develop research programmes and methodologies. Roleholders have an established reputation in their field or specialism within the University, have significant managerial experience, and an awareness of (inter)national policy developments and their likely impact on the institution. Research are focused on research and may also combine elements of teaching, leadership and management. Administrative/Professional Central and departmental roles in administrative functions, libraries, and museums. IT/Technical Technical and IT roles in central and academic departments. Operational Services Roles concerned with operating and running facilities and providing services.
9 Staff at this grade have a recognised research reputation and are generally leading a significant research project within an overarching research programme. Tasks may include: generating the research direction; leading research into complex areas, approaching problems from different perspectives and contributing to the overall research strategy; promoting the research area; actively seeking secure research funding; developing new concepts and ideas to extend intellectual understanding; managing a team of researchers; developing networks and links with external contacts/leading thinkers in the research field. Roleholders have a national reputation for research, a significant publication record, and in-depth understanding of their own specialism to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field. Staff at this grade are professionals, managers, and specialists with high-level expertise, working with a significant degree of independent responsibility in their functional/specialist area. They are expected to provide expert guidance to colleagues, influence other senior managers, and contribute to university-wide policy. Tasks may include: leading projects which require specialist expertise and have wide-ranging impact; leading the investigation and resolution of complex and sensitive matters; strategic planning and determining the priorities for a department/functional area; providing expert advice to senior managers and committees; having overall responsibility for service delivery; playing a leading role in university committees. Roleholders require relevant academic/professional qualifications and/or formal training, plus significant managerial or experience in a specialist area, demonstrating professional development in a series of more demanding and influential jobs. Grade Research Roles are focused on research and may also combine elements of teaching, leadership and management. Administrative/Professional Central and departmental roles in administrative functions, libraries, and museums. IT/Technical Technical and IT roles in central and academic departments. Operational Services Roles concerned with operating and running facilities and providing services.
8 at this grade will have established a research career and have responsibility for their own area of research, or manage a research support facility. Tasks may include: supervising a team of staff; contributing to research proposals and writing bids for research grants; frequently writing for peer reviewed publications; developing research objectives, projects, and proposals within a discrete area of a wider research programme; assessing and evaluating the outcomes of research; undertaking collaborative projects with researchers in other institutions; monitoring research budgets; supervising PhD students. Roleholders will have a relevant PhD and considerable research experience and achievement reflected by a growing reputation and demonstrated success. They will have recognised and substantial expertise and have developed an in-depth understanding of the theory in their own field of work. Staff at this grade are experienced individuals with recognised professional competence, and are knowledgeable in their own field. Tasks may include: managing the operation of a facility/team of staff; ensuring that agreed policies and business plans are implemented; participating in committees; resource planning and small-scale project management; developing policies; providing expert advice and making recommendations through briefings, presentations and written reports; contributing to business and income development; financial forecasting and modelling; accounting; collections management and development. Roleholders are generally professionally qualified with project and/or people management skills. They require detailed knowledge of the principles, policies, legislation, regulations, and procedures in their field, and generate innovative solutions to problems through the application of specialist know-how. Staff at this grade are experienced individuals with recognised professional ability, and are knowledgeable in their own field. Tasks may include: dealing with complex system failures; planning the IT strategy for a department; analysing new developments in IT and how to apply them to the benefit of the department; specialist systems development; managing the operation of a team of staff and/or IT projects. Roleholders require comprehensive knowledge of technological systems and their application coupled with an appreciation of its relevance to their specialist area. Staff at this grade manage an operational function. may include: managing the operation of a significant service with a team of staff; business and resource planning; identifying additional service requirements and shortfalls; facilitating major service, operational or logistical changes; negotiating and managing service contracts. Roleholders are experienced professionals with people management skills. They generate innovative solutions to problems through the application of specialist know-how.
Grade Research Administrative/Professional Central and departmental roles in administrative functions, libraries, and museums. IT/Technical Technical and IT roles in central and academic departments. Operational Services Roles concerned with operating and running facilities and providing services. 4 NA Staff at this grade work with minimum supervision to carry out more varied or specialised administrative work. Tasks may include: dealing with straightforward correspondence; chasing outstanding debts; creating documents and presentations for others; organising small events and activities; writing new straightforward office procedures; gathering, manipulating, and presenting data for payroll purposes; drafting agendas and minutes of meetings; foreign cataloguing; and answering specialist reader enquiries. Roleholders may assign to others and require the ability to organise resources and prioritise activities within a general schedule. Jobs at this require some knowledge of professional practice and a detailed understanding of relevant systems and procedures. Staff at this grade work with minimum supervision to carry out more varied or specialised technical activities. Tasks may include: carrying out straightforward tests and experiments; performing calculations and presenting results accurately; using, monitoring, and maintaining specialist/IT equipment; solving straightforward software or hardware problems; re-setting user accounts; setting up work stations; diagnosing and rectifying electrical faults; providing straightforward demonstrations of experiments. Jobs at this grade require post holders to have working knowledge of scientific/technical best practice. A higher certificate , diploma, or a comparable qualification OR substantial relevant experience and appropriate licences and certificates are required. In addition role holders will have well developed understanding of health at this grade will be either skilled in their specialism or have formal supervisory responsibility for a team of staff. Specialist tasks may include: skilled horticulture and arboriculture; the implementation of landscape plans; plumbing; painting and decorating; and woodworking. Other tasks may include: coordinating responses to incidents; safekeeping master keys to university buildings; maintaining plant equipment; allocating tasks; cashing-up; and compiling rotas. Roleholders use initiative to provide an agreed level of customer service, and make suggestions to improve the service, taking customer feedback into account. A higher certificate, diploma, or a comparable qualification OR substantial relevant experience and appropriate licences and certificates are required. In addition role holders will have well developed understanding of health
administrative functions, libraries, and museums. Technical and IT roles in central and academic departments. Roles concerned with operating and running facilities and providing services. 3 NA Staff at this grade carry out a range of clerical or administrative tasks, which often require a greater level of attention to detail. Tasks may include: maintaining information on databases; running standard reports; assisting in the organisation of events; making travel arrangements; setting up meetings; taking minutes at team meetings; copy cataloguing; regularly dealing with reader enquiries and offering advice. Roleholders follow standard office procedures, for example for processing payments and ordering stock, and carry out day-to-day liaison with established contacts and suppliers. Jobs at this grade tend to require some formal training and/or vocational qualifications, knowledge of relevant systems, processes, policies, and procedures, and an awareness of how to handle confidential information. Staff at this grade carry out a range of technical activities within an agreed specification. Tasks may include: carrying out simple repairs to technical equipment; cleaning and boxing library materials; preparing slides; setting up experiments; preparing samples; recording and collating routine data; issuing apparatus; and testing electrical equipment. Roleholders use standard as well as some more specialised equipment and require an appreciation of the basic principles of the relevant scientific/technical discipline. Staff at this grade exercise some personal responsibility in the delivery of a practical support service. Tasks may include: preparing menus and a variety of food; planting; turf culture; applying herbicides and fertilizers; maintaining grounds, pitches, and all weather surfaces; conducting gym inductions; and life guarding. Roleholders are required to plan so that equipment is available to carry out specified tasks, and the role may involve supervising and guiding less experienced colleagues. Jobs at this grade tend to require some formal training and/or qualifications.