Job Design and the managers

The HRM Function is responsible for the correct job design in the organization. The job design can be seen as a very administrative task from managers, but when the HRM Function facilitate properly the whole job design process, the results are amazing and the managers use the results as the basis for their managerial decision in the team and the structure of the team.

The job design is not about the boring preparation of the job descriptions, it is about the function of the team and the correct work and life balance in the whole team.

The manager has to understand the facilitative role of the HRM Function in the job design and the useful outputs of the job design, when the job design is done correctly. The manager can enjoy a really good set up of the department and the employees can enjoy their clear roles and responsibilities in the team.

The manager has to understand, the good job design provides the answers for the following questions:

1. What is the role of the team in the organization?
2. What are the main inputs and outputs of the team?
3. How should be the team structured to get the best outputs?
4. What skills and responsibilities are needed in the team?
5. How to make the job profiles attractive and not boring?
6. How to make the workload balanced in the whole team?
7. How to create the career path in the team?

The managers do not like to spend their expensive time on the boring tasks in the job design. But, when the HRM Function is experienced enough to provide a guidance through the whole job design process and the job design best practice from other department, the result is really amazing and the manager will use it as a basis for the managerial daily job.