Civil Service Commission (CSC) has revealed over 500 people have applied for the position of Secretary General (SG) in local councils.
SG is the highest administrative position in local councils as per the new Decentralisation Act. CSC had opened application for SGs for a total of 200 local councils on June 22. The commission revealed it has received 511 applications, as of June 28, including 54 applications for city councils, 86 applications for atoll councils and 371 applications for island councils.
The requirements for island council SGs include having a bachelors’ degree qualification, with 4 years of relevant work experience, or a master’s degree with 2 years of relevant work experience. For atoll councils, a bachelors’ degree with 6 years of experience or a master’s degree with 4 years of experience would be required. Meanwhile for city councils, a bachelors’ degree with 8 years of experience or a master’s degree with 6 years of experience would be required.