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60 lines
3.4 KiB
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name: secretary-general
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'secretary general' (also: first secretary, secretary-general, general secretary, international organisation chief officer). Use when the user asks for typical secretary general work such as: Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.; Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.; Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change."
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# Secretary General
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Secretaries general head international governmental or nongovernmental organisations. They supervise staff, direct policy and strategy development, and function as main representative of the organisation.
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## Core workflow
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1. Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
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2. Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
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3. Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.
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4. Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
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5. Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
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6. Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
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7. Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities.
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8. Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- apply conflict management
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- audit techniques
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- bookkeeping regulations
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- budgetary principles
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- conduct financial audits
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- coordinate government activities in foreign institutions
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- good governance
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- maintain relationships with government agencies
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- manage staff
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- perform project management
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- project management principles
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- represent national interests
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- represent the organisation
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## Hot technologies
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- Intuit QuickBooks
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- Atlassian JIRA
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- Microsoft Access
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- Structured query language SQL
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- Adobe Acrobat
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- Microsoft SharePoint
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Extensible markup language XML
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- Oracle PeopleSoft
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- SAP software
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5c5b153e-4bf8-4f3d-973d-12fabf306d12), O*NET 30.3 (11-1011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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