Governor

Code 1111.3

Governors are the main legislators of a nation's unit such as a state or province. They supervise staff, perform administrative and ceremonial duties, and function as the main representative for their governed region. They regulate local governments in their region.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • constitutional law
  • government policy implementation
  • budgetary principles
  • legislation procedure

Skills and competences

  • liaise with local authorities
  • perform government ceremonies
  • engage in debates
  • manage government policy implementation

Transversal competences

  • manage budgets
  • manage staff

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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