Writing a job description
A job description is of vital importance for anybody employed. Not only does it give a practical list of duties and responsibilities, it provides an important reference point for appraisals and motivation as well as:
- To give clear direction to somebody in the job as to what is expected from them
- To give a both you and the Manager a clear indication as to what they should be asking their staff to be doing
- To help an interviewer understand the job that they are recruiting for in the selection process
- To help understand what training requirements you have
- To give an applicant full details of the job that they are applying for
- To provide a company record of the different jobs within the organisation
- To assist in writing and placing any job advertisements
When you sit down to write a job description you should include:
- The job title
- The department
- The location
- The purpose of the job
- Who the person reports to
- Any supervisory duties
- Accountabilities
- Main duties
- Working conditions (e.g hours of work)
- Qualifications and experience
- Salary and benefits
- Prospects
- Any other relevant information that you think is pertinent to the job
If you would like help compiling job descriptions for your teams then please do get in touch with CK Regulatory team on +44 (0) 1438 743047 to discuss how we can help. Working exclusively within the pharmaceutical sector means that we can effectively help you with this activity as specialists.
