States Chief Executive Roy Burke is to depart his post in June.
The Island's most senior civil servant
tendered his resignation this week and will officially stand down on 5th June 2014.
Mr Burke is understood to be taking up a job on the South Atlantic island of St Helena, Britain's second oldest colony and the former home of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Mr Burke has been the Chief Executive at the States of Alderney since April 2010. Francis Simonet, Chairman of the Policy and Finance Committee, said Mr Burke would be missed. "Roy has been instrumental in changing the face of the organisation in Alderney over the past four years and we are grateful for his contribution.
"I am sure all States Members will join me in wishing him and his family well in their future endeavours." Mr Burke spent five years as Chief Executive of the Government Car and Despatch Agency, part of the UK's Department of Transport, before coming to Alderney.
The Guernsey Bereavement Service has made three visits to Alderney over the past few months and would like to continue to help you. We are visiting the island again on
Tuesday, 12th November 2013 and would invite anyone who feels they would like Bereavement Counselling to telephone the Bereavement Service Office on 257778 to make a time to meet one of our counsellors.