Example job roles: Communications Manager, Faculty Communications Manager, Communications Business Partner.
Level:Ìý ÌýÌýAdvanced
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
- Extensive knowledge in the field
- Develop and deliver on internal comms strategy
- Setting standards for internal comms best practice
- Manage a programme of concurrent internal comms projects
- Negotiating and influencing senior stakeholders to deliver internal comms strategy
- Draft messages and scripts for leaders
- Manage editorial calendars
- Ability to plan and manage budgets
- Align strategy with broader 2034 vision
- Evaluating and reporting on progress on strategic aims. Professional qualification highly desirable.
Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
Learning on the job
- Learn appropriate tone of voice for leadership messaging
- Hone influencing skills, particularly with senior stakeholders presentation skills.
Learning from othersÌýÌý
- Learn about good practice for comms strategies
- Explore innovation in practice area.
Formal learning
- Leadership/ management training
- Project or programme management training
- qualification/ diploma from professional body.
*ÌýYou may wish to explore the listed formal training themes / topics onÌýLinkedIn Learning.
Transferable skills and competencies
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.
Leadership and supervisingÌý
- Providing direction and co-ordinating action.
- Supervising and monitoring behaviour.
- Coaching.
- Delegating.
- Empowering staff.
- Motivating others.
- Developing staff.
- Identifying and recruiting talent.
Formulating strategies and concepts
- Thinking broadly.
- Approaching work strategically.
- Setting and developing strategy.
- Visioning.
Persuading and influencing
- Making an impact.
- Shaping conversations.
- Appealing to emotions.
- Promoting ideas.
- Negotiating and gaining agreement.
- Dealing with political 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.