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Operations Management - grade 7

Example job roles: HR/Research/Finance/Departmental Administration; Facilities Support; Office/Lab Management

Level: IndependentÌý ÌýÌý

Experiences

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

  • Managing people and resourcesÌý
  • Leading on small projects
  • Working independentlyÌý
  • Taking responsibility for decisionsÌý
  • Providing advice and information on policy, process and regulations including implementationÌý
  • Acting as a point of escalation
  • Triage of issues
  • Planning and managing day to day work of a team or areaÌý
  • Anticipating issues and monitoring progress against the set plan
  • Building and maintaining relationships with UCL colleagues and external stakeholdersÌý
  • Sharing good practice and enable smooth running of your areas of responsibility

Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

Learning on the job

  • Project work
  • Creating and managing project related budgetsÌý
  • Supervising staffÌý
  • Analysing information
  • Report writing and data analysisÌý
  • Secondments
  • Undertake public speaking and presentingÌý
  • Reviewing, advising on and improving processes and proceduresÌý
  • Build a greater cultural/audience awareness.

Learning from othersÌýÌý

  • Join a Community of PracticeÌý
  • Attend relevant 911±¬ÁÏÍøide forumsÌý
  • Develop awareness of the HE operating environment through networking, external events and undertaking own CPD
  • Build a network amongst peer group; speaking to your manager and peers

Formal learning

  • Project and financial management trainingÌý
  • Fundamentals of management training
  • National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) trainingÌý
  • Plan for additional relevant training,Ìý
  • Possible membership with relevant professional bodies, e.g. Association of University Administrators (AUA), Chartered institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA)

*ÌýYou may wish to explore the listed formal training themes / topics onÌýLinkedIn Learning.

Transferable skills and competencies

UCL uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.

Working with people

  • Understanding others
  • Adapting to the team
  • Building team spirit
  • Recognising and rewarding contributions
  • Listening
  • Consulting others
  • Communicating proactively
  • Showing tolerance and consideration
  • Showing empathy
  • Supporting others
  • Caring for others
  • Developing and communicating self-knowledge and insight

Analysing

  • Analysing and evaluating information.
  • Testing assumptions and investigating.
  • Producing solutions.
  • Making judgements.
  • Demonstrating systems thinking

Developing results and setting customer expectations

  • Focusing on customer needs and satisfaction.
  • Setting high standards for quality.
  • Monitoring and maintaining quality.
  • Working systematically.
  • Managing quality processes.
  • Maintaining productivity levels
  • Driving projects to success.

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      UCL Ways of Working

      These describe expected behaviours in line with UCL 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.