Skill description
Providing authoritative advice and direction in a specialist area.
Guidance notes
The skill includes developing and exploiting specialist knowledge.
The expertise and specialist knowledge may relate to a specific area of information or communications technology, digital working, techniques, methodologies, products or application areas.
It may also include the application of professional knowledge in other disciplines to information and technology topics. These include disciplines such as - but not limited to - legal, finance, public relations, communications, ethics, human resources management.
Level 4
Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism to the organisation's planning and operations.
Actively maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms.
Recognises and identifies the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge.
Where appropriate, collaborates with other specialists to ensure advice given is appropriate to the organisation's needs.
Level 5
Provides definitive and expert advice in their specialist area.
Actively maintains recognised expert level knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms.
Oversees the provision of specialist advice by others. Consolidates expertise from multiple sources, including third-party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives.
Supports and promotes the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation.
Level 6
Provides organisational leadership and guidelines to promote the development and exploitation of specialist knowledge in the organisation.
Maintains a network of recognised experts (inside and/or outside the organisation) who can deliver expert advice in relevant areas.
Provides input into professional development planning across a significant part of the organisation to further the development of appropriate expertise.
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As I progressed from Level 4 to Level 6, I have continuously expanded my expertise, providing detailed guidance, overseeing advice provision, and leading the development of specialized knowledge within the organization to ensure its success.
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