Description
Secretaries of state assist heads of government departments, such as ministers, and aid in the supervision of proceedings in the department. They assist in the direction of policies, operations, and department staff, and perform planning, resource allocation, and decision-making duties.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
perform political negotiationliaise with local authoritiesconduct financial auditsprepare legislation propositionanalyse legislationimplement strategic managementadvise legislatorsadvise on legislative actspresent legislation propositionensure cross-department cooperationadvise on public financemanage government policy implementationmanage administrative systemsperform project managementwrite meeting reportspresent reportsmanage budgetsapply conflict managementrepresent the organisation