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Competency-based HR
Management
By: Eshetu Mohammed
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Contents
1. Framework for Building Competency-based HR
Management System
2. Developing Competency Model
3. Competency-based Interview Method
4. Competency-based Career Planning
5. Competency-based Training & Development
6. Competency-based Performance Management
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HR Management Framework
based on Competency
Recruitment &
Selection
Training &
Development
Performance
Management
Reward
Management
Career
Management
COMPETENCY
FRAMEWORK
BUSINESS
STRATEGY
BUSINESS
RESULTS
Competency based People Strategy The
competency
framework
will be the
basis for all
HR functions
and serve as
the "linkage"
between
individual
performance
and business
results
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Definition of Competency
Competency
• A combination of skills, job attitude, and
knowledge which is reflected in job
behavior that can be observed,
measured and evaluated.
• Competency is a determining factor for
successful performance
• The focus of competency is behavior
which is an application of skills, job
attitude and knowledge.
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Skill
Job Attitude
Knowledge
Observable Behavior
Job Performance
Competency
Definition of Competency
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Competency and Job Description
• Job description looks at what, whereas competency model
focuses on how.
• Traditional job description analysis looks at elements of the
jobs and defines the job into sequences of tasks necessary
to perform the job
• Competency studies the people who do the job well, and
defines the job in terms of the characteristics and
behaviors of these people.
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Types of Competency
Managerial competency (soft competency)
This type of competency relates to the ability to manage job and
develop an interaction with other persons. For example : problem
solving, leadership, communication, etc.
Functional competency (hard competency)
This type of competency relates to the functional capacity of work.
It mainly deals with the technical aspect of the job. For example :
market research, financial analysis, electrical engineering, etc.
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Competency Identification Process
Clarify
Organizational
Strategy and
Context
Competency
Identification
• Analyze Work Role and
Process
• Gather Data through
Behavior Event Interview
and Focus Group
• Conduct Benchmark
Study
Generate
Competency
Models
Validate,
Refine and
Implement
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Examples of Competency
DEFINITION
• Adaptability—Maintaining effectiveness when priorities change and new
tasks are encountered, and when dealing with individuals who have different
views and approaches. Effectively performing in different environments,
cultures, and locations, and when working with different technologies and
levels of individuals.
KEY BEHAVIOR
• Seeking understanding—Makes efforts to better understand changes in the
environment; actively seeks
• information or attempts to understand nature of individual differences, logic,
or basis for change in tasks and situations.
• Embracing change—Approaches change or newness with a positive
orientation; views change or newness as a learning or growth opportunity.
• Making accommodations—Makes accommodations in approach, attitudes,
or behaviors in response to changing environmental requirements.
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Examples of Competency
DEFINITION
Analysis/Problem Assessment—Securing relevant information and identifying key
issues and relationships from a base of information; relating and comparing data
from different sources; identifying cause-effect relationships.
KEY BEHAVIOR
• Identifying issues and problems—Recognizing major issues; identifying key facts,
trends, and issues; separating relevant from irrelevant data.
• Seeking information—Identifying/Recognizing information gaps or the need for
additional information; obtaining information by clearly describing what needs to be
known and the means to obtain it; questioning clearly and specifically to verify facts and
obtain the necessary information.
• Seeing relationships—Organizing information and data to identify/explain trends,
problems, and their causes; comparing, contrasting, and combining information; seeing
associations between seemingly independent problems or events to recognize trends,
problems, and possible cause-effect relationships.
• Performing data analysis—Organizing and manipulating quantitative data to
identify/explain trends, problems, and their causes.
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Competency-based interviews are structured and
use behavioral questions to help the interviewer
assess candidates based on critical competencies
identified for the position
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Behavioral questions are based on the
theory that past behavior is the
best predictor of future behavior
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Approach in Competency-based Interview
S What was the Situation in which you were
involved?
T What was the Task you needed to accomplish?
A What Action(s) did you take?
R What Results did you achieve?
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According to Signe Spencer from the Hay Group,
the 10 most standard competencies being used by
organizations are:
1. Achievement/Results Orientation
2. Initiative
3. Impact and Influence
4. Customer Service Orientation
5. Interpersonal Understanding
6. Organizational Awareness
7. Analytical Thinking
8. Conceptual Thinking
9. Information Seeking
10. Integrity These competencies are not listed by
rank order.
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Competency-based
Training & Development
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Competency-based Training Framework
Required
competency
level for certain
position
Competency
Gap
Competency
Assessment
Current
competency
level of the
employee
Training and
Development
Program
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Competency Profile Per Position
1 2 3 4 5
Communication Skills
Public Speaking
Leadership
Training Need Analysis
Material Development
Training Evaluation
Communication Skills
Interview Skills
Analytical Thinking
Understand Selection Tools
Teamwork
Customer Orientation
Recruitment
Supervisor
Required Level
Required Competency
Position
Training &
Development
Manager
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Position
Competency
Requirements
Relevant Training Modules
Leadership
 Leadership I
 Communication Skills I
 The Art of Motivating Employees
 Providing Effective Feedback
SUPERVISOR
Achievement
Orientation
 Goal Setting Technique
 Work Motivation
 Planning & Organizing
 Continuous Self Improevement
Managerial competency 1 2 3 4
Leadership Required Level
Actual Level
Achievement Orientation
Teamwork
Planning & Organizing
Functional competency 1 2 3 4
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Equipment Maintenance
Competency Profile Per Position
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Training Matrix for Competency Development
Communication Skills V
Leadership V
Teamwork V
Achievement Orientation V
Customer Focus V
Job Functional Skills V
Communication Skills V
Leadership V
Teamwork V
Achievement Orientation V
Customer Focus V
Strategic Thinking V
Problem Solving & Decision Making V
Job Functional Skills V
Position Managerial Competency
Supervisor
Manager
Productive
Communication
Series
On
Becoming
Effective
Leader
1
On
Becoming
Effective
Leader
2
Service
Excellence
for
Customer
Professional
Seminar
Series
Achievement
Motivation
Training
Creative
Problem
Solving
Strategic
Management
Building
Productive
Teamwork
V = compulsory training
Training Title
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Competency Based Human Resource Management