Designing a Competency Model to select the senior managers in the Ministry of Education: Qualitative Approach

Present study aimed to identify the main components of competency of senior managers in the Ministry of Education to introduce a desirable competency model at the request of Ministry of Education of Iran. This study is applied research due to the purpose, Descriptive-Exploratory Research due to the method of data collection and Qualitative Research due to the implementation method. Statistical population in present study were included all organizational experts and university professors who have worked in the field of managerial competencies. Purposeful sampling method was used for sampling the statistical population. Research tool was semi-structured interview and the analysis method was thematic analysis. The Research performed in field of competency and conducting semi-structured interviews with 16 experts in this field showed that 15 competencies were approved for senior education managers. 15 important competencies were identified and categorized in orientation-three axes of task, cognitive and interactive. The first identified dimension, task orientation and importance including 6 competencies, interactive orientation in 5 competencies and cognitive orientation in 4 competencies were summarized and categorized. Proposed final model can be used in the competency-based human resource management system, in the Ministry of Education for training, employment, performance appraisal and assessment centers.