PERSON SPECIFICATION COMPETENCY CRITERIA ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Job related Knowledge of current themes Yes knowledge affecting students in the Further Education/Higher Education sector Demonstrable understanding of Yes Students’ Unions or other democratic/voluntary organisations Achieving & One year’s relevant experience Yes Delivery Experience of conducting primary Yes and/or secondary research and/or writing policy documents Yes Project management experience Continual Commitment to own professional Yes Improvement and development Seeing the Bigger Picture KNOWLDEGE Technical Skills IT competent with a good Yes understanding of Microsoft Office and ability to construct and maintain databases Team Work The ability to create and maintain Yes strong working relationships The ability to work as part of a Yes team and also to work independently Communication Excellent verbal and written Yes communication skills SKILLS Student focused Commitment to achieving the Yes best possible outcome for our members Accountability Demonstrable experience of Yes working effectively on own initiative Results focused Commitment to a Yes attitude in the presence of barriers/challenges BEHAVIOURS
PERSON SPECIFICATION COMPETENCY CRITERIA ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE KNOWLDEGE Job related knowledge Knowledge of current themes affecting students in the Further Education/Higher Education sector Yes Yes Demonstrable understanding of Students’ Unions or other democratic/voluntary organisations Achieving & Delivery One year’s relevant experience Yes Yes Yes Experience of conducting primary and/or secondary research and/or writing policy documents Project management experience Continual Improvement and Seeing the Bigger Picture Commitment to own professional development Yes SKILLS Technical Skills IT competent with a good understanding of Microsoft Office and ability to construct and maintain databases Yes Team Work The ability to create and maintain strong working relationships Yes Yes The ability to work as part of a team and also to work independently Communication Excellent verbal and written communication skills Yes BEHAVIOURS Student focused Commitment to achieving the best possible outcome for our members Yes Accountability Demonstrable experience of working effectively on own initiative Yes Results focused Commitment to a attitude in the presence of barriers/challenges Yes
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