Core competencies

Question 1

CORE COMPS (8)

Answer 1

• Working with others
• Persuasive communication
• Planning and organisation
• Drive for results
• Analysis and problem solving
• Motivation for learning and personal resilience
• Commitment to local government and the wider community
• Leadership potential

Question 2

Working with others (2)

Answer 2

• Ability to operate effectively with others that demonstrates an understanding of diversity, political sensitivity, and emotional intelligence
• Bring people together in order to achieve the benefits of change meeting customer/stakeholder expectations on time and within cost constraints.

Question 3

Persuasive communication

Answer 3

Ability to communicate persuasively with confidence both orally and in writing demonstrating the ability to influence and appropriately chose the right style of communication to fit the audience

Question 4

Planning and organisation

Answer 4

ability to manage time and prioritise work effectively to achieve objectives and deliver outcomes focusing on the relevant key drivers for change.

Question 5

• Drive for results (1)

- Demonstrated with…

Answer 5

• Ability to act on own initiative and take responsibility for decisions to achieve results
• a tenacity to pursue of goals and challenge the status quo to bring about change

Question 6

Analysis and problem solving

Answer 6

Ability to identify, analyse and interpret relevant information from a range of sources to solve complex people/community centric problems and develop well-informed solutions

Question 7

Motivation for learning and personal resilience

Answer 7

• Ability to proactively seek out opportunities for personal learning and development
• Mental resilience to cope with change and then combine the two to learn from all experiences and apply knowledge / skills to better effect

Question 8

Commitment to local government and the wider community

Answer 8

Ability to understand the needs of a local community in the current policy context and the leadership role local government has through local democracy, community engagement, commissioning, partnerships, and direct interventions.

Question 9

Leadership potential

Answer 9

Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the key aspects of transformational leadership and how this is applied in current context of leading local government through times of unprecedented change.