0411 – Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration

Government managers in health and social policy development and program administration plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the development and administration of health care policies, social policies and related programs designed to protect and promote the health and social welfare of individuals and communities. They are employed by all levels of government.

Profile

Index of titles

Example titles

• Adjustment programs director – government services
• Administrative tribunal judge – government services
• Apprenticeship training director – government services
• Apprenticeship training service director – government services
• Assistant chief health inspector – government services
• Career development and employment district director – government services
• Career development director – government services
• Career information director – government services
• Child welfare regional manager – government services
• Child welfare services manager – government services
• City medical officer of health – government services
• Claims and benefits control chief – employment insurance
• Community planning director – government services
• Community rehabilitation manager – government services
• Day-care planning services director – government services
• District manager – employment insurance
• Employment and insurance programs director – government services
• Employment centre director
• Employment equity programs director – government services
• Employment insurance regional manager – government services
• Employment programs director – government services
• Environmental health services director – government services
• Family and children’s services director – government services
• Family benefits director – government services
• Family services director – government services
• Food safety programs manager – government services
• Health and welfare manager – government services
• Health care insurance plan director – government services
• Health care insurance refund claims director – government services
• Health education director – government services
• Health information and promotion chief – government services
• Health information and promotion director – government services
• Health program operations manager – government services
• Health programs assistant director – government services
• Health promotion chief – government services
• Health services director – government services
• Health strategies manager – government services
• Home care services director – government services
• Homemaker services director – government services
• Housekeeping services director – government services
• Housing policy and development director – government services
• Immigration and settlement director – government services
• Immigration Appeal Division director – government services
• Immigration appeals and litigation chief – government services
• Immigration appeals manager – government services
• Income security district administrator – government services
• Income security regional manager – government services
• Industrial hygiene and health director – government services
• Inquiries and services chief – employment insurance
• Job training director – government services
• Labour demand analysis chief – government services
• Labour regional director – government services
• Local health services director – government services
• Métis development programs regional director – government services
• Occupational training director – government services
• Office of health promotion chief – government services
• Professional development and employment district director – government services
• Professional development director – government services
• Protection services director – government services
• Public administrator – government services
• Public health director
• Public health municipal officer – government services
• Public health nursing educational director – government services
• Regional pay centre chief – employment insurance
• Repayment and benefits control chief – employment insurance
• Rural and Aboriginal housing regional manager – government services
• Rural and Aboriginal housing services district director – government services
• Rural and Native housing regional manager – government services
• Rural and Native housing services district director – government services
• Rural housing programs director – government services
• Settlement programs director – government services
• Social development programs chief – government services
• Social planning director – government services
• Social programs administrator – government services
• Social programs assistant director – government services
• Social programs development chief – government services
• Social services director – government services
• Social services planning manager – government services
• Social services policy, planning and research director – government services
• Social services regional director – government services
• Social surveys director – government services
• Social work director – government services
• Survey research director – government services
• Survey research manager – government services
• Traffic safety administrator – government services
• Vocational education director – government services
• Vocational training director – government services
• Welfare services administration director – government services
• Welfare services administrator – government services
• Welfare services director – government services

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Participate in the development of health or social policies by providing advice to senior government managers
• Organize departmental unit and establish procedures to meet departmental objectives set by senior management
• Direct and advise health or social policy researchers, consultants or program officers who conduct research, prepare documents or administer programs for individuals and communities in areas such as health and social services, employment and immigration, labour or housing
• Plan, administer and control budgets for research and administration, support services and equipment and supplies
• Organize and direct committees and working groups to plan, manage or evaluate health and social services projects and programs
• Interview, hire and provide training for staff.

Employment requirements

Government managers in health policy development and program administration

• A bachelor’s degree or college diploma in health science, hospital administration or public administration or a bachelor’s degree in social science is required.
• A graduate degree in a health, social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
• Several years of experience as a health or social policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.
• For some government managers in health policy development and program administration, certification in the relevant health profession is required. For example, city medical officers of health must be physicians.

Government managers in social policy development and program administration

• A bachelor’s degree or a college diploma in a social science discipline, such as sociology or economics, or an administrative discipline, such as public administration, is required.
• A graduate degree in a social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
• Several years of experience as a social policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.

Additional information

• Progression to senior management positions in the health and social policy fields is possible with experience.

Exclusions

• Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration (0412)
• Government managers – education policy development and program administration (0413)
• Managers in health care (0311)
• Managers in social, community and correctional services (0423)
• Other managers in public administration (0414)
• Program managers in government (in 416 Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers)
• Senior government managers and officials (0012)