Job description Government Agency Senior Administrator in the Parklands Region

Find out what work is like for a government agency senior administrator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Senior government managers and officials (NOC 00011).

Senior government managers and officials

Description

Senior government managers and officials plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, the major activities of municipal or regional governments or of provincial, territorial or federal departments, boards, agencies or commissions. They establish the direction to be taken by these organizations in accordance with legislation and policies made by elected representatives or legislative bodies.

Work week duration

Senior government managers and officials usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Senior government managers and officials have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Establish objectives for the organization in accordance with government legislation and policy, formulate or approve and evaluate programs and procedures alone or in conjunction with senior government committees
  • Advise elected representatives on policy questions and refer major policy matters to these representatives for final decision
  • Recommend, review, evaluate and approve documents, briefs and reports submitted by middle managers and senior staff members
  • Co-ordinate department activities with other senior government managers and officials
  • Make presentations to legislative and other government committees regarding policies, programs or budgets
  • Allocate human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs
  • Establish financial and administrative controls.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Sitting

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Senior government managers and officials are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Municipal governments
  • Regional governments
  • Federal government departments
  • Boards
  • Agencies
  • Commissions
  • Provincial government
  • Territorial governments

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 00011), and a list of similar occupations:

  • assistant deputy minister
  • chief administrative officer - regional municipality
  • chief statistician - government services
  • city administrator
  • deputy minister
  • director general - government services
  • executive director - government services
  • high commissioner
  • Human Rights Commission chairperson

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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