Profession provincial governor

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.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Social

Knowledge

• Government policy implementation

  The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

• Constitutional law

  The regulations dealing with the fundamental principles or established precedents which govern a state or organisation.

• Legislation procedure

  The procedures involved in the making of laws and legislation, such as which organisations and individuals are involved, the process of how bills become laws, the proposal and reviewing process, and other steps in the legislation procedure.

• Budgetary principles

  Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.

Skills

• Perform debates

  Construct and present arguments used in a constructive debate and discussion in order to convince the opposing party or a neutral third party of the debater's stance.

• Liaise with local authorities

  Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.

• Manage budgets

  Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

• Manage staff

  Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.

• Manage government policy implementation

  Manage the operations of the implementation of new government policies or changes in existing policies on a national or regional level as well as the staff involved in the implementation procedure.

• Perform government ceremonies

  Perform the ritual tasks and duties, according to traditions and regulations, as a representative of the government during an official government ceremonial event.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB