---
title: "Job roles"
slug: "roles"
tags: ["Job Roles", "Competency Framework", "Skill Target Levels"]
updated: 2026-11-03T08:58:37Z
published: 2026-11-03T08:58:37Z
canonical: "docs.thrivelearning.com/roles"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Job roles

**Job roles** let you build your organisation's competency framework directly in Thrive. For each role, you decide who belongs to it and which skills it requires, along with the expected proficiency level for each skill. Members of a Job role automatically receive those skills on their profile, with a **Target** level that matches the role's expected level.

Roles use your existing skills taxonomy and the skill levels set up in **Configure** > **Skills**. For more information, see [Skills](https://docs.thrivelearning.com/docs/what-are-skill-levels).

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> Only Super Admins can create and manage Roles. Learners don't see roles yet – they see the Skills and Target levels a role assigns to them.

### How Roles Work

- **Members:** You add people to a role by attaching one or more groups. Groups can use audience rules – for example, **Job title is any of** – so people are matched to roles automatically.
- **Competencies:** You add the skills the role requires and set an expected level for each on your platform's skill level scale.
- **Target levels:** A role's expected level becomes the learner's **Target** level for that skill.
- **Current levels:** Joining a role never sets or changes a learner's current level. This still comes from content completion, or from a manager, or self rating.
- **Roles and audiences:** If the same skill is assigned through both a role and an audience, the highest Target level applies.

### Add Skills to a Role

1. Open the role and click the **Competencies** tab.
2. Click **Add skill** and search for a skill from your skills taxonomy.
3. Select the **Expected level** the role requires.
4. Click **Add Skills**.

To remove a skill, click **[...]** next to it and select **Remove**.

### Add Members to a Role

1. Open the role and click the **Members** tab.
2. Click **Add group** and choose one of the following:
  - **Select group:** Add a group that already exists
  - **Create new group:** Set up a new group for this role
  - **Create from audience:** Create a group based on an existing audience
3. Click **Save**.

Group rules run in the background, so changes can take up to 24 hours to appear. The **Members** tab shows a message while this is in progress.

To change who is in a group, edit the group itself rather than the role.

### Edit or Delete a Role

1. Go to **Manage** > **Roles** and open the role.
2. To edit the name or description, change the details and click **Save**.
3. To delete the role, click **Delete role** and confirm.