ANZSCO 111212 · Skill level 1

Defence Force Senior Officer

Plans, organises, directs, controls and reviews the day-to-day operations and major functions of organisational units of the Australian or New Zealand Defence Forces through subordinate officers.

ANZSCO 2013, the edition the department applies to the points tested visas (189, 190 and 491).

Job titles this occupation covers

If your job title is one of these, this is usually the code it belongs to, whatever your employer calls the role.

  • Air Force Senior Officer
  • Army Senior Officer
  • Navy Senior Officer

Specialisations within it

  • Air Chief Marshal (Air Force)
  • Air Commodore (Air Force)
  • Air Marshal (Air Force)
  • Air Vice Marshal (Air Force)
  • Group Captain (Air Force)
  • Wing Commander (Air Force)
  • Brigadier (Army)
  • Colonel (Army)
  • General (Army)
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Army)
  • Lieutenant General (Army)
  • Major General (Army)
  • Admiral (Navy)
  • Captain (Navy)
  • Commander (Navy)
  • Commodore (Navy)
  • Rear Admiral (Navy)
  • Vice Admiral (Navy)

Duties

Published for unit group 1112 General Managers

  • 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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Who assesses this occupation

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Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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