Improving the organizational competence of local government officials in the context of decentralization of power in Ukraine

Keywords: organizational competence; local government official; local self-government reform.

Abstract

This article examines organizational competence of local government officials as ability to lead, conducting effective communication and resolution of interpersonal conflicts in the team, application of knowledge and skills on management decisions within their competence, skills and experience in collecting and analyzing information using modern computer and information technologies.

The aim of the article is search and study of directions and ways of improving local government officials organizational competence in terms of decentralization of power and local self-government reforming and organization of power in Ukraine.

The features of domestic legislation on local government reform are defined, also negative processes, connected with local government officials’ insufficient level of organizational competence, lack of clear function division among local self-government institutions, which can be executive and representative, unlike leading EU member states, that demonstrate high levels of government, avoiding uncertainty, individualism, courage and long-term orientation. Areas for improving  local government officials organizational competence are suggested in the context of decentralization of power by means of development of the current Legislation of Ukraine in the field of local self-government and introduction of new knowledge of public administration, especially basics of management to accelerate and implement effectively the processes of local self-government reform.

Recent tendencies in the local self-government development of Ukraine motivate councils and their officials to make a new look at gained work experience, improve it, apply new forms of community interaction, working out common approaches, coordinating actions in solving urgent tasks.

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Author Biography

Volodymyr Dzeha , NAPA, Kyiv

Postgraduate Student of Parliamentarism and Political Management Department, NAPA, Kyiv

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Published
2020-12-17
Section
Social and Humanitarian Components of Public Development