Other Public Administration Managers
Job description
These individuals organize, direct, and evaluate the development of policies and programs. These govern the day-to-day operations of government agencies and services.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Falling objects
Main tasks
- Participate in policy and program development.
- Advise senior managers who provide government services.
- Establish procedures to achieve objectives set by senior management.
- Direct and advise staff involved in research, document preparation, or administrative support services.
- Plan, administer, and control administrative and research budgets for projects, programs, equipment, and supplies.
- Supervise committees and work groups that manage projects and programs.
- Interview, hire, and train staff.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $40.00
- Median
- $60.51
- Maximum
- $83.37
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
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Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
1,500
All of Québec
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Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 29% Female
- 71% Male
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- 29% Female
- 71% Male
Job types
All of Québec
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- Full time
- Part time
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- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$104,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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Training and requirements
Formation
Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.
Also required
- Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Law, or Business Administration.
- Several years of experience in public policy development, research, or program administration or in a profession related to the Social Sciences, Law, or Business Administration.
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system may be required or an asset.
- A valid Class 5 driver's licence may be required or an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Solving complex problems
- Written expression
- Result evaluation
- System analysis
- Mathematics
- Systems evaluation
- Time management
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Teaching
- Negotiation
- Social perception
Abilities
- Deductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Mathematical reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Speech clarity
- Written expression
- Basic numeracy
- Near vision
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to develop and maintain business relations
- Critical thinking
- Political sense
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to work in a team
- Strategic sense
- Sense of initiative
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 40019
Other managers in public administration
Job titles
- Intergovernmental relations chief
- Elections finances director
- Federal-provincial relations director
- Director of public works
- Public works superintendent
- House of commons administrator
- Intergovernmental affairs chief
- Bilateral relations chief
- Federal-provincial relations chief
- International relations chief - government
- Interprovincial relations chief
- Chief of protocol
- Emergency management coordinator - government services
- Disaster relief services coordinator
- Elections canada director
- Elections planning director
- Intergovernmental affairs director
- Elections expenses director
- Cabinet relations director
- Intergovernmental relations director
- International relations director - government
- Legislative assembly services director
- Emergency response services director
- Legislative services director
- Parliamentary services director
- Emergency measures manager - government services
- Principal clerk of legislative committees
- Principal clerk of the legislative assembly
- Principal clerk of the house of commons
- Clerk of the committee - legislative assembly
- Clerk - legislative assembly
- Deputy clerk of the legislative assembly
- Deputy clerk of the house of commons
- Assistant vice-president – government services
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Related occupations
- Financial managers
- Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration
- Government managers - education policy development and program administration
- Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
- Human resources managers
- Other administrative services managers
- Purchasing managers
- Senior government managers and officials
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