Guidance

FCDO technical competency frameworks

The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.

From:
Department for International Development and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
27 August 2013
Last updated
7 JulyMay 20232024 — See all updates

Documents

Climate and Environment: Technical Competency Framework

HTML

Climate and Environment: Technical Competency Framework

PDF, 650 KB, 7 pages

Conflict: Technical Competency Framework

PDF, 318 KB, 14 pages

Economists Technical Competency Framework

ODT, 23.1 KB

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Education: Technical Competency Framework

PDF, 258 KB, 9 pages

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Evaluation & Government Social Research: Technical Competency Framework

ODT, 73 KB

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Food and Agriculture: Technical Competency Framework

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Food and Agriculture: Technical Competency Framework

ODT, 30.6 KB

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Governance: Technical Competency Framework

ODT, 61.2 KB

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Health: Technical Competency FrameworkFramework, May 2024 (for posts and internal processes advertised from 7 May 2024)

HTML

Health: Technical Competency Framework, September 2022 (for posts and Specialist Registrar placements advertised before 7 May 2024)

PDF, 261 KB, 9 pages

Humanitarian: Technical Competency Framework

ODT, 38.8 KB

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Infrastructure and Urban: Technical Competency Framework

HTML

Infrastructure and Urban: Technical Competency Framework

PDF, 695 KB, 8 pages

Private Sector Development: Technical Competency Framework

HTML

Programme delivery: Technical Competency Framework

PDF, 483 KB, 22 pages

Social Development Technical Competency Framework

PDF, 323 KB, 11 pages

Statistics: Technical Competency Framework

https://gss.civilservice.gov.uk/policy-store/competency-framework-for-the-government-statistician-group-gsg/

Details

The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.

The Shared Advisory Capability Statement (SACS), sets out the framework for meeting the shared advisory competencies to tackle safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH).

Published 27 August 2013
Last updated 7 JulyMay 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Updated Health Competency Framework (May 2024) added.

  2. Humanitarian Technical Competency Framework updated.

  3. New document added: Education Technical Competency Framework (for posts and accreditation advertised after 16 January 2023).

  4. Conflict Technical Competency Framework (for posts and accreditation advertised after 21 November 2022) added.

  5. Private Sector Development framework updated.

  6. Two updated technical competency frameworks added: Governance and Health.

  7. Two frameworks have been updated: Economics and Social Development.

  8. Two Technical Competency Frameworks updated: Humanitarian and Evaluation.

  9. Added Food and Agriculture technical competency framework in HTML.

  10. Added Food and Agriculture: Technical Competency Framework.

  11. Infrastructure and Urban Technical Competency Framework reviewed and updated, and published in HTML and PDF formats.

  12. Climate and Environment Technical Competency Framework has been reviewed and updated, and published in accessible format.

  13. Climate and environment framework updated

  14. Revised Social Development framework added

  15. Humanitarian and Livelihoods competency frameworks updated.

  16. Health cadre competency framework updated

  17. Education competency framework updated 26 February 2020

  18. Updated Conflict technical competency framework added.

  19. Evaluation framework updated

  20. Programme Delivery Capability Framework updated April 2018

  21. Updated Programme Delivery document added

  22. Programme Management competency updated.

  23. Frameworks updated September 2016

  24. programme management competency added

  25. Economist, Infrastructure and Public Sector Development technical competency fremeworks updated