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Internal communications - grade 8

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.