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Functional Managers and Directors

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of senior management tasks in respect of other specialist functions or fields of activity in organisations.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£26,234
£63,544
£143,399

New workers start around £26,234. Normal pay is £63,544 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £143,399.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 113,320 vacancies for this type of job

6.07%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information pertaining to the organisation.

  • Stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews.

  • Represents union, association or business in consultation and negotiation with government, employees and other bodies.

  • Drives innovation in the working practices of their organisation.

  • Formulates and directs the implementation of an organisation’s policies.

  • Plans, organises, coordinates and directs the resources of their organisation.

  • Organises local authority office work and resources, negotiates contracted out services.

  • Helps to formulate and implement local government policy and ensures legal and statutory provisions are observed.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Business Development

  • Project Management

  • Auditing

  • Security Management

  • Cyber Security

  • Risk Analysis

  • Risk Management

  • Finance

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Marketing

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Customer Service

  • Sales

  • Detail Oriented

  • Operations

  • Empathy

  • Problem Solving

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Applied Business (Management)

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Distance learning (full-time) · Carmarthen · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 88/88

Real Estate

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Business (HNC)

Cambridge Regional College

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Cambridge · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

International Management (Industry)

Lancaster University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Lancaster · 01/10/2023

Tariff points: 136/144

Leadership and Management

UCEN Manchester

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Manchester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Business (Management)

University Centre St Helens

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · St Helens · 02/09/2024

Tariff points: 32/32

Management

ESCP Business School

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 136/136

Business Skills

Teesside University, Middlesbrough

CertHE · 1 Year · Full-time · Middlesbrough · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Business

Gloucestershire College

HNC · 1 Year · Blended learning (full-time) · Cheltenham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Business with Entrepreneurship

Anglia Ruskin University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cambridge · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Project Management (Top up)

University of Cumbria

BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Carlisle · 18/09/2023

Tariff points: N/A

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