What is the Accountability Framework?
The framework is the annual cycle of planning, performance monitoring, quality assurance and reporting to demonstrate good management of the University. The aim of the framework is to provide University Council, the Vice-Chancellor, Deans, Heads of Department and senior managers with systematic feedback on the performance of the programs for which they are responsible, and to promote a culture of rigorous self-analysis and review from which continuous improvement initiatives are identified and implemented. Accountability is achieved using the management philosophy of subsidiarity, where decision-making though aligned with University goals, takes place as close as possible to where services are delivered and people affected, except where impractical or inefficient to do so. In a time of financial constraint, it particularly appropriate to investigate how we can ensure key administrative functions are conducted as efficiently and effective as possible.
