secretary of state
Secretaries of state assist heads of government departments, such as ministers, and aid in the supervision of proceedings in the department. They assist in the direction of policies, operations, and department staff, and perform planning, resource allocation, and decision-making duties.
Also called: minister of state, state secretary, senior minister, under secretary of state, undersecretary of state
- 14
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- government minister6 skills in common
- member of parliament6 skills in common
- senator6 skills in common
- city councillor5 skills in common
- governor4 skills in common
- public administration manager4 skills in common
- secretary general4 skills in common
- public affairs consultant3 skills in common
Essential skills
14- advise legislators
- advise on legislative acts
- analyse legislation
- audit techniques
- budgetary principles
- conduct financial audits
- good governance
- implement strategic management
- legislation procedure
- liaise with local authorities
- perform political negotiation
- prepare legislation proposition
- present legislation proposition
- public administration
Optional skills
15- advise on public finance
- apply conflict management
- constitutional law
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- government policy implementation
- government representation
- manage administrative systems
- manage budgets
- manage government policy implementation
- perform project management
- present reports
- project management principles
- public finance
- represent the organisation
- write meeting reports
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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