Index
Intro
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.
There is mobility among senior management occupations.
Main Duties
- 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
- Ensure appropriate systems and procedures are developed and implemented to provide budgetary control
- Co-ordinate department activities with other senior government managers and officials
- Make presentations to legislative and other government committees regarding policies, programs or budgets.
Employment Requirements
- A university degree or college diploma is usually required.
- A graduate degree in a related field may be required.
- Several years of managerial experience in the public or private sector are required.
All Titles
- ambassador
- assistant chief statistician – government services
- assistant deputy minister
- assistant deputy minister – government services
- assistant executive director – government services
- assistant general director – government services
- assistant undersecretary of state
- band manager – First Nations
- chairman/woman – government serviceschairman – government services, chairwoman – government services
- chairperson – government services
- chairperson, Human Rights Commission
- chief – disaster management
- chief administrative officer – government services
- chief administrative officer – regional municipality
- chief electoral officer
- chief statistician – government services
- city administrator
- city hall clerk
- city manager
- city superintendent
- clerk of the House of Commons
- Clerk of the Privy Council
- commissioner – government services
- commissioner of inquiries
- commissioner of inquiries – government services
- commissioner, territorial
- comptroller general of Canada
- consul
- council secretary – government services
- county clerk
- deputy commissioner – government services
- deputy minister
- deputy minister – government services
- deputy municipal clerk
- deputy provincial secretary – government services
- director general – government services
- employment insurance appeals board chairperson
- employment insurance commissioner
- executive administrator – government agency
- executive administrator – government department
- executive director – emergency preparedness
- executive director – government services
- fire marshal
- First Nations band manager
- general manager – government services
- general secretary – government services
- government agency commissioner
- government agency president
- government agency senior administrator
- grain commissioner
- health commissioner
- high commissioner
- highway commissioner
- Human Rights Commission chairperson
- inspector general of financial institutions
- liquor commissioner
- local government manager
- manager – First Nations
- municipal administrator
- ombudsperson – government servicesombudsman – government services
- parole board chairman/womanparole board chairman, parole board chairwoman
- president – government services
- railroad commissioner
- receiver general for Canada
- regional municipality general director
- secretary to the council – government services
- senior administrator, government agency
- sergeant-at-arms, House of Commons
- superintendent of financial institutions
- territorial commissioner
- town clerk
- township clerk
- trade commissioner
- undersecretary of state
- vice-consul
- vice-president – government services
Exclusions
- Legislators (0011)
- Middle managers in government (See 0414 Managers in public administration)