Two employees can sit at desks next to each other, doing work of very different value to the organisation, and still be paid and promoted the same way — until a proper job description, evaluation and grading system exposes the difference. Without that system, reward and career decisions end up arbitrary rather than fair.

This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed to write accurate job descriptions, evaluate jobs professionally, and design the job grades that hold an organisational structure together.

Beyond the fundamentals, the course also looks at where the field is heading: how digital tools and artificial intelligence are starting to reshape how organisations describe, evaluate and grade jobs.

• HR managers responsible for designing clear and effective organisational structures.
• Performance management professionals aiming to implement fair, transparent evaluation systems.
• Organisational development professionals seeking to improve recruitment and career development strategies.
• Job analysts who need to strengthen their skills in job description and evaluation.
• Executive managers who need a better grasp of how responsibilities and tasks are distributed across a structure.

Target Audience

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Develop accurate, comprehensive job descriptions aligned with organisational needs.
• Evaluate jobs scientifically and effectively.
• Classify positions and determine job grades within an organisation.
• Apply global standards in job evaluation to ensure fairness and equality.
• Link job evaluation and job grades to performance motivation and talent development.

Module 1: Why Job Structure Decides Organisational Fairness

• The difference between job description and job evaluation, and why organisations need both.
• The role of job structure in a healthy organisational design.
• The foundations and principles that any job description and evaluation system rests on.

Module 2: Writing Job Descriptions That Actually Work

• Identifying the core tasks and primary responsibilities of a role.
• Effective tools for describing jobs accurately.
• Determining the key skills, qualifications and experience each job requires.

Module 3: Analysing and Classifying Jobs

• Techniques for analysing jobs based on tasks and responsibilities.
• Classifying jobs correctly according to primary and secondary duties.
• Building an organisational structure that reflects the job analysis.

Module 4: Evaluation Tools, Techniques and Global Standards

• Job evaluation methods, tools and job-comparison techniques.
• Applying precise criteria while safeguarding fairness and transparency.
• Major global standards in job evaluation and the challenges of applying them across diverse organisations.

Module 5: From Evaluation to Job Grades

• Determining appropriate job grades and ordering them by responsibility and task.
• Classifying positions from entry-level through to executive roles.
• Linking job descriptions directly to job grade determination.

Module 6: Job Grades and Performance — Closing the Loop

• Using job evaluation to set performance goals and evaluation strategies.
• Linking performance to motivation and rewards through job evaluation.
• Using job grades to improve organisational performance and strengthen collaboration between teams.

Module 7: Bringing In Technology — HRIS and Analytics

• Digital tools that make job descriptions accurate and easy to update.
• Integrating job data with Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).
• Using analytical tools such as Power BI or Tableau to improve job evaluation decisions.

Module 8: The Role of AI in Job Evaluation and Grading

• Using AI to shortlist candidates through automated analysis of skills and experience.
• Analysing large datasets with AI to identify patterns that support accurate performance evaluation.
• How AI and machine learning can support automatic job classification and grading.