Competency Map

A competency map is a list of an individual’s competencies that represent the factors most critical to success in given jobs, departments, organizations, or industries that are part of the individual’s current career plan

The core managerial SMN competencies have been developed in support of the UN System Senior Management Network (SMN) initiative. The SMN competencies will not replace but complement already existing organizational competency frameworks or future competency development work undertaken by organizations of the UN System. The competency map herein therefore seeks to establish how the SMN competencies relate to any organisation-specific competencies that have already been developed, or are in the process of development.

The map demonstrates the relationships between the six core competencies of the proposed Senior Management Network and the Managerial, Leadership and in some cases Core staff competencies of the individual organisations of the United Nations System. The alignment was determined by a direct comparison of indicators and definitions between the organisations’ competencies and the SMN competencies; and the relevant indicators are displayed in the map.