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Contents of a job description 
(a) 
Job title
(eg Assistant Financial Controller). This indicates the function/department in which the 
job is performed, and the level of job within that function. 
(b) 
Reporting to
(eg the Assistant Financial Controller reports to the Financial Controller); in other 
words, the person's immediate boss (no other relationships are suggested here) 
(c) 
Subordinates
directly reporting to the job holder 
(d) 
Overall purpose
of the job, distinguishing it from other jobs 
(e) 
Principal accountabilities or main tasks 
(i) 
Group the main activities into a number of broad areas. 
(ii) 
Define each activity as a statement of accountability: what the job holder is expected to 
achieve (eg 
tests
new system to ensure they meet agreed systems specifications). 
(f) 
The current fashion for multi-skilling means that 
flexibility
is expected. 
3.2.5 Role definitions 
Whereas a 
job
is a group of tasks, a role is more than this. A 
role
is a part played by people in meeting 
their objectives by working competently and flexibly within the context of the organisation's objectives, 
structures and processes. A 
role definition
is wider than a job description. It is less concerned with the 
details of the job content, but how people interpret the job. 
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3.2.6 Person specification 
Possible areas the specification may cover include: 

Personal 
skills 

Motivation 

Qualifications 

Personality 

Innate 
ability 
3.2.7 Rodger’s Seven-point plan 
Rodger
 
(1952)
 
devised a framework for the selection process that includes seven points.