Wage and Salary Survey

MA05

General Manager - Medium (responsible for 50 to 199 employees or an annual turnover of $10 to $50 million)

Possible titles: Divisional General Manager, Chief Executive, or Business Unit Manager eg. Manufacturing Manager.

Reports to: Managing Director, Board of Directors or Council

Supervises: Functional Managers and/or specialists

Main objectives: Plan, organise, direct and control, through subordinate managers, the activities of a medium sized company, small group of companies or diversified division within such a company or group of companies and/or a medium sized Statutory Authority, Government Department or Local Government Authority.

Typical functions and responsibilities:

Establish company/organisation objectives, policies and programmes and set standards and targets, either independently or on the basis of consultation with the Chief Executive, the Board, Minister or subordinate managers.
Prepare or arrange the preparation of reports, budgets and forecasts and present them to the governing body.
Analyse economic, social, technical, legal and other data or trends.
Represent the organisation in negotiations at conventions, seminars and official occasions.
Select or approve the selection of senior staff.
Resolve conflicts between areas of responsibility.
Authorise funds to implement policies and programmes.

Typical qualifications and experience: Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate discipline or equivalent business knowledge preferred. Substantial experience, in excess of ten years, at middle or senior management level.