Staff Promotion Requirements

• The employee must hold their current position for a minimum of two years before being considered for a promotion.
  • This requirement does not apply in cases of organizational restructuring.

• Promotions must meet or address a business need within the unit.
• The need must be significant in comparison to the attributes of the current position and/or align directly with the college or unit strategic priorities.

• The associated business unit funds promotions.
• A promotion cannot occur if the budget cannot support a salary increase.
• Promotion increases in salary are subject to a wide variety of factors.  See the HR guidelines for Positions Changes and Pay Band Impact. For all promotion requests endorsed by the College, the Director of Financial Affairs will determine the amount of the increase in collaboration with the department head and Human Resources.

• When considering an employee’s experience and education, the employee must meet at least the minimum requirements for the career level they are being considered for, as outlined in the Purdue Career Stream Level Guide.
• The candidate must meet the minimum requirements for the career level and most, if not all, of the aspects of the new position description.

5. Process

• Department supervisors or leadership will document and propose staff promotions to the promotions committee for approval.
• All promotion requests must be submitted via Qualtrics by the stated deadlines:
  • October 1 for January 1 promotions
  • March 1 for July 1 promotions
• The committee will review all submitted promotion requests.
• Approved promotions go into effect on January 1 or July 1, depending on the cycle.