Strategic HR - grade 8

Experiences

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

• Wide experience within HR, having worked in or with a few different areas. Working with stakeholders to identify barriers and opportunities with regard to achieving HR strategic aims.
• Gathering data and information to understand and build intelligence to identify arising people management issues (e.g. sickness absence), making recommendations and developing an action plan to address concerns (e.g. where negative work cultures exclude some team members).
• Understanding the overall HR strategy and goals, developing a sense of how it is best applied and delivered at a local level, within a department or across faculty.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of departmental strategic operating plans, and creating bespoke initiatives that support key priorities.
• Using HR expertise to lead or contribute to UCL working groups.
• Working on particular projects  based on knowledge and experience, collaborating with other specialist areas and centres of excellence for support (e.g. Talent, EDI, Resourcing).
   

Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

On the job learning

• Undertaking project work that contributes to a key strategic aim.

Learning from others  

• Being a member of working groups
• Contributing meaningfully to local team meetings.

Formal Learning

• Member of Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD) or equivalent experience.  
• Coaching.

* You may wish to explore the listed formal training themes / topics on LinkedIn Learning.

Transferable skills and competencies

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

Relating and networking

• Building rapport.
• Networking.
• Relating across levels.
• Managing conflict.
• Using humour.

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.

UCL Ways of Working

These describe expected behaviours in line with UCL culture and values.  For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to the Ways of Working website.