1112-Senior Government and Statutory Board Officials

Job Title: 

Senior Government and Statutory Board Officials

Job Description: 

Senior government and statutory board officials advise governments on policy matters,
and oversee the interpretation and implementation of government policies and
legislation by government departments and agencies.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • advising government and legislators on policy matters
  • advising on the preparation of government budgets, laws and regulations, including amendments
  • establishing objectives for government departments or statutory boards in accordance with government legislation and policy
  • formulating or approving and evaluating programmes and procedures for the implementation of government policies in conjunction or consultation with government
  • ensuring appropriate systems and procedures are developed and implemented to provide budgetary control
  • co-ordinating activities with other senior government officials
  • making presentations to legislative and other government committees regarding policies programmes or budgets
  • overseeing the interpretation and implementation of government policies and legislation by government departments and statutory boards
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Ambassador (government)
High commissioner (government)
Director-General Permanent secretary (government)
Deputy secretary (government)
Chairman (statutory board)
Chief executive (statutory board)
Commissioner of Civil Defence Force
Commissioner of Police

Government employees who are seconded to manage government-owned or government-controlled industrial, commercial or other business enterprises are excluded and classified in the same group as managers of similar private establishments. Government employees performing mainly professional functions are classified in Major Group 2.

Specific Occupations: 

11121
Senior government official

11122
Senior statutory board official

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Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore