Fillable Printable Job Description Template

Job Description Template

Job description template

Position title:

Date prepared:

Position level:

Job purpose/mandate

Provide a brief summary of the overall purpose of the role within the organization.

Specific duties and responsibilities

Provide a bulleted list of key responsibilities. Focus on those that provide an indication of the

scope and impact of the role. Include information that demonstrates the level of responsibility for

material, financial, human and information resources.

Knowledge and skills

1. List typical education and experience

Explain the typical education and/or experience required. Remember to consider licensing

requirements, special training and equivalencies.

2. List specific skills and give examples of how they apply to this role

The following are examples of specific skills and how they may be relevant. Your organization will

likely require a different combination. Consider the depth of each skill required.

Communication

(E.g., “Negotiate corporate partnerships or acquisition agreements” or “Greet callers in a friendly

manner as they arrive at reception.”)

Customer focus (may be internal or external)

(E.g., “Follow up with customers to ensure their requests have been addressed” or “Work closely

with clients on controversial or sensitive issues to rectify problems or improve their experience.”)

Problem solving

(E.g., “Resolve scheduling conflicts to coordinate meetings” or “Investigate major design

challenges to improve product effectiveness.”)

Job specific skills

(E.g., application level programming skills, advanced knowledge of laboratory protocols)

Leadership

(E.g., “Coordinate work of three team members” or “Is responsible to hire, train, motivate and

discipline employees.”)

Innovation

(E.g., “Find new ways to achieve better results within job” or “Research and develop new

products using leading-edge platforms.”

Organization/projectresponsibility

(E.g. “Organize and maintain calendar(s) for the founder(s)” or “Manage new product

implementations from design through to production and distribution.”

Effort

Provide details about the type of physical and mental effort that is required, including duration and intensity.

Describe requirements such as any lifting, excessive standing/sitting, travel, unusual degree of

concentration or focus, and so on. If this is not applicable, state “normal office environment.”

Working conditions

Provide details about the type of work environment that is required. Describe any chemical or mechanical

equipment use, workplace hazards, excessive noise, particular climate exposure, confrontational

atmosphere (e.g., credit and collections, and complaint departments), and so on. If this is not applicable,

state “normal office environment.”