Unit 4 P3 - Job Description

Job Decsription

Produce a basic job description and person specification for a specific job

I have choose as an example for my Job Roles, McDonald's.
McDonald's Corporation, the biggest fast food restaurant was found in the United States from Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1940. The businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brother and oversaw its world wide growth. The company's revenue grew 27 percent over the three years ending in 2007 to $22.8 billion, and 9 percent growth in operating income to $3.9 Billion.


Software developer

If you are keen on computing and enjoy design and development, this job could be a good idea for you to become a software developer. For that job you will have to be creative and problem solver. Excellent communication and customer care skills are also important. Software developer (also known as programmers) design and build computer programs that help organisations and equipment work effectively.

As a software developer your work could involve:

- Design computer controls for industrial and manufacturing machinery
- Building administrative and financial databases
- Developing software for home entertainment equipment.

A typical project would include:
- Programming a test version of a piece of software
- Testing installation and compatibility issues
- Checking test results and fixing technical problem 
- Installing a full version and carrying out final checks before going 'live'
- Maintaining and supporting systems once they are up and running.

Skills and knowledge 

To become a software developer you will need to have:
- A good knowledge or hardware
- Software and programming languages
- The ability to interpret and follow technical plans
- A creative approach to problem-solving
- An understanding of computer Aided, software engineering tools
- Excellent communication and customer care skills 
- The ability to work with people at all levels, including non-technical staff
- Good project management skills
-The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Good teamwork skills
- An appreciation of the clients business needs
- An understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues

Working hours and Income

You would work between 37 and 40 hours a week. For these maximum of 40 hours you will be paid:

Starting salaries for graduates can be between £20,000 - £26,000 a year
Experienced developers can earn between £28,000 - £40,000 and software developers with management responsibilities can earn over £50,000 a year.

Human Resources Officer

If you enjoy working with people and you are looking for an office role, this could be the perfect job for you. Human Resources officers also known as personnel officers look after hiring and developing employees. They look after their welfare too.

The work 

Hr officers work would usually involve:

- Hiring staff - advertising and interviewing

- Working with other managers to plan future staff needs 

- Keeping employee records

- Providing staff training and development

- Making sure staff have the rights pay and benefits

- Arranging staff services such as welfare and counselling

-  Dealing with complaints and discipline procedures

- Promoting equality, and heath and safety

- Advising on matters like pay negotiations, redundancy and employment law

- Developing HR policies and procedures

- Writing staff handbooks

Skills and knowledge

To become a human resources officer you would need to have:

- A tactful, friendly but firm manner

- Good spoken and written communication skills

- The ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels

- Fairness and objectivity

- Discretion with confidential information

- Good organisational ability

- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail

- Calmness under pressure

- Good administration and computer skills

Hours and Income

In a full-time job you would normally work standard office hours like Monday - Friday.

Part-time and temporary work are often available.

Personnel administrators can earn around £15,000 - £19,000 a year.

Starting salaries for HR officers can be between £18,000 - £25,000 a year

Personal managers can earn £25,000 - £50,000 a year or more.



Marketing Manager

The work

You would use various marketing strategies to communicate with customers. Your typical would include:

- Researching and analysing market trends

- Identifying target markets and how best to reach them

- Coming up with marketing strategies

- Planning campaigns and managing budgets

- Organising the production of posters, brochures and websites

- Attending trade shows, conferences and sales meetings

- Making sure that campaigns run to deadline and on budget

- Monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of strategies and campaigns

- Managing a team of marketing executives and assistants.

Skills and knowledge

- As a marketing manager you should have:
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Creative thinking
- Good organisational and planning skills
- The ability to lead and motivate a team
- Drive, motivation and initiative
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- The confidence to 'sell' your ideas
- Attention to detail
- Good business sense and budget awareness.

Hours and Income
You would typically work standard office hours, Monday to Friday, sometimes longer at busy times such as the lead-up to a campaign launch.

Management salaries are usually between £25,000 - £40,000 a year.

Senior managers and marketing directors can earn £50,000 a year or more.

Sales Assistant

If you like the idea of making shopping more enjoyable for people and can get along with a wide variety of different customers.

The Work

The places you could work include supermarkets, fashion stores and department stores, and you could be:

- Serving and advising customers

- Taking payment
- Helping customers to find the goods they want
- Advising on stock amounts
- Hiving information on products and prices
- Stacking shelves or displaying goods in an attractive way
- Arranging window displays
- Promoting special offers or store cards
- Ordering goods
- Handling complaints or passing them on to a manager.

Skills and knowledge
You would need to be:
- A good communicator
- Able to get on well with people
- Able to work as part of a team
- Friendly, polite and helpful
- Confident and tactful
- Energetic
- Reliable and responsible
- Honest.

Working hours and Income


HoursIn a full-time job you would normally work between 35 and 40 hours a week, possibly including weekends and evenings. Part-time work is often available and you may work shifts.

Income
Full-time salaries can be between £11,000 - £15,000 a year
Supervisors can earn between £15,000 - £20,000 a year.

Extra money - Many larger retail companies also offer benefits like staff discounts, extra pay depending on how much you sell (known as commission) and bonus schemes.

Management accountant 

Management accountants are responsible for managing a company's finances. They look after a company's accounts. They also find ways to improving profitability and the growth.


The work

As a management accountant you would work for one company as an in-house (internal) accountant. This role is different from a private practice accountant, who provides accountancy services for external clients.

Your work could include:
- Preparing regular financial statements and accounts, such as profit and loss accounts
- Monitoring spending, costs and budgets
- Analysing the company's financial performance
- Forecasting and planning future spending and profits
- Recommending ways to reduce costs and increase profits
- Making business decisions with other managers
- Carrying out internal audits of various departments
- Providing external auditors with company reports and financial data
- Managing a team of accounting technicians and finance clerks
- Overseeing the company's payroll, credit control and bookkeeping systems.

Skills and knowledge:

- Good mathematical and computer skills

- Analytical ability and a logical approach

- A good understanding of business

- Accuracy and attention to detail

- Good communication skills

- The ability to explain technical financial information clearly

- Organisation and time-management skills

- Honesty and discretion.

Working hours and Income

You would normally work standard office hours, Monday to Friday. You may need to work overtime during busy periods, such as at the end of the financial year. Part-time work may often be available.

Trainee and part-qualified accountants could earn between £18,000 - £30,000 a year, depending on which stage of training they have reached.

Qualified management accountants usually earn between £30,000- £50,000 a year.

Finance managers and directors could earn between £50,000 - £100,000 a year, depending on the size of the company.