Mayor

Code 1111.4

Mayors chair their jurisdiction's council meetings and act as main supervisor of the local government's administrative and operational policies. They also represent their jurisdiction in ceremonial and official events and promote activities and events. They, together with the council, hold the local or regional legislative power and oversee development and implementation of policies. They also supervise staff and perform administrative duties.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • government policy implementation
  • government representation

Skills and competences

  • liaise with local authorities
  • build community relations
  • manage administrative systems
  • maintain relationships with government agencies
  • maintain relations with local representatives
  • perform government ceremonies
  • manage government policy implementation

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences