Could you explain this small part of this sentence?

Question

This level includes positions that work through others to accomplish accountabilities and have at least one manager of people or process as direct reports. This may include positions such as Senior Directors, Directors, and Associate Directors.

What does the author mean by : have at least one manager of people or process as direct reports.

Answer 1

This first sentence needs breaking down and doctoring to be more intelligible. I believe it is saying there are at least two levels of staff below the level being described.

This level includes positions where the postholder achieves his accountabilities by managing other people. The positions managed include at least one involving either management of other people or management of processes. People in the lower management positions report directly to the postholder. This level may include positions such as Senior Directors, Directors, and Associate Directors.

It's a classic case of trying to do too much in one sentence, and making a mess of it.

Answer 2

Let's break it up & see if we can make sense of it!

THIS LEVEL INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT:
1) Work through others to accomplish accountabilities,

THIS LEVEL INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT:
2)have at least one manager of people,

THIS LEVEL INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT:
3) process as direct reports.

It IS badly written! It seems to me that there are positions within that level that require the skills to handle & process
data, statistics, etc. in the form of direct reports.