L7 - Senior Professional Economist
2. Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio
2.2. Grading descriptors
The grading criteria below is based on the following principles:
- The distinction grading descriptors build on what is set out in the pass grading descriptor;
- To achieve a pass for an assessment method: pass or above must be demonstrated for every KSB under that assessment method.
- To receive a distinction for the professional discussion 11 out of 15 distinction grading descriptors must be met
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KSBs
Maintaining quality standards
- K7 Quality assurance techniques and sources of risks to quality of analysis
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Project management and planning
- K8 Team's capacity to deliver - organisation specific processes for: securing additional resource from within and without the organisation; work planning and associated risk management techniques; and the demands from clients.
- S4 Prioritise scarse resources, including own time, and focus work on areas of greatest impact; deploy project management techniques; negotiate for additional resources where appropriate; manage delivery risks; build and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients and develop and utilise internal and external networks
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Effective communication
- K9 The wider context affecting the work area and how changes might affect clients and analysis.
- K10 Different communication styles and techniques; stakeholder theory; different ways of presenting data.
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Horizon scanning
- K11 Techniques to assess how future political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental developments could affect organization, work programmes or clients
- K12 Understand high level business objectives and strategy in order to anticipate demands for economic analysis
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Leadership
- B2 Proactive: seeks opportunities to apply analysis to policy and business problems; seeks ideas for improvements, such as new approaches and/or methods; willing to look beyond the narrow confines of a problem or opportunity when producing analysis; is a passionate advocate for analysis; uses professional judgement and reaches conclusions even when evidence is incomplete.
- B5 Leadership: is willing to lead others, including outside organisational structures, to deliver outcomes.
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Effective collaboration
- B3 Collaborative: understands others point of view and willing to adapt approach or ask; seeks to reconcile different views; builds trust with colleagues and clients; willing to share ideas and work with other professionals; respects and appreciates diversity; listens to others' points of view, however challenging; invites and considers feedback; aware of the impact of language and non-verbal behaviour on others.
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