Mission of the Human Resources Department

“Endeavour to enhance a culture of excellence, foster an environment that rewards, recognizes and encourages efficiency through people”.

Strategies

1. Enhance the mission of the University as a centre of academic excellence, learning, and efficient administration; by ensuring that all academic staff have a minimum of a Masters Degree in a relevant specialized area and have the required competence in student centre learning methodologies.

2. Develop administrative staff to meet the University’s job requirements, display competence, and practice quality customer care.

3. Implement policies, practices and methodologies to recruit and retain the best available talent so as to ensure the long-term viability and competitiveness of the University.

4. Formulate and implement policies and procedures to consolidate the Human Resources function as a pre-eminent one in the University.

5. Develop a management cadre which displays and practices modern leadership and management principles through progressive employee relations, team orientation, stewardship, transformational leadership, performance management and the maintenance of employee well being.

6. Encourage and promote philosophy of the University’s human capital operating at world-class standards with professionalism integrity.

The Department is divided into the following units:

• Employee Relations

• Staff Development

• Personnel

Employee Relations aims to maintain harmonious Industrial Relations with the Staff Associations and Union as well as manage the various benefits including the Health, Group life, Pension, Welfare and Uniform.

Staff Development has the overall responsibility for the development of staff both in academic and other relevant areas.

Personnel Unit is responsible for recruitment, retention and placement of staff.

The strategic focus of the Department is covered under the following areas:

• Human Resources planning for strategic change

• Recruitment and retention

• Selecting the employee for the job and the organization.

• Training and development.

• Measuring performance and providing feedback.

• Compensating employees.

• Using rewards to enhance motivation.

• Providing benefits and services.

• Promoting work place safety and health.

• Maintaining progressive Industrial Relations.

The Department also ensures that it is a strategic partner with the other Departments and Faculties in managing the Human Resource assets of the University.

Contact information

Human Resources Management Department
University of Technology, Jamaica
237 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6
Tel: (876) 927-1680-8, Ext. 2086/2069, 702-4993, Fax: (876) 970-1057

Website: http://www.utechjamaica.edu.jm 
e-mail: jellis@utech.edu.jm / hrm@utech.edu.jm 
Cable: UTECH, KINGSTON