| One of the fundamental sectors for any country, | | | | One of the premier jobs in urban development is |
| an efficient public administrative system is | | | | that of a city manager. A city manager is |
| extremely crucial. It is the responsibility of public | | | | responsible for carrying out the following main |
| administrators to implement the policies of the | | | | functions: |
| government and ensure smooth governance. In | | | | 1. He is in-charge of the local governing body and |
| every country, public administration is one of the | | | | thus has to oversee the smooth functioning of |
| premier domains for job seekers. | | | | the local authorities. He supervises the local staff |
| Major Jobs in Public Administration | | | | and ensures that all the work is carried out |
| The public administrative system is huge | | | | efficiently. |
| machinery and offers a wide range of job | | | | 2. He coordinates between the elected |
| prospects for aspiring candidates. There are | | | | representatives and carries out the decisions |
| varying departments and levels wherein public | | | | taken by the council. In case of lack of |
| administrators are operational. | | | | governance, the city manager is answerable to |
| Basic Level Jobs | | | | the council. |
| A good way to start a career is to begin with | | | | 3. It is the responsibility of the city manager to |
| grass root level jobs. This includes being a part of | | | | understand the needs of the people and |
| different non-government organizations (NGOs) to | | | | accordingly implement any social welfare |
| implement social and economic schemes. This can | | | | programs that can fulfill the wants of the people. |
| give the much-needed public exposure and give | | | | Elections Officer |
| them the exact scenario of the problems that | | | | The job of an elections officer is very critical. He |
| need to be tackled. | | | | supervises major election tasks like preparing and |
| After a stint with the NGOs, the next step can | | | | updating voters' list, checking the voting machines |
| be becoming a part of a government body. Here | | | | and ensuring the smooth elections at all centers. |
| apart from implementing the government policies, | | | | Tax Officers |
| the job would also include working for | | | | Collection of taxes is one of the primary duties of |
| grant-awarding committees of the government. | | | | the local governing authorities and this task is |
| Administrative Assistant | | | | handled by the tax officers. Be it income tax, |
| This is a basic or entry-level job and involves | | | | property tax or water tax, there are tax officers |
| more of clerical work. The administrative | | | | for each department. |
| assistants are responsible for keeping records and | | | | Salary |
| updating the information systems. | | | | The starting salary of public administration |
| Association Executives | | | | workers can be anywhere from $20,000 to |
| The association executives are responsible for | | | | $40,000. As the designation and experience |
| implementing policies exclusively for traders, | | | | increases the salary structure too changes. A city |
| professionals or religious groups. | | | | manager with little or no public service experience |
| Medium Level Jobs | | | | can draw $50,000 to $80,000 while an |
| This level constitutes the bulk of public | | | | experienced candidate can draw up to a sum of |
| administration jobs. Some of the leading | | | | $1,75,000. |
| departments include finance, healthcare, | | | | These are some of the basic guidelines of public |
| organizational governance and animal welfare. This | | | | administration that candidates must bear in mind |
| would include supervising the implementation of | | | | while applying for a job. It is difficult to draft a |
| educational, health and social welfare schemes | | | | public administration resume and candidates must |
| along with policies for rural and urban | | | | refer to sample resumes while starting a career in |
| development. | | | | this field. |
| City Manager | | | | |