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Public administration manager

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Chief of staff City administrator Civil service administrator County council manager District council manager Government department manager Local authority officer Public administration director Public administration manager Public administrator Public body administrator Public body manager Public institution director Public service administrator Public service director

Public administration managers direct, monitor and evaluate the implementation of government policies. They supervise staff and manage resources used for implementation, and write reports on the implementation process. They also communicate with government officials and the public to inform them on the policies. Public administration managers may also participate in the design and creation of public policies.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Advising national, state, regional or local governments and legislators on policy matters;
(b) Advising on the preparation of government budgets, laws and regulations, including amendments;
(c) Establishing objectives for government departments or agencies in accordance with government legislation and policy;
(d) Formulating or approving and evaluating programmes and procedures for the implementation of government policies in conjunction or consultation with government;
(e) Recommending, reviewing, evaluating and approving documents, briefs and reports submitted by middle managers and senior staff members;
(f) Ensuring appropriate systems and procedures are developed and implemented to provide budgetary control;
(g) Coordinating activities with other senior government managers and officials;
(h) Making presentations to legislative and other government committees regarding policies programmes or budgets;
(i) Overseeing the interpretation and implementation of government policies and legislation by government departments and agencies.

Knowledge

  • Political sciences and civics
  • Finance, banking and insurance
  • Law
  • Accounting and taxation
  • Management and administration

Digital competencies

  • Developing objectives and strategies
  • Supervising a team or group
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Managing budgets or finances
  • Technical or academic writing

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Dealing with problems
  • Communicating
  • Leading others

Professional groups of the occupation

Managers

Chief executives, senior officials and legislators

Legislators and senior officials

Senior government officials

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Management and public administration Bachelor
  • Political Science and Administration Bachelor

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Chief executives, senior officials and legislators

65%

35%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Chief executives, senior officials and legislators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Legislators and senior officials

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Senior government officials

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
47%
Between 1 and 2 years
3%
Between 2 and 4 years
13%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
24%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
34%
Information and communication
15%
Manufacturing
12%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12%
Accommodation and food service activities
11%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.