Guidelines: Payment of Allowances to DAP’s, Directors of Portfolio and ACA’s

  1. Director of Academic Program, Director of Portfolio or Academic Course Advisor

The following principles apply when appointing a DAP or Director of Portfolio at School level

1.1Appointment as DAP from Level D or E :

  • 100% salary at existing Level D or E
  • Up to $10,000[1]per annum professional development grant available (to be administered through Dean’s Office).With the professional development grant linked to having an agreed professional development plan.

OR

  • 0.1 fte research workload

1.2Appointment as DAP from level C:

  • 100% HDA salary at Level D Step 1 plus
  • Up to $5,000[2] per annum professional development grant available (to be administered through Dean’s Office). With the professional development grant linked to having an agreed professional development plan.

OR

  • 0.1 fte research workload

1.3Appointment as Director of Portfolio

  • 100% salary at existing Level D or E (for current level D or E appointments)
  • 100% HDA salary at Level D Step 1 (for appointments from level C)
  • Up to $10,000[3] per annum professional development grant available (to be administered through Dean’s Office). With the professional development grant linked to having an agreed professional development plan.

1.4Appointment as Academic Course Advisor:

  • 100% salary at Level C Step 1
  • Up to $3,000[4]per annum professional development grant available (to be administered through Dean’s Office). With the professional development grant linked to having an agreed professional development plan.
  • Dean to determine workload

For noting –

  1. Depending on the type of expenditure, certain items purchased and funded through professional development grants associated with DAP, Director of Portfolio and ACA appointments, may attract taxation. Accordingly it is strongly advised that all expenditure associated with professional development grants be discussed with Finance (Taxation Accountant) before expenditure is committed.
  2. Deans are expected to discuss workload (in consultation with School Workload Committee guidelines). The role of DAP and ACA should be clearly articulated in the academic’s career development plan.
  3. There is a need to recognise the role of professional staff in providing all but complex academic advice to students.
  4. DAP, Director of Portfolio and ACA appointments are for a three (3) year period
  1. Recruitment

It is noted that some Schools are progressing through internal expressions of interest and others are progressing via e-recruit system to appoint to these roles. Either process is acceptable however for Schools progressing via internal EOI, please ensure all paperwork is forwarded to the Recruitment Team for official records purposes.

Prepared by Susan Hudson

9 July 2014

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[1] Amount of grant to be determined at Deans discretion

[2] Amount of grant to be determined at Deans discretion

[3] Amount of grant to be determined at Deans discretion

[4] Amount of grant to be determined at Deans discretion