Job Description

A job description is not a legal requirement. However it will help the organisation, the applicant and the future role holder to understand the reporting lines, responsibilities, skills, knowledge and behaviour required.

When writing a job description consider what qualifications are essential, for example, medical training (if recruiting a nurse) and which are desirable, for example, experience of working in Mozambique. Also consider your wording, for example, is a degree really required or would someone of degree caliber be acceptable? This will help to ensure that a candidate who might be perfect for the role is not unwittingly eliminated.
 

Source: Knowhow Nonprofit
Downloads:
application/msword iconAlliance Head of Finance.DOC
Example: Job description - Head of Finance.
application/msword iconFinance Officer.doc
Example: Job description - Finance Officer.
application/msword iconJD Coaching Administrator.doc
Example: Job description - Coaching Administrator.
application/msword iconJD Coaching Director.doc
Example: Job description - Coaching Director.
application/msword iconJD Marketing and Commercial Officer.doc
Example: Job description - Marketing and Commercial Officer.
application/msword iconJD Operations Director.doc
Example: Job description - Operations Director.
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A guide to how a job description should be written.
Analysing Job Positions
A guide to how you analyse a job position and write a job description to fill that position.
Business Sense
Explanation of why it is job business sense to write a job description.
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Example of a person specification for a fundraising manager in a voluntary organisation.
Fundraising Manager - Job Description
Example of a job description for the position of fundraising manager in a voluntary organisation.
Administrative Assistant
Example of a job description for a Administrative Assistant in a voluntary organisation.
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