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FINANCIAL COMMUNITY COMPETENCY MODEL

Please note: This competency model will be revised to be consistent with the Alberta public service competency model.

Below is a description of each competency as well as behaviours typically demonstrated by high performers in each classification. Click on the links below for more information on each competency. (For information on Assistant Deputy Minister and Deputy Minister required competencies, please see their respective job profiles: ADM or DM.)

Competency

(See links below for more info):

Behaviours:

Administrative
Support
Professional
Managers
Executive Managers

Innovation
Taking risks, adapting quickly to change, leading the change process

Enhances processes or products.
Develops new approaches.
Fosters innovation in others.
Creates a culture of innovation.

Leadership
Positively influencing people and events

Acts as a role model.
Does long term coaching.
Anticipates and plans for change.
Communicates a compelling vision.

Impact & Influence
Persuading, convincing or influencing

Uses direct persuasion.
Calculates the impact of own actions or words.
Uses multiple actions to influence.
Influences through others.

Organizational Awareness
Understanding business plan goals

Demonstrates understanding of formal and informal structure.
Demonstrates understanding of climate and culture.
Demonstrates understanding of organization's informal relationships.
Demonstrates understanding of underlying organizational issues.

Teamwork
Working cooperatively and productively with others to achieve results

Actively participates on team.
Encourages and involves other team members.
Facilitates effective outcomes.
Resolves conflicts within the team.

Self-Management
Managing and continually improving one's own performance

Demonstrates ethical behaviour.
Manages stress effectively.
Demonstrates good judgement.
Chooses challenges or conflict.

Client Focus
Understanding and meeting or exceeding client needs

Establishes effective client relationships.
Contributes to positive outcomes for the client.
Meets long term client needs.
Advocates for client needs.

Results Orientation
Knowing what results are important, and focusing resources to achieve them

Creates own measures of excellence.
Improves personal performance.
Contributes to work unit success.
Contributes to organizational success.

Communication
Clearly conveying and receiving messages to meet the needs of all

Communicates effectively.
Listens with sensitivity.
Adapts communication for the audience.
Fosters effective communication with others.

Organizational Commitment
Aligning behaviour with department values, principles and goals

Actively supports the organization.
Anticipates and meets organizational needs.
Takes tough stands.
Focuses on long term good of organization.

Relationship Building
Developing and maintaining win/win relationships and partnerships

Establishes formal working relationships.
Builds formal relationships.
Develops win / win relationships.
Maintains and uses a wide circle of contacts.

Service Facilitation
Ensuring contracted services are delivered effectively to clients

Coaches stakeholders.
Creates networks.
Works with stakeholders to develop and maintain standards.
Contributes to stakeholder plans.

Resource Management
Effectively managing internal and external resources to achieve organizational goals

Uses assigned work and resources.
Uses a variety of organizational resourcing approaches.
Uses internal and external resourcing approaches.
Uses partnerships and other indirect resource approaches.

Strategic Thinking
Taking a broad scale, long term view, assessing options and implications

Aligns actions with organizational goals and strategies.
Analyzes potential.
Applies a longer term perspective.
Articulates a vision.

 


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