Engineering competencies v2: a new suite of competencies are now available, view them here or read the FAQ to understand more about this change.

Engineering Progression

Engineering Progression

Careers and progression for staff members in the Technology organisation at the FT.

Overview

This site holds the Job Families and accompanying competency framework for all roles in Technology at the FT. You can find more information on the GitHub repository

Competencies

Competencies are are used to inform conversations about career progression between staff members and their manager. They are used for:

  1. Defining a vacant or new role, writing a job description, evaluating candidates for a job
  2. Setting and agreeing objectives designed to develop a staff member in their role
  3. Tracking progress, managing performance and giving feedback, making expectations clear for each staff member
  4. Evaluating readiness for a staff member to step up to the next level (e.g. through promotion)

Contributing/contact

Anybody working for the Financial Times is welcome to suggest changes via a GitHub issue or pull request.