• Chief Operating Officer

Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.

• Kaiwhakahaere (NZ)
• Assistant Commissioner (Police)
• Hospital Administrator
• Managing Editor
• Trade Union Secretary

Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

• Planning policy, and setting standards and objectives for organisations
• Providing day-to-day direction and management of organisations, and directing and endorsing policy to fulfil objectives, achieve specific goals, and maximise profit and efficiency
• Assessing changing situations and responding accordingly by issuing commands and directives to subordinate staff
• Consulting with immediate subordinates and departmental heads on matters such as methods of operation, equipment requirements, finance, sales and human resources
• Authorising the funding of major policy implementation programs
• Representing the organisation at official occasions, in negotiations, at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums, and liaising between areas of responsibility
• Preparing, or arranging for the preparation of, reports, budgets and forecasts, and presenting them to governing bodies
• Selecting and managing the performance of senior staff
• May undertake responsibility for some or all of accounting, sales, marketing, human resources and other specialist operations

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