• Mihaela Chapter
• Human Resources Strategy: University of Twente
• Strategic Human Resource Planning in Higher Education
• Washington State University Human Resource Strategy
• Human Resource Strategy of University of Oxford
• HR Strategy for Community College X
• Elite University: The Recruitment Strategy

Human Resource Strategy of University of Oxford

Introduction

• Profile of University of X:

              Number of academics (lecturers), researchers, administrative staff, research students, students (undergrad,                     post-grad coursework std.)

              Positioning of university: elite university (tutoring, personalised education) - big strategy mentioned various                       commitments towards students

              Research revenue

              Organizational Structure 

Rationale

• Focus: strategy, implementation plan & evaluation of recruiting 3 categories of employees: researchers - lecturers - administrative staff
• Reasons

         Part of Strategic Plan
         Two priorities, one is HR → recruitment important

        environment - competitive + globalisation + [justify: other university pay higher than University X] ⇒ how to recruit           the best

Strategic plan of University X

• Vision, mission, priorities
• 3 commitments related to HR

How HR strategy is developed?

• Vertical integration: translation process of 3 commitments into HR strategy 
• Horizontal integration
• Factors considered during strategy development

How recruitment strategy is operationalized (Implementation plan)?

Tools to translate HR Strategic Objectives into actions

How recruitment strategy is evaluated?

• Identify KPIs

I agree with Attila’s comments. I think a focus on a recruitment strategy would be interesting, particularly as it seems you have already analysed the institution and operating environment quite well. But the fact that you focus solely on recruitment needs to be made clear, and explained.

The transition between sections is a bit unclear. The rationale seems to already be describing your HRM strategy, and therefore should come after the description of the university and the institutional strategy (between “how the recruitment strategy is developed” and “how the recruitment strategy is operationalised”). 

I like that you have included an analysis and discussion section at the end.

Overall, it looks promising but still some way to go.