Chief Executives and Senior Officials
What they do most days?
Directs or undertakes the preparation, publication and dissemination of reports and other information of interest to members and other interested parties.
Stimulates public interest by providing publicity, giving lectures and interviews and organising appeals for a variety of causes.
Studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority.
Negotiates and monitors contracted out services provided to the local authority by the private sector.
Evaluates government/local authority departmental activities, discusses problems with government/local authority officials and administrators and formulates departmental policy.
Plans and controls the allocation of resources and the selection of senior staff.
Prepares, or arranges for the preparation of, reports, budgets, forecasts or other information.
Consults with subordinates to formulate, implement and review company/organisation policy, authorises funding for policy implementation programmes and institutes reporting, auditing and control systems.
Analyses economic, social, legal and other data, and plans, formulates and directs at strategic level the operation of a company or organisation.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.