What happens if after posting an opening, the unit decides that a change is needed in the position description?
Any change in the terms and conditions of employment related to an opening that has already been advertised requires that a new ad be submitted to the appropriate contracting office for review prior to being submitted OED for approval. This is required if the hours, pay, benefits, rank, requirements to qualify, etc. are being changed. The revised description must be reposted for the requisite amount of time in all of the same outlets (new ones may be added if the recruitment strategy did not yield good results) with the following statement added: Search Extended; Requirements Modified; All Previous Applicants Still Under Consideration. While no new forms need to be filed to change a position description, the search committee chair must contact OED regarding the change so that the ad language can once again be reviewed prior to advertising and search records can be amended. In addition, the hiring official should be consulted prior to making any changes.
