
Recruitment year planner
What your annual branch recruitment calendar could look like.
September
- Check that your regional office has got an up-to-date staff list for your institution.Make sure your institution agrees to provide space for UCU at new staff induction events.
- Make sure you have copies of recruitment materials for new staff: order them from campaigns@ucu.org.uk.
- Nationally coordinated request for staff lists from employers.
- New recruitment pack of materials made available to all branches.
October
- Make sure someone from your branch attends new staff inductions.
- Ensure that your reps have up-to-date lists of members and are encouraged to visit non- members in their departments.
- Map your members, potential members and reps and develop a plan and a team of reps willing to visit potential members.
- Make sure recruitment is a standing item in your branch committee meetings.
- First nationally coordinated mailshot takes place.
- Get advice and support for local recruitment planning from your regional office and from the national campaigns team.
November
- Ensure that you write to new joiners and update your institution map.
December
- Review your branch's recruitment activities and develop programme for the Spring term.
- Order re-stocks of materials.
- Get advice and support for local recruitment planning from your regional office and from the national campaigns team
January
- Ensure that your reps have up-to-date lists of members and are encouraged to visit non- members in their departments.
- Second nationally coordinated mailshot.
February
- Continue supporting reps in visiting non-members.
- Hold at least one open meeting on a big popular subject.
March
- Ensure that you write to new joiners and update your institution map.
April
- Ensure that your reps have up-to-date lists of members and are encouraged to visit non- members in their departments.
- Third nationally coordinated mailshot.
May
- Write to all members asking them to pass on UCU recruitment materials to a colleague.
June
- Review the year's recruitment activity and develop plan for the new academic year.
- Get advice and support for local recruitment planning from your regional office and from the national campaigns team.
July
- Nationally coordinated request for staff lists from employers.
- New recruitment materials made available.
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