Description

Senior managers in health, education, social and community services and membership organizations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, membership and other organizations or institutions that deliver health, education, social or community services. They formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these organizations, either alone or in conjunction with a board of directors. They are employed in health care organizations, educational services, social and community services and membership organizations or they may own and operate their own business.

Job Titles

• Arts and culture association chairperson
• Automobile association executive director
• Business association president
• Educational institution chief financial officer (CFO)
• Health services institution executive director
• Labour organization president
• Membership organization general manager
• Music guild president
• Professional association executive director
• Scientific association chairperson
• Social services institution corporate controller
• Voluntary organization executive director

Main Duties

• Establish objectives for the organization or institution and formulate or approve policies and programs
• Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
• Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall personnel planning
• Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff
• Coordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
• Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other official functions.

Workplaces

• Membership organizations
• Organizations that deliver health, education, social or community services
• Self-employed

Skills

• Coordinating
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Evaluation
• Learning and Teaching Strategies

Abilities

• Categorization Flexibility
• Deductive Reasoning
• Fluency of Ideas
• Information Ordering
• Mathematical Reasoning

Personal Attributes

• Active Learning
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Independence

Similar Occupations

• Managers in health care (30010)
• Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration (40010)
• Government managers – education policy development and program administration (40012)
• Other managers in public administration (40019)
• Managers in social, community and correctional services (40030)
• Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training (40020)
• School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (40021)

Source: OaSIS