HESA Staff Return 18/19

Proposal Sponsor:

Martyn Peggie

Overview

The University has a statutory requirement to provide detailed staffing information to HESA on an annual basis.

Other contributors:

Susan McLaren, Gillian Henderson, Anne Finnan, Dawn Nicholls, Pam Baillie, Mike McMonagle, Susan McKeown

What would happen if the project did not take place?:

The University has a statutory requirement to make a staff HESA return. Failure to submit may result in significant reputational damage.

Staff HESA data is also used in the compilation of University league tables, including those published by the THES, Guardian and Times. Non-supply of HESA data would prevent us from being included in these league tables which we believe play a significant role in the public perception of the University and may impact on our ability to attract students.

Additional information:

Minimal changes are expected from HESA as increased change is expected for 15/16

Who does it affect?:

Most of the impact of this project is on HR Business Systems, IS Apps Project Services and IS Apps USG Software Development team producing the HESA return

Why is it needed/What are the benefits?:

To ensure the University complies with statutory requirements
To ensure the University continues to be included in influential league tables

BI/MI requirement?:

N/A

External costs?:

N/A

Compliance justification (if relevant):

Meet external legislative requirement

This is an essential project which has to be completed within the HESA timescales to fulfil the University’s legislative requirements.

Fit with University strategy:

The University’s HR Information Systems are central to the delivery of the University Strategy and the People Strategy – providing systems to help us to attract, reward and retain the best people from around the world.

This is reflected in our directional statement “We will continue to enhance and maintain our systems to support effective recruitment, retention, development and reward of our academic, research and professional services staff.”

The Staff HESA return is used in the calculation of the staff/student ratios used on all major University league tables.

Goals – Excellence in Education

Positioning in University league tables is believed to play a significant role in attracting the best students. Failure to submit a HESA return or submission of an inaccurate return may impact on our league table inclusion or positioning.

Enabler - People

The University wishes to attract the best people, accessing talent from around the world. This objective will be met through a number of strategies including promoting the attractiveness of the University as a globally significant institution. Failure to submit HESA data may adversely affect our positioning in International League tables.

Planning Status:

Proposal

Portfolio:

USG

Planned Start:

18/19

Multi-Year:

Yes

Project Owner:

USG

Funding Source:

Core Grant

IS Admin Tab

Estimation Type:

Software Development (in-house)

Estimation Confidence:

Reasonably Confident (similar to previous work)

Estimated IS Apps Days:

Small

Estimated Business Partner Days:

Small