00013 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations

What this occupation covers

Senior managers in health, education, social and community services and membership organizations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, membership and other organizations or institutions that deliver health, education, social or community services. They formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these organizations, either alone or in conjunction with a board of directors. They are employed in health care organizations, educational services, social and community services and membership organizations or they may own and operate their own business.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Establish objectives for the organization or institution and formulate or approve policies and programs
• Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
• Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall personnel planning
• Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff
• Coordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
• Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other official functions.
• Senior managers in this unit group may specialize in areas such as finance, marketing, human resources or in a particular service area.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training
• 40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration
• 40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration
• 30010 Managers in health care
• 40030 Managers in social, community and correctional services
• 40019 Other managers in public administration
• 40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education

Excluded from this code

• Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (See 40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training)
• Government managers - education policy development and program administration (See 40012 Government managers - education policy development and program administration)
• Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (See 40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration)
• Managers in health care (See 30010 Managers in health care)
• Managers in social, community and correctional services (See 40030 Managers in social, community and correctional services)
• Other managers in public administration (See 40019 Other managers in public administration)
• School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (See 40021 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

academic affairs vice-president - post-secondary education · academic association president · academic business vice-president · alumni association executive director · arts and culture association chairperson · arts association executive director · assistant executive director - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · association executive director · automobile association executive director · business association general manager · business association president · business general manager · business school general manager · chairman/woman - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chairperson - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chancellor - education · charitable organization director · charitable organization executive director · chief diversity officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chief executive officer (CEO) - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chief financial officer (CFO) - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chief learning officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chief nursing officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations · chief operating officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations

Employment requirements

• A university degree or college diploma in business administration, hospital administration, finance or other discipline related to the service provided is usually required.
• Several years of experience as a middle manager in a related institution or organization are usually required.
• Specialization in a particular functional area or service is possible through specific university or college training in that area or through previous experience.
• Senior managers in finance usually require a professional accounting designation.