EDI (Level Five)

You act as a champion for EDI issues and ensure that everyone within your remit shows compassion and understanding to those with differing life experiences and ensure that all opportunities are open and fair to all.

EDI (Level Four)

You actively engage in your organisation’s EDI networks to better understand and appreciate the lived experiences of people different to you and how you can create a working environment supportive to all.

Professional development (Level Three)

You ensure that all staff are able to focus a portion of their work time on CPD and ensure that their Personal Development Plans are regularly reviewed, updated and constantly worked on.

Training opportunities (Level Three)

You provide ample opportunity for training for all members of your team whether that is from internal colleagues, external organisations or specialist providers.

Supporting ambition (Level Three)

You understand the backgrounds and motivations for all members of your team and ensure that all efforts are made to support their ambitions whilst aligning them to the needs of the organisation.

Recruitment (Level Three)

You take time to build your recruitment processes around professional standards whilst ensuring that the process remains open and transparent for all.

Headcount (Level Three)

You are able to accurately plan workload to headcount, identifying how much is required in each area.

Business cases (Level Three)

You are able to highlight the need for a business case in new areas or work and identify options for appraisal.

Forecasting (Level Three)

You are able to produce accurate forecasts based on current expenditure and foreseen developments within your team.

Budget control (Level Three)

You are able to plan and manage your budgets ensuring that you have the enough money allocated to the correct area.

Succession planning (Level Three)

You are able to readily identify those in your team who have the opportunity to excel at their level and beyond and use this knowledge to begin succession planning.

Opportunities (Level Three)

You empower the team to follow through on new ideas or processes, providing a safe environment in which to try new things.

Safe to fail (Level Three)

You will promote your team’s successes publicly and examine failures privately, taking responsibiity for those failures in public.