signs off form.
- EXCO review promotion applications and approve all promotion decisions.
- Decisions are ratified by PEX.
*Process will be determined on an individual basis based on previous assessment/s