Communicating and Influencing-Civil service job application/interview

[mumznet]

Hi Everyone,

looking at the civil service applications and I don't quite understand this behaviour/competency which is 'Communicating and influencing'. What kinds of example may I use for this, I've done coaching/mentoring and some team leading. Can someone please let me know if I am going in the right direction and please give me any tips as I seem lost where to start?

thank you

[Isleepinahedgefund]

Coaching/ mentoring is a better fit for the leadership competency. For communicating and influencing it needs to be “I needed to communicate x and influence x” - not really what you’re doing when you’re coaching is it!

Think about a situation where you needed to communicate something important upwards in a persuasive way. For example, my last example was based around me being new to a role, realising the delivery framework I was supposed to implement was not fit for purpose and needing to persuade my seniors to allow me to redesign it: “Having realised the existing proposal brought significant legal risks, I needed to communicate those risks to senior management and use my expertise to influence the way the project was taken forward.”

[mumznet]

Thank you for your reply, that is true it would fit leadership or 'developing others' better to use the coaching example. a good example that you gave, I'll try and think of something along those lines, there has been few times I've been to senior leaders to discuss something. so would I add more on how I went about to influence the senior leaders? maybe used good communication, persuading them about the benefits of my idea?

[Isleepinahedgefund]

Yea that's exactly it. Also how you responded to challenge.

Refer to the CS behaviours dictionary and use it as a guide - drop in key words from it too.

What grade is the job?

[mumznet]

thank you, its an HEO grade
okay I'll send you my completed example hopefully and if you get a chance let me know how it sounds. take care thanks

[carys191103]

Hi is anyone able to look at 2 competencies I’ve written for promotion to EO, it’s communicating and influencing and managing a quality service. Deadline is tomorrow evening I’m a bit last minute 😊

[EmmacbPops]

@carys191103

Hi is anyone able to look at 2 competencies I’ve written for promotion to EO, it’s communicating and influencing and managing a quality service. Deadline is tomorrow evening I’m a bit last minute 😊

How did you get on?

[SP2boys]

Hi, im just looking at the same role as you, how did you get ok? Were you successful?