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    This document outlines key cross-functional competencies for UNDP personnel across different roles and career tracks. It identifies competencies in three main areas: 1) business direction and strategy (e.g. strategic thinking, business acumen), 2) business development (e.g. knowledge generation, human-centered design), and 3) business management (e.g. results-based management, project management, risk management). For each competency, it provides a brief definition of the relevant skills and abilities. The cross-functional competencies are intended to capture knowledge and skills that will benefit personnel in many UNDP jobs.

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    This document outlines key cross-functional competencies for UNDP personnel across different roles and career tracks. It identifies competencies in three main areas: 1) business direction and strategy (e.g. strategic thinking, business acumen), 2) business development (e.g. knowledge generation, human-centered design), and 3) business management (e.g. results-based management, project management, risk management). For each competency, it provides a brief definition of the relevant skills and abilities. The cross-functional competencies are intended to capture knowledge and skills that will benefit personnel in many UNDP jobs.

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    This document outlines key cross-functional competencies for UNDP personnel across different roles and career tracks. It identifies competencies in three main areas: 1) business direction and strategy (e.g. strategic thinking, business acumen), 2) business development (e.g. knowledge generation, human-centered design), and 3) business management (e.g. results-based management, project management, risk management). For each competency, it provides a brief definition of the relevant skills and abilities. The cross-functional competencies are intended to capture knowledge and skills that will benefit personnel in many UNDP jobs.

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    This document outlines key cross-functional competencies for UNDP personnel across different roles and career tracks. It identifies competencies in three main areas: 1) business direction and strategy (e.g. strategic thinking, business acumen), 2) business development (e.g. knowledge generation, human-centered design), and 3) business management (e.g. results-based management, project management, risk management). For each competency, it provides a brief definition of the relevant skills and abilities. The cross-functional competencies are intended to capture knowledge and skills that will benefit personnel in many UNDP jobs.

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    Cross-functional Competencies

    Overview

    The key cross-functional competencies are driven by the UNDP operating and funding models and are aligned with the best practice in
    other private and public knowledge-based professional services organisations. Such competencies capture knowledge and skills to be
    demonstrated by personnel in a significant number of jobs across career tracks and streams. The main cross-functional competencies
    include the following.

    Cross Functional Competency Definition


    I. Business Direction & Strategy
    Abilit to de elop effecti e strategies and prioriti ed plans in line ith UNDP s
    objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and
    opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible
    Strategic Thinking solutions
    Abilit to le erage learning from a ariet of sources to anticipate and respond to
    future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments
    and possible ways forward look like for UNDP
    Abilit to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to
    lead to a good outcome
    Business Acumen
    Kno ledge and understanding of the operational frame orks in the organi ation and
    ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks
    Abilit to create clarit around UNDP alue proposition to beneficiaries and partners
    Entrepreneurial Thinking and to de elop ser ice offers responding to client needs based on UNDP s
    organizational priorities and mandate
    Abilit to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how
    System Thinking interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider
    how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
    Abilit to take decisions in a timel and efficient manner in line ith one s authorit ,
    Effective Decision Making
    area of expertise and resources
    Abilit to reach an understanding, persuade others, resol e points of difference, gain
    Negotiation and Influence advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions
    through compromise and creates in- in situations
    II. Business Development
    Abilit to research and turn information into useful kno ledge, rele ant for conte t,
    Knowledge Generation
    or responsive to a stated need
    Abilit to animate indi iduals and communities of contributors to participate and
    Knowledge Facilitation
    share, particularly externally
    Abilit to bringing together di erse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and
    Collective Intelligence Design
    technology to design services or solutions
    Abilit to de elop solutions to problems b in ol ing the human perspecti e in all
    Human-centered Design
    steps of the problem-solving process

    UNDP | People for 2030 – Competency Framework – Cross-functional Competencies


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    Abilit to identit , and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage
    Integration within the UN in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to
    strategic and/or practical situations
    Abilit to represent UNDP and producti el share UNDP knowledge and activities;
    UNDP Representation
    advocate for UNDP, its values, mission and work with various constituencies
    III. Business Management
    Abilit to manage programmes and projects ith a focus at impro ed performance
    Results-based Management
    and demonstrable results
    Abilit to plan, organi e, prioriti e and control resources, procedures and protocols
    Project Management
    to achieve specific goals
    Abilit to select, prioritise and control the organi ation s programmes and projects, in
    line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of
    Portfolio Management
    change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimising return
    on investment
    Abilit to build and maintain partnerships ith ide networks of stakeholders,
    Partnerships Management Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with
    UNDP strategy and policies
    Abilit to identif and organi e action around mitigating and proacti el managing
    Risk Management
    risks
    Abilit to allocate and use resources in a strategic or tactical a in line ith
    Resource Management
    principles of accountability and integrity
    Abilit to prepare, support, and help indi iduals and teams in designing and
    Change Management
    implementing organizational change
    Abilit to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through
    written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication
    Communication methods depending on the audience
    Abilit to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social
    media and other appropriate channels
    Abilit and inclination to rapidl adopt ne technologies, either through skilfull
    Digital Awareness and Literacy grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others
    to use them as needed
    Abilit to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data ith the goal of disco ering
    Working with Evidence and Data
    useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
    Abilit to pro ide managers and ke stakeholders ith regular feedback on the
    Monitoring consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme
    performance and results
    Abilit to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks -
    Evaluation
    Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
    Abilit to respond timel and appropriatel ith a sense of urgenc , pro ide
    consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil
    Customer Satisfaction/Client Management and understand the real customers' needs. Pro ide inputs to the de elopment of
    customer ser ice strateg . Look for a s to add alue be ond clients' immediate
    requests. Abilit to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
    Abilit o effec i el plan, o gani e, and o e ee he O gani a ion b ine
    Operations Management
    processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient
    manner. Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms

    UNDP | People for 2030 – Competency Framework – Cross-functional Competencies

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