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| MINOR GROUP 112: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS |
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Senior government officials advise governments on policy
matters, oversee the interpretation and implementation of
government policies and legislation, represent their country
abroad, or carry out similar tasks in intergovernmental
organisations.
Tasks performed usually include: advising national, state,
regional or local governments on policy questions; overseeing
the interpretation and implementation of government policies and
legislation; representing their country abroad; performing
similar tasks in intergovernmental organisations. Supervision
of other workers may be included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit group:
1120 Senior government officials
Note
Senior government officials who manage a government-owned
or government- controlled industrial, public utility, transport
or other such business enterprise or organisation. or perform
tasks similar to those of 122, Production and operations
department managers, or, 123, Other department managers, are
classified into Sub-major group 212, Corporate managers (See
note at beginning of Major group 1) or 13, General managers (See
note at beginning of Major group 1) as appropriate.
Further possible subdivisions of this minor group into unit
groups should reflect the particular policy areas in which
government administrators are working and about which they may
need thorough knowledge and understanding in order to carry out
their tasks. Different areas of government functions are
defined and classified in the Classification of the functions of
government (COFOG), issued by the United Nations Statistical
Office in 1980 (Statistical papers, Series M, No. 70). One
possible subdivision of policy areas would be the following:
1. General public services (COFOG major group 01)
2. Defence, public order and safety affairs (COFOG major
groups 02 + 03)
3. Educational, cultural and religious affairs (COFOG
major groups 04 + 08)
4. Health, social security and welfare affairs (COFOG
major groups 05 + 06)
5. Housing and community amenities affairs (COFOG major
group 07)
6. Energy and economic affairs and services (COFOG major
groups 09 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13)
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