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name: public-administration-manager
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'public administration manager' (also: chief of staff, government department manager, public institution director, public service administrator, public administration director, city administrator). Use when the user asks for typical public administration manager work such as: Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.; Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.; Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties."
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# Public Administration Manager

Public administration managers direct, monitor and evaluate the implementation of government policies. They supervise staff and manage resources used for implementation, and write reports on the implementation process. They also communicate with government officials and the public to inform them on the policies. Public administration managers may also participate in the design and creation of public policies.

## Core workflow

1. Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.
2. Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
3. Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.
4. Monitor suppliers to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed goods or services within budgetary limits.
5. Direct or coordinate financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
6. Establish or implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, or procedures in conjunction with board members, organization officials, or staff members.
7. Perform personnel functions, such as selection, training, or evaluation.
8. Plan or direct activities, such as sales promotions, that require coordination with other department managers.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- budgetary principles
- create solutions to problems
- develop strategy to solve problems
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- estimate duration of work
- government policy implementation
- legislation procedure
- liaise with local authorities
- liaise with politicians
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- manage budgets
- manage government policy implementation
- manage staff
- manage teamwork
- plan medium to long term objectives

## Hot technologies

- Intuit QuickBooks
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Tableau
- Slack
- Splunk Enterprise
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Puppet
- Atlassian JIRA

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0752ed49-03e7-4d75-8314-a051b3771a1d), O*NET 30.3 (11-1021.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
