Welcome

Welcome to Succession Planning at Memorial University! Succession Planning is an intitative of the Office of the Vice-President (Administration and Finance). This site will:

Outline the succession planning process
Provide forms and tools to participate in Succession Planning
What is succession planning? Succession planning involves an integrated, systematic approach to identify, develop and retain talent for key positions and areas in line with current and future organizational plans.
Why is it important? Succession planning will ensure Memorial University develops and retains employees necessary to accomplish the goals identified in the institution’s strategic plan. The succession plan will provide ease of transition in filling anticipated organizational human resource needs. Succession planning is a transparent, inclusive process.
Scope of project: The current succession planning initiative began in October 2008. The project involves St. John's Campus, the Marine Institute, and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College.
Role of departments: Departments will have a number of roles in succession planning including identifying key and critical positions, nominating employees as potential successors, and being aware of their human resource needs as related to the departmental goals.
Updates: Updates on the progress of the succession plan will be provided regularly.