Strengthening our culture
Steering Group and/or Working Group Expression
of Interest
CHECKLIST
Please complete the following checklist before submitting your Expression of Interest:
Brief statement
Nomination form completed and Manager support statement included
Strengthening our culture Steering Group and/or Working Group
Expression of Interest
Strengthening our culture is a Strategic Project led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah
Terry. This Strategic Project emerged from the Curtin Culture and Experience Strategy (2013) and
was initially known as the Living Our Values program.
The Steering Group is chaired by Professor Deborah Terry and its main role is to set priorities,
provide advice and support for the planning and implementation of the Strengthening our culture
program.
Three streams of work have been established for the program and are led by a Working Group
Chair, who is responsible for the planning and implementation of the stream of work. These
streams are:
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Leadership (chaired by David Wood, Provost & Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor)
Staff Engagement (chaired by Ian Callahan, Vice President Corporate Services)
Systems Change (chaired by Michael Berndt, Pro-Vice Chancellor Health Sciences)
Indicative areas of focus for each stream of work can be found in Attachment 1.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for these Working Groups are as follows:
1. Provide advice to the Strengthening our culture Steering Group.
2. Develop a program of work that will deliver on the stream objectives.
3. Ensure effective actioning and monitor progress against implementation plan.
4. Identify and address emerging issues including needs identified through Your Voice survey
and pulse checks.
5. Assist in identifying and monitoring risks and provide advice on risk prevention and
management.
6. Ensure coordination with other streams of work.
7. Be positive role models and participate actively and visibly throughout all phases of the
initiative.
This program requires the involvement of staff who wish to contribute to the implementation of
the Strengthening our culture program by expressing their interest in join the Steering Group or a
Working Group (more information in Attachment 2). Eligibility for membership to each group is
listed below and depicted in the governance model.
Stream
Steering Group
Leadership
Staff Engagement
Systems Change
Eligibility
All Bentley Staff
All Bentley Staff
All Bentley Staff
All Bentley Staff
Number
1 position
3 positions (at least 1 Academic and 1 Professional)
3 positions (at least 1 Academic and 1 Professional)
3 positions (at least 1 Academic and 1 Professional)
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Benefits
Benefits of joining a group include:
 Opportunity to collaborate and communicate with different areas of the university
 Being able to make a significant contribution to the creation of a positive high performing
culture and involvement in a participatory-decision making process
 Gain experience in a strategic transformation initiative
Time commitment
The minimum time commitment involved as a member is attendance at regular meetings1 to
actively provide input on the direction of the stream. It is also expected that members nominate
themselves to assist in the implementation of stream deliverables as well as act as role models
and disseminators of communication messages within the Curtin community.
Process
Applicants are invited to submit an Expression of Interest addressing the following criteria and
forward to culture@curtin.edu.au by 9am Tuesday 30 June 2015.
1. Brief statement answering the following question: Why do you consider your chosen
stream of work important and how would you support the work of this stream? (one to
two paragraphs).
2. Completion of the nomination form (attached) by your manager to support your
participation in the Strengthening our culture program.
Expressions of Interest will be reviewed by a Strengthening our culture panel and all applicants will
be notified of the outcomes once the selection process has been completed.
Timeline
1.
Nominations close
9am Tues 30 June 2015
2.
Panel convene to review Expressions of Interest
w/c 6 July 2015
3.
Applicants notified of the outcome
Wed 15 July 2015
Further Information
Please contact culture@curtin.edu.au and a member of the project team will be able to provide
assistance. Alternatively, please call Casey Ball on ext. 4735 or Jamie Kho on ext. 4806.
Please forward your completed Expression of Interest (pdf format preferred) by 9am
Tuesday 30 June 2015 to: culture@curtin.edu.au.
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The Steering Group meets monthly. Working Group meeting frequency may vary throughout the year based on
program requirements. Currently, Systems Change and Staff Engagement are meeting fortnightly; Leadership has
established monthly meetings.
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Strengthening our culture Nomination Form
Title
Family Name
First Name
Position
Level
Area / Faculty / Division
Staff ID
Telephone
Email Address
On which campus are you located?
Please indicate which activities you are currently involved in:
Teaching
Research
Professional /General Service
Other:
Which group are you applying for?
Statement of Support from your Manager e.g. PVC / HOS / HOD / Director:
Signatures
Manager (name)
Signature
Date:
Applicant (name)
Signature
Date:
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ATTACHMENT 1: STREAMS AND PROPOSED AREAS OF FOCUS
Stream
Leadership
Proposed Areas of Focus
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Staff Engagement
1.
2.
3.
4.
Systems Change
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Develop values-led, ethical leadership and associated skills within Curtin’s
culture
Curtin’s leaders and managers to role model the University’s values and
signature behaviours in everyday activities
Revise the Curtin Leadership Framework
Develop the technical and relational skills in participatory decision making
Roll out of revised Heads of School program, emerging Academic Leaders
program, Senior Professional Staff program and the ‘eLAMP’ program for
frontline managers
Develop and implement a ‘best practice’ approach to change management
Improve levels of staff engagement and participation at Curtin including:
 Develop participatory decision making framework2 and drive
implementation of participatory approaches to decision making
 Enhance cross-unit cooperation and information sharing
Assist with strategies to ensure program communications appropriately reach
and engage all stakeholder groups
Ensure two-way communication with staff regarding program actions,
outcomes and successes
Ensure alignment of strategic frameworks and major plans:
o
guiding ethical principles, code of conduct and social justice and equity
commitments
o
corporate governance
o
strategic planning and the people and culture plan
o
public relations and the external marketing of the Curtin brand
o
environmental sustainability
o
place activation.
Ensure the operational alignment of key systems including relevant policies
and procedures:
o
HR system
o
Student services
o
Staff health, safety and wellbeing
o
Organisational development
o
Committee systems
Coordinate with the Your Voice Survey as a key monitoring and evaluation
mechanism
Ensure effective consultation and communication of system changes
In collaboration with Systems Change working group
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ATTACHMENT 2: GOVERNANCE MODEL
University Council
Senior Executive
Team
Executive Support
Program Manager
Project Sponsor
Prof Debbie Terry
Steering Group
PVC Health
Sciences
Provost and SDVC
Chief Strategy
Officer
Director Risk
Management
VP Corporate
Services
Director ODU
VP Corporate
Relations and
Development
Chair Academic
Board
Director People
and Culture
Dean, School of
Science
Representative
by EOI
Deputy PVC CBS
Director Corporate
Values and Equity
Professor, School
of Education
Working Groups
Leadership
Staff Engagement
Systems Change
Provost & SDVC
Chair
VP Corp. Services
Chair
PVC Health Sciences
Chair
PVC Humanities
PVC Science & Engineering
Deputy PVC CBS
DVC R&D
Chair Academic Board
Director ODU
Director People and Culture
Senior Consultant Leadership,
ODU
Senior Consultant Culture, ODU
Academic Lead, CLI
*Plus 3 representatives by EOI
Janice Burmaz
Executive Support
Director ODU
DVC Education
Director Risk Management
DVC International
Director Corp. Values & Equity
Dean, School of Science
Director Legal & Compliance
Director People and Culture
Director, Secretariat
Director ODU
Director ISU
Chief Marketing Officer
Director Support Services/
Director, Strat Plan & Bus
Director Business Operations &
Analysis
Student Systems
Director Properties
Director People and Culture/
Elder in Residence
Assoc. Director HR Client
Senior Consultant Culture, ODU
Services
Participatory DM Academic
Senior Consultant Culture, ODU
ODU Consultants (VA Program
Manager Research Integrity
& Comms)
Theodora Issa (Academic Rep/
*Plus 3 representatives by EOI
Ethics)
*Plus VA Rep by EOI
*Plus 3 representatives by EOI
Casey Ball
Executive Support
Priscilla Paikos
Executive Support
Values Advocates (VAs)
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