Career Level Guide: Level 4: M (E3)
Organizational Scope
- Supervises a large team or multiple teams, usually through subordinate managers or supervisors
- Decides how to deploy people and other resources to achieve planned results consistent with policies and guidelines and within an approved operating plan and budget
- May set or change plans/goals within respective department or area
- Considerable impact on a single business area
OR - Sets strategic goals to optimize institution performance
- Directly impacts long-term overall performance of W&L based on balancing opportunities and minimizing risk
Knowledge OR Problem Complexity
- Performs complicated and extensive analysis and detailed investigation to resolve complex and difficult problems
- Requires significant management judgment and application of industry experience to solve problems arising from broad internal or external issues and events
OR - Solves undefined and complicated problems that span across several areas within W&L using substantial analysis
- Understands the higher education sector
Supervision Received/Independent Judgment
- With policy direction only, recommends goals and objectives for functional area(s)
- Typically involves operational checks on intermediate-term results
OR - Recommends policies and approves goals and objectives for functional area(s)
- Typically involves reviews based on long-term results or actions
Direction of Others
- Supervises managers
OR - Directly supervises directors
Typical Training/Experience*
- Typically requires BS/BA in directly related discipline or field of study; advanced degree may be required
- Certification is required in some areas
- Generally requires 7+ years of experience in field plus 5+ years of managerial experience
* 2 years of directly related professional experience can be substituted in lieu of 1 year of education required