Edgar Hoover
Not always in big organizations. In smaller organizations very frequently.
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The individual who oversees coaches at schools or athletic organizations is usually considered the athletic director. This individual is also the person the coaches must answer to when there is an issue.
OPSEC program manager,Supervisor, Commander/director
The base public affairs office The local director of communications
A Human Resources generalist, manager, or director plays a wide variety of roles in organizations. Depending on the size of the organization, these HR jobs may have overlapping responsibilities. In larger organizations, the HR generalist, manager, and director have clearly defined, separated roles in HR management. These roles bring progressively more authority and responsibility in the hands of the manager, then the director, and ultimately, the Vice President who may lead several departments including administration.
With a Master's in sports management you can work for the Olympics as the director of sports management. You can also be a recruiter for professional organizations.
He served as a trustee of Central College in Iowa and Berry College in Georgia. He was director of the local Business Committee for the Arts.
Jane Addams worked primarily as the founder and director of Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, although she traveled widely as a leader of several organizations and as a prominent speaker.
Mim Carlson has written: 'The executive director's survival guide' -- subject(s): Management, Nonprofit organizations, Chief executive officers, Associations, institutions
(in the US there is no such department. There is however, a Director of National Intelligence, who reports directly to the President and who (supposedly) coordinates the input from the various national civilian and military intelligence gathering organizations.
In the nonprofit world, they generally mean the same thing with the term Boards of Governors being used more often in larger organizations of national scope.