Example job roles: Head of Functional Area, Head of Faculty IT, Digital Education Advisory Leadership Support, ARC Engagement Management
Level: SeniorÌý
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
- Managing and leading a team involved in relationship and engagement activities
- Have a clear understanding of the organisation in terms of its culture, vision, mission, and strategic direction, in the context of the wider HE/Research sector, in order to define and manage the capability
- Surfacing and filtering data and insight and presenting back to senior management across the organisation
- Building relationships at a senior level
- Managing financial responsibilities
- Representing ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s interests externally e.g. other universities, partners and suppliers
- Representing IT at strategic meetings across ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº
- Acting as the point of escalation for service complaints
- Member of a senior management team setting strategy for relevant parts of the organisation
Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
Learning on the job
- Leading a team; developing initiatives – training, support, etc.
- Contributing to bids and writing lean business cases
- Future planning (service planning)
- Preparing reports for senior management
- Identifying requirements and trends
- Developing roadmaps
- Contributing towards strategy
Learning from othersÌýÌý
- Working in teams to share good practice
- Rresentations to senior management
- Running a Community of Practice (CoP)
- Presenting at conferences
- Liaising with and mediation between other operational groups
Formal learning
- CBRM qualification
- Management training
- Academic qualifications
Transferable skills and competencies
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.
Deciding and initiating action
- Making decisions
- Taking responsibility
- Acting with Confidence
- Acting on own initiative
- Taking action
- Taking calculated risks
Leading and supervisingÌý
- Providing direction and co-ordinating action
- Supervising and monitoring behaviour
- Coaching
- Delegating
- Empowering staff
- Motivating others
- Developing staff
- Identifying and recruiting talent
Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
- Monitoring markets and competitors
- Identifying business opportunities
- Demonstrating financial awareness
- Controlling costs
- Keeping aware of organisational issues
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Ways of Working
These describe expected behaviours in line with ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº culture and values.Ìý For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to theÌýWays of Working website.Ìý
“Career Pathway roles are indicative and are not intended to be a description of the role in terms of responsibilty and duties.