The present study was aimed at analyzing the competences of the educational manager in Educational Institutions of Riohacha, Colombia. Theoretically, it was supported by Acosta and Finol (2015), Moreno (2012), Tobón (2006), Garcia and Vaillant (2010), Aldape (2008), Zabalza (2007), among others. Regarding methodology, type The research was descriptive, with a non-experimental, transversal and field design, whose population consisted of six (6) managers and ninety-three (93) teachers from the private educational institutions of Riohacha, Colombia whose name is: Enmanuel Educational Center, Marcelo Graziosi School and David Campo Gym. In conclusion it is evident that for the directors the academic, administrative, communicative and human-social competences are practiced in the institutions almost always, while for the teachers such competences are almost never demonstrated by the directive personnel, these divergences indicate a felt need to improve the skills of the educational manager.