Job Description

Step 1: Establish Need

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• Identify the scope within the organisation for which job descriptions need to be (re)designed. Reasons for reviewing job descriptions can be:
  • when an organisation is small and starting up, founders and early staff members find themselves doing “whatever needs to be done” rather than deliberately dividing work areas or tasks. While the organisation has grown it is now time to define job descriptions and have everybody's roles and responsibilities clear for everyone.
  • staff and leaders may find themselves overburdened or struggling to streamline work.
  • leaders need to delegate work to others so they can focus on developing the organisation.
• Watch this short video to understand why job descriptions are so important for an organisation: