Partnerships

BSBLDR803 Develop and cultivate collaborative partnerships and relationships

This unit is about establishing collaborative partnerships and relationships with business and industry stakeholders. It covers:

• communicating to influence others,
• cultivating new and existing partnerships,
• establishing positive collaborative relationships,
• leading the establishment of a partnership program and
• establishing reporting mechanisms.

 

How you will be assessed

You will be assessed through:

• Assessor observation on the job
• Supervisor reference (if the assessor is not the supervisor)
• Review of your workplace documents (e.g. procedures)
• Interview/assignment based on the requirements below.

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Practical

You will be assessed in the workplace as a safe workplace with access to:

1. relevant legislation, regulations, standards and codes
2. workplace documents including business strategic plans, policies and procedures
3. case studies and, where possible, real situations
4. interaction with others

You need to show that you have:

1. Demonstrated and set an example of skills and knowledge in:
1. fostering partnerships,
2. consulting stakeholders and
3. using strategic and personally enhancing communication skills
2. Developed collaborative approaches to improve individual, team and organisational outcomes
3. Initiated and implemented partnerships according to relevant regulatory, employment and organisational requirements.

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Interview/assignment questions

1. Outline the legislative and regulatory context of the organisation
2. Outline the organisation's mission, purpose, values, objectives and strategies
3. Explain your orgaization's range of techniques for cultivating collaborative relationships and partnerships
4. Describe your organization's data collection methods
5. Explain your organization's the external context including social, political, economic and technological developments
6. What is emotional intelligence? What is its relationship to individual and team effectiveness
7. What are the stages of change?
8. What is organisational transformation and the management of the stages of change.
9. Explain how to manage the stages of change.

Note: Your assessor may also ask you a variety of what if questions.

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Detailed requirements

1. Communicate to influence relevant individuals and stakeholders

1. Generate trust, confidence and support from stakeholders by demonstrating a high standard of personal performance and conduct
2. Implement communication strategies to represent the organisation positively to media, local community and stakeholders
3. Make decisions in consultation with stakeholders and individuals where appropriate
4. Use various influencing strategies to increase the commitment of staff and stakeholders to
5. achieving the organisational requirements and
6. contributing to a desired culture
7. Take on selected community and/or professional engagements that project a positive image of the organisation to the broader community and stakeholders

 

2. Cultivate new and existing partnerships with stakeholders

1. Establish outcomes to be achieved from the partnership
2. Analyse models for effective consultation and collaboration within partnerships and apply them
3. Cultivate collaborative communities and partnerships by applying various communication solutions
4. Forge relationships, collaborative communities or partnerships between organisations

 

3. Establish positive collaborative relationships

1. Establish processes that help create and maintain a positive, collaborative culture
2. Establish processes to resolve conflict in a fair, equitable and collaborative manner
3. Organise and allocate tasks in a cost effective and equitable manner with clear, quantifiable and agreed performance standards
4. Encourage staff to do activities that develop their personal competence and performance
5. Empower individuals to develop their ways of working within agreed boundaries of competence, cultural, diversity and organisational and legal requirements
6. Establish indicators and feedback processes to evaluate the health of the work environment

 

4. Lead establishment of a partnership program

1. Identify and address relevant organisational policies and procedures in partnership plans
2. Identify relevant legal requirements and incorporate them into your planning
3. Form partnerships using collaborative and consultative processes involving public and/or private sector enterprises
4. Plan and allocate resource requirements to accomplish a partnership program
5. Establish relevant organisational policies and procedures relating to partnerships

 

5. Establish reporting mechanisms for partnership program

1. Establish reporting systems for reporting results against planned partnership outcomes
2. Implement reporting systems to map progress against partnership outcomes

 

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