# Competences — public administration manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0752ed49-03e7-4d75-8314-a051b3771a1d).

## Essential

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

## Optional

- accounting techniques (knowledge)
- apply strategic thinking (skill/competence)
- conduct public presentations (skill/competence)
- coordinate events (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- ensure information transparency (skill/competence)
- fix meetings (skill/competence)
- good governance (knowledge)
- keep task records (skill/competence)
- manage accounts (skill/competence)
- offer assistance to national citizens (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- perform resource planning (skill/competence)
- project management principles (knowledge)
- public finance (knowledge)
- public law (knowledge)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
- write meeting reports (skill/competence)
- write situation reports (skill/competence)