Paragraph 7 Appointment and Promotion of Staff
Upon the occurrence of a vacancy or expected vacancy in a senior post, other than the expected vacancy in the posts of Principal and Vice-Principal on the operative date (as defined in section 17(2) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) the Corporation shall—
advertise the vacancy nationally; and
appoint a selection panel consisting of at least 3 members of the Corporation and, except when it is his post which is being considered, the Principal.
The selection panel shall—
determine the arrangements for selection applicants for interview;
interview those applicants; and
where they consider it appropriate to do so, recommend to the Corporation for appointment one of the applicants interviewed by them.
If the Corporation approve the selection panel’s recommendation that person shall be appointed.
If the selection panel are unable to agree on a person to recommend to the Corporation, or if the Corporation do not approve their recommendation, the Corporation may require the panel to repeat the steps specified in paragraph 2(a) to (c), with or without first re-advertising the vacancy.