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Experiences

Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level

• Strategic leadership to set and ensure departmental objectives are met
• Setting the culture through leading by example
• Ownership of departmental budget (ensuring that expenditure and forecasting match and are appropriate)
• Ensuring efficient systems and processes are in place to deliver projects for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº
• Ensuring compliance for regulatory practices such as GDPR, Health & Safety, etc.
• Raising the profile of the area and managing relationships with senior stakeholders
• Ensuring there is confidence in the area of the department
• Representing the department
• Commercial awareness
• Overseeing the governance and effective running of the department
• Creating and promoting opportunities for staff development
• Translating the organisational strategy into aims and objectives for the department
• Negotiating and influencing
• Being resilient
• Taking responsibility for departmental level risks and issues
• Assessing proposals and predicting any potential impact on the department

Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

Learning on the job

• Taking responsibility for leadership of department wide initiatives
• Deputising for or taking on an acting role for the Head of department
• Identifying significant areas for improvement
• Identifying opportunities
• Taking responsibility for departmental level risks and issues
• Increased awareness and understanding of organisational funding and financial management

Learning from othersÌýÌý

• Networking with the Professional Services Leadership Team
• Encouraging participation in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº wide initiatives
• Attending conferences and delivering presentations
• Representing ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the HE sector at other events

Formal learning

• Strategic leadership trainingÌý
• Internal finance training

Transferable skills and competencies

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.

Adhering to principles and values

• Upholding ethics and values.
• Acting with integrity.
• Utilising diversity.
• Showing social and environmental responsibility.

Persuading and influencing

• Making an impact.
• Shaping conversations.
• Appealing to emotions.
• Promoting ideas.
• Negotiating and gaining agreement.
• Dealing with political issues.

Deciding and initiating action

• Making decisions.
• Taking responsibility.
• Acting with Confidence.
• Acting on own initiative.
• Taking action.
• Taking calculated risks.

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