Analysis of the Characteristics of Skilled Local Managers in Rural Development (Case Study: Central District of Ilam County)

Understanding the characteristics of local management skills in rural development as well as identify ways to improve the characteristics of local management skills, purpose of this is study. Research method is analytical-descriptive. We used documentary and field method for collecting required information and data. Tools of gathering data were index card and questionnaire. Research domain is central region of Ilam city that includes two rural districts of Mishlkhas and Dehpaeen. In this research questionnaire includes 22 items in Likert range that evaluate the skill characteristics including influence, power and persuading people strong public relations the ability of conducting duties low-abiding related university education experience and information planning and decision making power, The power of attracting financial resources, interaction report to village people. The results of research showed that most of rural managers of studied villages have had necessary skill characteristics for accepting management responsibility of their village. On the other hand the findings showed that all studied characteristics influence rural development. The results showed that there is a meaningful relationship between skill characteristics of rural managers and rural development but the extent of this relationship is weak.Research Limitation: Considering the short life span of the new rural management, research and projects in this regard is limited and the resources to investigate only one of the local management as well as the lack of support relevant governmental agencies from the structural limitations of this are study.Practical Implications: Selection of ccompetent and capable as local managers, training courses to increase Acquired skills required local managers, as well as the capacity of rural managers to program and consistent with the participation of all relevant organizations in the field of rural development, people and local managers published.