Tulane's five distinctive career streams, with 5–6 levels each, were developed for the learning and growth of staff. The design includes:
- Mapping pathways for career and professional development.
- Providing a clear understanding of what is essential to advancing one's skills and competencies.
- Defining universal competencies and factors across career streams:
- Impact: The nature and scope of influence the level has on its area of responsibility.
- Problem Solving: Degree to which the level needs to identify and devise solutions to problems and the level of autonomy to make decisions.
- Communication and Influence: Describes the nature of communication the level is responsible for and the level of influence required.
- Leadership: Responsibility for people's development, including supervision, training, coaching, and performance management.
- Knowledge: Level of expertise required to fulfill level responsibilities as defined by minimum levels of formal education and/or work experience.
Career Streams Level Guide
| Operational | Business | Technical | Professional | Management |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6 Assistant Vice President | ||||
| P6 Lead Specialist II, Consultant | M5 Executive Director | |||
| P5 Lead Specialist I | M4 Director | |||
| T5 Lead Technician | P4 Senior Specialist | M3 Assistant/Associate Director | ||
| B5 Lead Coordinator | T4 Senior Technician | P3 Specialist III | M2 Manager | |
| O5 Lead Operator | B4 Senior Coordinator | T3 Technician III | P2 Specialist II | M1 Supervisor |
| O4 Senior Operator | B3 Coordinator III | T2 Technician II | P1 Specialist I | |
| O3 Operator III | B2 Coordinator II | T1 Technician I | ||
| O2 Operator II | B1 Coordinator I | |||
| O1 Operator I |
Career streams reflect increasing levels of responsibility, expertise, and leadership from bottom to top.
About the Career Streams
Management
- People leaders spend the majority of their time overseeing their area of responsibility and achieving goals through direct and/or indirect reports.
Professional
- Individual contributors with responsibility in a professional or technical discipline or specialty.
- Spends the majority of their time overseeing the design, implementation, or delivery of processes, programs, and policies using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically university).
Business
- Individual contributors who provide organizational-related support or service (administrative or clerical).
- Spends the majority of their time in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision.
- Opportunities for progression outside this career band are typically limited without additional education or significant training and experience.
Technical
- Individual contributors who focus on technical, scientific, or analytical tasks.
- Jobs typically require advanced skill training, specialized external certification, or a completed technical school education.
Operational
- Individual contributors who focus on technical or operational tasks to support ongoing university operations.
- Includes skilled technicians in a hands-on environment that is often highly specialized.
- Jobs typically require advanced skill training, specialized external certification, or a completed technical school education.
