30 November 2008

Job description template

Hopefully work is slowing down for the Christmas break, time for you to catch up on those back burner items! Does your company lack job descriptions or need a review? Here is our handy template to creating a job description...

Job Title
What is the name of the role? Be careful of using words such as Senior/ Junior due to possible age discrimination.

Reporting line
Who will this person be supervised by? Please include name and job title.

Location
Where will this role be based?

Grade
What level is this position? Where do they fit in the organisation structure?

Purpose of the role
Provide an overview of what the role and in which department.

Main responsibilities
What will they be doing? Does it involve advising? Mentoring? Creating monthly reports? Calculating? Supervising?

Knowledge and skills
What specific skills are you looking for and at what level? What prior knowledge must they have? The skills should be relevant to the role. Avoid detailing exact number of years' experience due to potential age discrimination.

Qualifications/ Memberships
Does the position require a particular degree/ diploma/ NVQ? Does the role need at least a membership to a professional body?

Other requirements

You can list items such as a clean driving license or travel commitments regionally or internationally.

If you do not have time to write up job descriptions for your employees then call HR Oasis to see how we can help you!