Capability building for digital, data and technology
A senior leadership skill. You can: - guide the organisation to ensure it has the specialist digital, data and technology skills it needs - develop organisational processes and ways of working so that digital and data roles you support can thrive - continuously improve and optimise the organisational environment Examples of leadership using this skill: - prioritising capability needs that will have the most impact - negotiating for longer-term investment in people by articulating the risks and benefits of different staffing strategies - advocating for good practice in ways of working and supporting people to adopt this practice - growing digital and data communities
Levels
- 1. Awareness
*Senior leadership skill: the UK GDaD PCF defines it with one statement, not by level.* You can: Examples of leadership using this skill:
- guide the organisation to ensure it has the specialist digital, data and technology skills it needs
- develop organisational processes and ways of working so that digital and data roles you support can thrive
- continuously improve and optimise the organisational environment
- prioritising capability needs that will have the most impact
- negotiating for longer-term investment in people by articulating the risks and benefits of different staffing strategies
- advocating for good practice in ways of working and supporting people to adopt this practice
- growing digital and data communities
- 2. Working
*Senior leadership skill: the UK GDaD PCF defines it with one statement, not by level.* You can: Examples of leadership using this skill:
- guide the organisation to ensure it has the specialist digital, data and technology skills it needs
- develop organisational processes and ways of working so that digital and data roles you support can thrive
- continuously improve and optimise the organisational environment
- prioritising capability needs that will have the most impact
- negotiating for longer-term investment in people by articulating the risks and benefits of different staffing strategies
- advocating for good practice in ways of working and supporting people to adopt this practice
- growing digital and data communities
- 3. Practitioner
*Senior leadership skill: the UK GDaD PCF defines it with one statement, not by level.* You can: Examples of leadership using this skill:
- guide the organisation to ensure it has the specialist digital, data and technology skills it needs
- develop organisational processes and ways of working so that digital and data roles you support can thrive
- continuously improve and optimise the organisational environment
- prioritising capability needs that will have the most impact
- negotiating for longer-term investment in people by articulating the risks and benefits of different staffing strategies
- advocating for good practice in ways of working and supporting people to adopt this practice
- growing digital and data communities
- 4. Expert
*Senior leadership skill: the UK GDaD PCF defines it with one statement, not by level.* You can: Examples of leadership using this skill:
- guide the organisation to ensure it has the specialist digital, data and technology skills it needs
- develop organisational processes and ways of working so that digital and data roles you support can thrive
- continuously improve and optimise the organisational environment
- prioritising capability needs that will have the most impact
- negotiating for longer-term investment in people by articulating the risks and benefits of different staffing strategies
- advocating for good practice in ways of working and supporting people to adopt this practice
- growing digital and data communities
Contains public sector information from the UK Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
Closest ESCO skills
- shape organisational teams based on competencies
- talent management strategies
- develop corporate training programmes
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy director of people | Head of people | 8d | Practitioner |
| Learning and development officer | Learning and development specialist | 5 | Working |
| Learning and development specialist | Learning and development specialist | 6 | Practitioner |
| Digital skills lead | Learning and development specialist | 7 | Practitioner |
| Head of learning | Learning and development specialist | 8a | Expert |