Responsibilities

Secondee

  • To maintain regular contact with their substantive employer and line manager during the secondment period (with a minimum of one meeting or telephone conversation every 3 months)
  • Produce a report on their experience at the end of the secondment period, including reflection on their development and the possible transfer of knowledge into their substantive role (within 1 month of the end of the secondment) [Internal and External-Out secondees only]

Line Manager + Substantive employer

  • To ensure that any secondment is correctly documented and agreed prior to the start date of the secondment
  • To provide a named individual who will manage the secondment
  • To inform HR at the earliest opportunity of the possibility of a secondment
  • To maintain regular contact with the host employer and secondee (at least one meeting, telephone conversation every 3 months)
  • To highlight to the host employer the University of Exeter’s expectations as set out below
  • Ensure that the secondee is included in departmental communications, training etc and take active steps to welcome them back at the end of their secondment period
  • Ensure that the secondee receives appropriate training and is included in performance management programmes

Line Manager + Host employer (where appropriate)

  • To maintain regular contact with the substantive employer (at least one meeting, telephone conversation every 3 months)
  • To provide appropriate induction and training for the secondee
  • To provide a named individual who will manage the secondment
  • Ensure that the secondee receives appropriate training and is included in performance management programmes