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Institutional Citizenship

Activities which contribute to promoting positive collegial behaviour across a department or faculty; as well as contributing to the effective running of the administration and governance of UCL.

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Institutional Citizenship overview

Institutional citizenship covers any activities which contribute to promoting positive collegial behaviour across a department or faculty; as well as contributing to the effective running of the administration and governance of UCL, in line with UCL’s traditions of collegiality and service. These may include the following:

  • Serving on departmental, faculty or institutional committees, including selection committees.
  • Involvement in, or leadership of, culture change within a discipline or department.
  • Mentoring within your department or faculty.
  • Advancing equality, diversity and inclusivity for staff and students.
  • Contributing to local or institutional policy development.
  • Contributing to intra-departmental or cross-institution strategic activity.
  • Coordinating or leading aspects of the university administrative function as they relate to a department or faculty.

It may also cover activity that raises the profile of UCL e.g. by acting as a spokesperson. In all cases, evidence of truly effective personal impact at UCL will determine whether the activity contributes towards a case for promotion. Institutional citizenship activity at previous institutions will not count towards promotion at UCL. All activities under institutional citizenship are considered ‘core’, although applicants do not need to provide evidence against all descriptors.


Grade 7

Networks and reach: self and immediate colleagues; assigned students.

Activity:

Examples of activity that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade. Equivalent core or specialist activities may attach to particular career paths and disciplines.

Demonstrating departmental citizenship

Collegial behaviour with clear benefits to department or sub-group

Contribution to UCL’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion groups and committees 

Contribution to UCL's Research Ethics and Integrity activity and committees

Indicators of impact:

Examples of impact that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade.

Feedback on proactive and effective support to colleagues and students

Proactive contribution to effective management and administration in line with duties allocated by Head of Department

Proactive involvement in equalities action planning

Grade 8

Networks and reach: self and immediate colleagues; assigned students.

Activity:

Examples of activity that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade. Equivalent core or specialist activities may attach to particular career paths and disciplines.

Effective personal contributions through membership of departmental committees, including selection committees and other departmental administrative roles

Co-ordinating successful internal academic processes (e.g. admissions, quality assurance) 

Contribution to UCL's Research Ethics and Integrity activity and committees

Making a significant contribution to departmental or university projects or working groups, including through collaboration with/furthering of work of CALT

Contribution to UCL’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion groups and committees

Contribution to departmental recruitment and widening participation activities

Indicators of impact:

Examples of impact that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade

Admissions Tutor with evidence of impact

NSSLO with evidence of effective working (e.g. improvements in survey response rate)

Appointed member of departmental Teaching Committee, with evidence of impact

Evidence of impact on university projects or working group

Appointed member of major departmental committee with evidence of impact

Evidence of proactive role in equalities action planning

Activities in schools to encourage students from under-represented groups to apply to higher education, and/or to encourage students to apply to UCL, with evidence of impact

Grade 9

Networks and reach: faculty colleagues and student cohort; UCL colleagues outside the faculty

Activity:

Examples of activity that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade. Equivalent core or specialist activities may attach to particular career paths and disciplines.

Collaborative leadership of departmental or cross-institutional strategic priority areas (e.g. admissions, quality assurance, examinations)

Effective mentoring and support of colleagues

Effective and positive contributions to UCL through membership of faculty committees

Serving as a beacon within a department or faculty for positive institutional behaviour

Sustained proactive contribution to UCL’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion groups and committees

Sustained proactive contribution to the effective management of the department or other administrative unit within the university

Sustained proactive contribution to departmental recruitment and widening participation activities 

Sustained proactive contribution to UCL's Research Ethics and Integrity activity and committees

Indicators of impact:

Examples of impact that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade.

Line manager of colleagues, with evidence of impact

Significant contribution to departmental committees (e.g. Board of Examiners) with evidence of impact

Outcomes of work on institutional committees

Significant personal impact through Athena SWAN, the Race Equality Charter, the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, the Disability Standards or other equality, diversity and inclusion activity

References from chairs of committees or other to whom work has made a difference

Activities in schools to encourage students from under-represented groups to apply to higher education, and/or to encourage students to apply to UCL, with evidence of impact

Grade 10

Networks and reach: senior Institutional colleagues; international partners.

Activity:

Examples of activity that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade. Equivalent core or specialist activities may attach to particular career paths and disciplines.

Making a significant and sustained personal contribution to the collegiate running and strategic direction of the university

Personal leadership to establish a mentoring and sponsoring culture within the department, with evidence of personal impact in leading, motivating and developing colleagues to achieve department, faculty or UCL goals 

Leadership of UCL's Research Ethics and Integrity activity and committees.

Leadership of UCL’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion groups and committees

Leading national or international partnerships with significant UCL reputational impact

Contributing personally to the development of the university’s profile in the UK and/or internationally, as appropriate

Leadership on student recruitment and widening participation activity

Indicators of impact:

Examples of impact that would be typically expected of an individual working at this grade.

Appointment to leadership role with impact across the institution Appointment to departmental leadership role (e.g. Departmental Tutor, responsibility for Erasmus and international exchanges)

Evidence of a significant contribution to the management/administration of a department/faculty at UCL Leadership of Athena SWAN, the Race Equality Charter, the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, the Disability Standards or other equality, diversity and inclusion activity, with evidence of personal impact

Examples of diverse staff career progression as a result of interventions led by individual

Champion for faculty projects or projects with major external partners, with evidence of benefit to UCL and evidence of impact

Sustained programme of work in schools to encourage students from under-represented groups to apply to higher education, and/or to encourage students to apply to UCL, with evidence of impact