JOB ANALYSIS

Job analysis (also known as work analysis) is a family of procedures to identify

the content of a job in terms of activities involved and attributes or job
requirements needed to perform the activities. Job analysis provides information
of organizations which helps to determine which employees are best fit for
specific jobs.

Job analysis is crucial for first, helping individuals develop their careers, and also
for helping organizations develop their employees in order to maximize talent.
The outcomes of job analysis are key influences in designing learning, developing
performance interventions, and improving processes. The application of job
analysis techniques makes the implicit assumption that information about a job as
it presently exists may be used to develop programs to recruit, select, train, and
appraise people for the job as it will exist in the future.

DETAILS OF JOB ANALYSED

Name – Ritu Seth

Organisation – Water And Power Consultancy Services Limited (WAPCOS); a

leading Govt. of India Engineering Consultancy (Public Sector Undertaking)

Job Profile – Expert Consultant: Business Development

Position in Organisation Hierarchy – Top Level Expert

Pay Scale – Scale E9 (Grade A): Rs. 22,00,000 Lakhs Per Annum
In the Hay’s method, four factors are used in job evaluation: Skill, Effort,
Responsibility and Working Conditions, which Hay translates into Knowledge,
Problem Solving, Accountability and Working Conditions. The system works on
an integration of all the factors. A job is evaluated by looking at the knowledge
required to do the job (whether practical or intellectual), the kind of thinking
required to solve the problems which the job commonly faces, the responsibilities
(accountabilities) assigned, and the work environment in which the work is
performed.

Factor 1: KNOW-HOW

‘Know How’ is defined as the "sum total of every kind of knowledge and skill,
however, acquired, needed for acceptable job performance."

 Educational - Engineer (Civil/Mechanical/Electronics/Computers), MBA,

Project management certification desirable.
15+years of Experience of undertaking Engineering Consultancy Projects
and Project Management, out of which 5+ in Managerial role
 Behavioral - Good at team management, knowledge of international
business, excellent networking and communication skills, people
management, assertive, convincing skills, confident and outgoing
personality, good at change management, flexible attitude, and stable
temperament.
 Technical – IT and GIS Expert, Good knowledge of Project management
tools, Good communication skills.
Factor 2: PROBLEM-SOLVING

‘Problem Solving’ is "the amount and nature of the thinking required in the job in
the form of analyzing, reasoning, evaluating, creating, using judgment, forming
hypotheses, drawing inferences, arriving at conclusions, etc."

 Job requirements - Identification of domestic and international Business

opportunities, preparing project proposal, expression of Interest, attending
meetings and discussions, presentations for business promotion etc.
 Problem-solving areas - Negotiation with clients, preparing technical and
financial proposals, identification of personnel required, submission of bids,
meetings with client to understand scope of work and frequent interaction
to check if any changes are required, identifying key result areas and
deviations, follow-ups.

Factor 3: ACCOUNTABILITY

‘Accountability’ is "the answerability for action and its consequences. The

measured effect of the job on end results in the organization."

 Reporting Relationship – Functional in nature: A team of 10

Engineers/Experts/field staff report to the Expert Consultant, who reports
directly to the Chief Executive Director (Projects).
 Managerial - Completing Projects within given time and budget constraints,
getting a team together, detailing roles and responsibilities, making
detailed project plans using Gantt charts and following up with all experts
on deliverables.
 Playing the role of Project Manager to coordinate site work and hold
surveys, meetings, workshops etc. as required.
Factor 4: WORKING CONDITIONS

‘Working Conditions’ assess the environment in which the job is performed.

 Working hours – regular hours (35-40 hours a week), extra hours may be
required as per project requirements, should be accessible on smartphone,
e-mail etc. during non-office hours
 Machine, Tools etc. - desktop, laptop, appropriate Software for
presentations, office work, Project management, GIS modelling etc.
 Work team - Will normally be managing a team of 10
Engineers/Experts/field staff.
 Location - Will normally be located at Head Office and will manage projects
from HOD.
 Travel Requirements - The employee should be willing to travel and visit
client locations/site periodically and interact with Ministries/International
organizations/clients as per project requirements.