Commissioned Officer

Roles and responsibilities

As a Commissioned Officer you will be responsible for many facets of an organisation's operations.

Commissioned Officers:

• establish administrative and operational procedures by taking account of the organisation's operating environment
• make policy decisions and accepting responsibility for operations, performance of staff, achievement of targets and adherence to budgets, standards and procedures
• establish lines of control and delegating responsibilities to subordinate staff
• represent the organisation in dealings with other organisations and the public
• control the collection and interpretation of management information to monitor performance
• control the use of, and accounting for, the assets and facilities of the organisation
• prepare budgets and other management plans
• prepare reports, authorising the release of information, and handling public relations activities.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics