Example job roles: Learning Coordination/Management
Level:听 听听Independent
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
- Taking responsibility for and overseeing actions and project听tasks relating to delivering L&D activities, delegating听specific actions where applicable.
- Managing recurring/regular projects with existing internal or external suppliers in听conjunction with central HR.
- Working with team members, line managing where appropriate, including identifying听and managing specific training needs and opportunities across own team, using data where possible.
- Managing听and monitoring budgets relating to specific learning projects, anticipating and flagging any issues.
- Benchmarking听across HE and other sectors to ensure that learning opportunities comply with best practice in processes.听
- Network, collaborate and connect, working closely with wider UCL learning communities.听
- Acting as main point of contact for providing expert learning and development advice to colleagues and stakeholders, including recommending听appropriate learning opportunities and intervening in cases of non-compliance for mandatory training (e.g. GDPR).听
- Compilation and analysis of evaluation materials for reporting.
- Streamlining processes and evaluating efficiency, improving where necessary. Reviewing, improving and ensuring optimization of learning opportunities and听services.听
- Organise and present content to support effective learning (e.g. redesigning learning materials, joining听instructions).听
- Finding creative ways to document and share learning and development solutions (e.g. online site, newsletters, lunch and learns).
Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
On the job learning
- Develop a sound knowledge of UCL training related guidelines听and policies.
- Gain an awareness听of core training needs for staff听in your area of activity and听how to engage them in L&D听activities that will add value to听their roles.
- Gain proficiency at听budget management 鈥� including听a sound understanding of UCL听finance and expenses policy.
- Develop an understanding of line听management capabilities 鈥� where听possible through pportunities to听鈥榓ct-up鈥�. (This may be supervision听of 鈥榗asual staff鈥� for individual听events).听
- Develop and hone听understanding of training theory听including the training cycle,听kinaesthetic learning styles and听blended learning.
Learning from听others听听
- Gain confidence in dealing with external suppliers, central听UCL team and departmental听colleagues.
- Develop and practice听influencing skills with听colleagues听at any level.听
- Active networking.
- Engage with Community of听Practice events and lunch and听learns.
- Seek out mentoring and/or volunteer to be a听mentor.
Formal learning
- Seek out presentation skills training (e.g. LinkedIn Learning)听Identify digital skills for听platforms to promote and share听L&D activity in your area of听influence.
- Consider certification听from a professional body (e.g. CIPD (Chartered Institute of听Personnel and Development)/LPI听(The Learning and Performance听Institute) or equivalent.
- Complete听training on managing budgets;听familiarise self with training systems that can be used to record training and events.
*听You may wish to explore the listed formal training themes / topics on听LinkedIn Learning.
Transferable skills and competencies
UCL uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out more听details on the framework.
Learning and Researching
- Learning quickly.
- Gathering information.
- Thinking quickly.
- Encouraging and supporting organisational learning.
- Managing knowledge.
Deciding and initiating action
- Making decisions.
- Taking responsibility.
- Acting with Confidence.
- Acting on own initiative.
- Taking action.
- Taking calculated risks.
Developing results and setting customer expectations
- Focusing on customer needs and satisfaction.
- Setting high standards for听quality.
- Monitoring and maintaining quality.
- Working systematically.
- Managing quality听processes.
- Maintaining productivity levels.
- Driving projects to success.
UCL Ways of Working
These describe expected behaviours in line with UCL culture and values.听 For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to the听Ways of Working website.听
鈥�Career Pathway roles are indicative and are not intended to be a description of the role in terms of responsibilty and duties.
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