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As an equal opportunity employer, Smith College
is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and staff. It is the college's
policy to post and advertise vacancies and to encourage applications from qualified
minorities. The college is also committed to retaining valued employees, and encourages
internal candidates to apply for open positions.
Promotions and transfers are an important means of developing
and expanding the skills and experience of current employees and of achieving the
college’s goals of equal employment opportunity.
Internal Postings
In order to ensure that staff members are aware of promotional
or transfer opportunities, position vacancies are posted by the Office of Human Resources
at www.smith.edu/hr/career.php for five calendar days. Staff
who do not have computer access may pick up paper copies of vacancies in the Office
of Human Resources.
Internal Searches
Staff members who are interested in discussing a specific
transfer or promotion opportunity may contact the Office of Human Resources. All
such inquiries will be held in confidence.
If no eligible internal candidates apply or are qualified
and selected for the position, a full external search will then be conducted, and
the position will be advertised in various online and media outlets.
Search waiver: In some instances, departments
may request a search waiver if there is a qualified candidate within the department.
A decision to waive a search must be approved by the Office of Institutional Diversity.
Internal Application and Selection Process
If you are interested in applying for an available position,
submit a résumé with a cover letter, along with an Internal Transfer
Application, (available in the Office of Human Resources or online at http://www.smith.edu/hr/career_mobility.php),
to the Office of Human Resources by the deadline indicated on the job posting. Due
to the time and effort invested by a department in recruiting and training a new
staff member, one year of service in your current position is required before you
may transfer to a position in another department. In rare instances when it is in
the best interests of both the college and the staff member, exceptions to the one-year-of-service
requirement may be made.
Although there is no obligation to do so, you may advise your present supervisor or department head that you have applied for a posted vacancy at the time you apply. Your application will remain confidential until you become a finalist for a vacancy, at which point the interviewing department head may contact your present supervisor and/or department head to discuss your qualifications for the position. You will be given the opportunity to speak to your current supervisor prior to the reference check.
Background Checking
Background checks will be conducted on current staff applying for transfers or promotions. After notification of an offer of employment or internal transfer/promotion, the college’s background checking vendor will begin investigative background inquiries. See Background Checking Policy.
Notice Period
When a staff member from one office is selected for
a vacancy in another office or department, adequate notice will be given to the employee's
present department. Three weeks of notice is generally considered reasonable unless
some other acceptable arrangement has been agreed upon by the departments in consultation
with the Office of Human Resources.
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