How to gain experience managing staff/a team

[MichaelAndEagle]

I am looking to take the next step career wise and have looked at some job descriptions for the type of thing I'd be interested in, and one thing I'm lacking is managerial experience as in, person management.

I'm in a project officer role, and do coordinate activities across disciplines. But have never directly line managed someone.

Anyone got any ideas?

Do some Management courses or buy some leadership books. You are 1/2 way there if you are taking a project management role. The cusp of management is getting the best and nurturing people.
Think about the good managers you have had and the qualities you most admire and implement those in your day to day business.
Understand personality traits as you need to manage at each individual's level not your own.

I am doing some courses, I should have mentioned that in my OP.
If a person spec says experience managing a team is required, would you apply anyway with the training and maybe highlighting examples from project management?
Its really the HR element I'm missing I suppose.

Can you do some ad hoc mentoring or gain experience in a voluntary capacity somehow? Pull together a community group to remove graffiti or litter pick etc?

Would your current employer allow you to shadow or act up/cover for them on holidays, assist them with next round of reruitment etc, you could speak to your direct line management and ask them if it would be possible?

Can you offer to deputise for your own manager - when they are on holiday, or if they have clashing meetings and so on? Or even another person in your department who has line manager responsibilities?

Thanks both, great ideas there i will follow up.

Can you take on some volunteers, apprentices, work experience pupils?

What's your line of work?

Thanks all I should say

We do sometimes get MSc students in. I could see about leading that next time.

Again, great ideas!

I think what I'm seeing here is actually a lot of things I already do, but wouldn't have thought of using them as evidence for this step up.

Thank you all. I was feeling a bit hopeless I just admit.

Yes I would.

I'm in a similar boat - PM that does a lot of stakeholder management but doesn't directly manage anyone. I have done a few (internal) courses which have helped, and have related back to what I can do and how it will help me swiftly gain the required skills.

E.g. I often have to pitch difficult messages across all levels of the business, tailoring my delivery to the area I am talking to. I'm confident that this will only help me in my own personal development of this skill, which feels lateral to what I currently do.

Have to say this is one thing that took me out of the running for a more senior position, but if I literally don't have anyone to manage then I can only do what I can do and hope that my skills and background mean in the future someone will be confident I can do it! I mean, I am confident I could be a good manager, just give me the opportunity!

Gosh @ChiefWiggumsBoy it sounds like a very similar role we do!

I do have a very supportive team and manager and I guess step 1 would be making them aware of my ambition. I'm sure they would help identify ways i could gain this skill.

I need to stop feeling embarrassed about talking about this stuff. It feels grabby and pushy but I guess this is why men take all the good jobs!

Linkedin has some basic courses.

Not it is not grabby to discuss. Make sure your manager knows you want to progress. You need to be clear in your aspirations. Also appraisals/ 1:1's should be telling you what you need to do to get to the next level.

Thanks dream kitchen.
I know its not really, just need to get over it!

I do have regular 1:1s. I need to be more assertive about my own ambitions.

Hope you got your dream kitchen by the way!