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Classification

Legislative & senior management

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Definition

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.

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following 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
• Coordinate 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.

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