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Chief Business Officer
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Below you will find a list of all the competencies organized by category and topic.  Select the topic to see the competencies that fall within that area.  If you click on the competency, you will see a list of available resources.

Using the navigation bar at the left, you also can select to see the competencies of chief business officers and those for staff in the business office.

We hope you will find this framework useful for creating a plan for your personal professional development and continuing education.  For those who supervise others, we hope it will provide guidance by offering a model of effective competencies.

Organizational
Organizational Competencies
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Expand Higher Education EnvironmentHigher Education Environment
Expand StrategyStrategy
Expand Policy and GovernancePolicy and Governance
Expand Organizational DynamicsOrganizational Dynamics
Expand RelationshipsRelationships
Expand ManagementManagement
Expand Budgeting and PlanningBudgeting and Planning
Expand Human ResourcesHuman Resources
Expand SustainabilitySustainability
 
Personal
Personal Competencies
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Expand EthicsEthics
Expand LeadershipLeadership
Expand CommunicationsCommunications
Expand ProfessionalismProfessionalism
 
Technical
Technical Competencies
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Expand AccountingAccounting
Expand AuditingAuditing
Expand FacilitiesFacilities
Expand Finance and TreasuryFinance and Treasury
Expand Grants and Contracts/Sponsored ProgramsGrants and Contracts/Sponsored Programs
Expand Metrics and Performance MeasurementMetrics and Performance Measurement
Expand Risk ManagementRisk Management
Expand Technology ManagementTechnology Management
Expand Technology UseTechnology Use
 

Knowledge, skill, and ability are what you bring to a job.  They are the basics for entry level performance.

Competencies are those behaviors you exhibit or actions you take when performing a complex task.  They are built over time through experience, and they are required for high-quality performance.

To succeed in your job and to advance in your career, you need to know what is expected of those in your position and the positions to which you aspire.

Click on the + next to the topics in the center section of this page to see the competencies that have been determined by our members to be key to successful performance in higher education financial and administrative positions.  Once the competencies are displayed, you can click on them to find the resources on this site associated that competency.

From the left column, you can select Chief Business Officer or Staff of Business Office to see the competencies associated with these roles.
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