Writing a Job description

  A job description is the details of what is expected of an individual  to do for the organization as a member of the organization.

In writing out a well detailed Job description (JD)

Firstly, we need to identify:

Our Vision

Our Goals

Our Mission statements

What do we do ?

How do we do what we do?

Also, Outline what needs to be done in total to achieve our vision.

Outline who needs to do what - this will help one know how many staff do we need now, how many can we afford.

Map out a functional organizational structure, so we know who is reporting to who in the organization.

One may include relationships with other people in the organization: Supervisory level, managerial requirements, and relationships with other colleagues.

A job description need not be limited to explaining the current situation, or work that is currently expected; it may also set out goals for what might be achieved in the future.

Job descriptions sometimes may be seen as hindrances for the employee to carry out some task that is beneficial to the organization but a wise organization will put this at the bottom of every of their Job descriptions -

"NOTE: THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE. EMPLOYEE MAY PERFORM OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS NEGOTIATED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION"

So as to protect the employee and the organization against some crucial decisions that may be taken in the nearest future tendering the job description as an evidence.

A detailed job description can be in this order:

Company name:

Job Title: The name of the Position to be filled

Department: What department is in need of this person

Job Grade: What is the level of the person in the organization? Is it top management, middle management, senior management, supervisory level, entry level

Position overview: What does this position actually look like, what it entails

Essential job Functions: The task the individual is expected to carry out, the core of the post

Non- essential job functions: The other task that this position might carry out sometimes.

Requirements: What we expect you to have to be able to fill this position, certificates, experiences, educational level, professional body certification

Other skills / Abilities: The skills required for this position so one will perform well at work.

Who to contact: who to contact, names, email address, etc

Deadline date: The last day for submission of Curriculum Vitae.

Now you can write a good job description that will help you know what to expect from your employee, and also know how to evaluate them when necessary.

It may be taken in the nearest future tendering the job description as an evidence.

A detailed jib description can be in this order:
Company name:
Job Title: The name of the Position to be filled
Department: What department is in need of this person
Job Grade: What is the level of the person in the organization? Is it top management, middle management, senior management, supervisory level, entry level
Position overview: What does this position actually look like, what it entails
Essential job Functions: The task the individual is expected to carry out, the core of the post
Non- essential job functions: The other task that this position might carry out sometimes.
Requirements: What we expect you to have to be able to fill this position, certificates, experiences, educational level, professional body certification
Other skills / Abilities: The skills required for this position so one will perform well at work.
Who to contact: who to contact, names, email address, etc
Deadline date: The last day for submission of Curriculum Vitae.

Now you can write a good job description that will help you know what to expect from your employee, and also know how to evaluate them when necessary.

Tired of my job

Life itself sometimes is tiring, work life is a segment of life as a whole.

Work add value to everyday life, it makes us look forward to the next day, pour out our energy and unleashes our potential, above all we have a sense of fulfillment afterwards

But just be encouraged to always have a POSITIVE ATTITUDE to your job.

So pls HAVE…. 

Have peace enough to press on.

Have hope enough to keep your heart looking forward.

Have strength enough to battle obstacles and overcome them.

Have commitment enough to not give up too soon.

Have patience enough to let faith complete its work in you.

Have fun enough to enjoy every aspect of life.

Have love enough to give to those who deserve it the least but need it the most.

Have focus enough to say “no” to many good ideas.

Have forgiveness enough to never end the day hating someone.

Have honesty enough to never have to remember what you said.

Have character enough to do in the light what you would do in the dark.

Have gratitude enough to say “thank God” and “thank you” for the small things.

Have purpose enough to know why not just how.

Have perseverance enough to run the entire race that is set out before you.

Have responsibility enough to be the most dependable person you know. 

Have kindness enough to forgive and forget.

Have devotion enough to do the right things on a daily basis.

Have courage enough to face and fight any opposition to what you know is right.

Have expectancy enough to be on the lookout for opportunities everyday.

Have obedience enough to do what is right without thinking twice.

Have direction enough to know when and where to go.

Have knowledge enough to have your mind continually educated.

Have credibility enough to cause others to want to work together with you.

Have generosity enough to give before being asked.

Have compassion enough to be moved by the need of others.

Have loyalty enough to be committed to others.

Succeeding at your job requires: 

 EMPATHY: Show consideration for other people’s situation, needs, feeling and perception. Try to understand what it’s like to walk in their shoes. 

By doing this you increase their motivation, improve the working environment and raise the productivity level. “Clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and practice. You are supposed to wear these qualities to work every day.”

 FLEXIBILTY: It’s the capacity to adapt, adjust and advance. In an environment driven by economic difficulty and downsizing, rigid and reactive employees are often the first to be made redundant or fired. Learn “to roll with the punches”. Paul did that. “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances….in any and every situation…. I can do everything through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:11-13 NIV).

 When the winds of change blow, flexible people bend rather than break. They live to stand again and even get promoted HUMOR: Start seeing yourself and the world around you with a sense of enjoyment. Refuse to take yourself too seriously. Look for the humor hidden in life’s serious moments and you’ll find it. 

People who are dispensers of misery just drag everybody down. God’s Words says: “A Cheerful disposition is good for your health…..”(Proverbs 17: 22)... A cheerful heart is good medicine (vs 22 NIV). A good sense of humor improves things and makes the workplace better for everybody.