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Competency Framework and Job Profile Design

Clear job profiles and competency frameworks are the backbone of fair recruitment, development and performance management. This programme teaches delegates to analyse roles, write sound job profiles and build competency frameworks that connect the whole employee life cycle. Practical exercises use African job examples across operational, technical and professional roles to ground the design work.

What you will be able to do

  • Conduct job analysis to capture the true content of a role.
  • Write clear job profiles with purpose, outputs and requirements.
  • Define behavioural and technical competencies and proficiency levels.
  • Build a competency framework that links across HR processes.
  • Apply competencies to recruitment, development and performance.
  • Keep job profiles and frameworks current as roles evolve.

Course outline

  1. 01The role of job profiles and competencies
  2. 02Job analysis methods
  3. 03Writing effective job profiles
  4. 04Defining competencies and proficiency levels
  5. 05Building a competency framework
  6. 06Applying competencies across HR processes
  7. 07Keeping profiles and frameworks current
  8. 08Design workshop and peer review

Who should attend

HR practitioners, organisational design and development specialists, HR business partners and managers who define and profile roles.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Kampala3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000
7 to 9 Sep 2026Cape Town3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Online3US$900
28 to 30 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000
16 to 18 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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