Development of an innovation manager’s competency model

Abstract

In modern conditions, an important scientific and practical task of ensuring the innovative economy development is building a model as competencies of the innovation manager. Determination of future competency needs enables the higher education system to carry out thoughtful adaptation of the professional training process for innovative staff and increase the competitiveness of educational programs. The article discusses the competencies of the manager’s profession – working at the average managerial level and engaged in innovation activity, which includes: assessing the commercial potential of innovation; operational planning and organization of work on innovation management; management of all stages in the innovation project; work with partners in the innovation market; monitoring the implementation of measures to promote innovation on the market, etc. An approach to the formation of a model of competencies of the manager of innovation in the form of an ordered list of five groups: professional, functional, digital, sociocultural and cognitive competencies are proposed. The research results will be aimed at improving and updating two educational programs of ENU named after L.N. Gumilyov “Innovation Management” and “Management” at three levels: undergraduate, graduate and PhD. The developed model of innovation activity manager competencies will be the basis for further research, namely: when assessing the formedness level of competencies among students and graduates; when developing training program and developing the competencies of innovation managers as part of the continuing education concept.