Description

Government managers in education policy development and program administration organize, direct, control and evaluate the development and administration of elementary, secondary and post-secondary education policies and programs. They are employed by all levels of government.

Job Titles

• Education curriculum development director
• Education director
• Education policy analysis and research director
• Education program administration manager
• School inspection director – public administration

Main Duties

• Participate in the development of education policy by providing advice to senior government managers
• Organize departmental unit and establish procedures to meet departmental objectives set by senior management
• Direct and advise policy researchers or program officers conducting research, preparing documents or administering educational programs for elementary and secondary school systems
• Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services, equipment and supplies
• Organize and direct committees and working groups to plan, manage or evaluate education projects and programs
• Interview, hire and provide training for staff.

Workplaces

• All levels of government

Skills

• Coordinating
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Evaluation
• Management of Financial Resources

Abilities

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

Personal Attributes

• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Social Orientation
• Stress Tolerance

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Source: OaSIS