Job Family: 10-0000 Executive Occupational Group: 10-1010 Executive
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY: EXECUTIVE
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: EXECUTIVE
OCCUPATION: CHIEF EXECUTIVES 10-1011
BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 023 Level 2 – Pay Band 024 Level 3 – Pay Band 025
DESCRIPTION
This is executive level work determining and formulating policies and providing overall direction to a State agency, Executive Commission, or as the highest policy and staff director of an agency. Plans, directs, and coordinates operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate managers.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Directs an agency charged with administering and monitoring regulated activities to interpret and clarify laws and ensure compliance with laws.
Develops performance standards and evaluates work in accordance with established standards.
Administers, interprets, and explains policies, rules, regulations, and laws to organizations and individuals under authority of commission or applicable legislation.
Develops, plans, organizes, and administers policies and procedures for an agency to ensure administrative and operational objectives are met.
Directs and coordinates activities in an agency to ensure continuing operations, maximize returns on investments, and increase productivity.
Directs the preparation of budget and monitors expenditures of department funds.
Directs studies and research and reviews and approves reports and other publications relating to operational trends and strategic program objectives.
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Consults with staff and others in government, business, and private organizations to discuss issues, coordinate activities, and resolve problems.
Directs or participates in the negotiation of contracts and agreements with federal and state agencies and other organizations.
Evaluates findings of investigations, surveys, and studies to formulate policies and techniques and recommends or determines improvements for staffing, programs, or business services.
Solves problems by taking corrective action.
Reviews and analyzes legislation, laws, and public policy and recommends or determines changes to promote and support interests of general population, as well as special groups.
Reviews, submits, and presents reports concerning activities, expenses, budget, government statutes and rulings, and other items affecting business or program services.
Plans, promotes, organizes, and coordinates public community service programs and maintains cooperative working relationships among public and agency participants.
Delivers speeches, writes articles, and presents information at meetings or conventions to promote services, exchange ideas, and accomplish objectives.
Participates in activities to promote business and expand services.
Testifies in court, before control or review boards, or before the legislature.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Analyzing Data or Information Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Coordinating Work and Activities of Coordinating members of a work group to Others accomplish tasks.
Communicating With Other Workers Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
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Making Decisions and Solving Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with Problems information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution. Processing Information Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
Getting Information Needed to Do the Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining Job information from all relevant sources.
Performing Administrative Activities Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
Guiding, Directing and Motivating Providing guidance and direction to Subordinates subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring subordinates.
Communicating With Persons Outside Communicating with persons outside the of the Organization organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products. Processing Information Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
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Judging Qualities of Things, Service, Making judgments about or assessing the and/or People value, importance, or quality of things or people.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Speaking Talking to others to effectively convey information
Writing Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
Critical Thinking Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Active Listening Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Judgment and Decision Making Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
Information Gathering Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Problem Identification Identifying the nature of problems
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Idea Evaluation Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
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Mathematics Using mathematics to solve problems
Administration and Management Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This may include strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
Law, Government and Jurisprudence Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions
Economics and Accounting Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
Communications and Media Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
Psychology Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTIVE: 07/01/2002
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