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1. The purpose of this form is to enable HOD/Manager’s to take responsibility for whether full Job Evaluation is
required. This process will be audited.
2. To advertise a position, submit this form and the job description for evaluation then create a requisition in
the recruitment system (noting that the job evaluation is pending) and request approval.
3. More information regarding the advertising process, including the University’s Advertising and Job
Description templates, can be found at:
4. To determine whether a position has changed ‘significantly’, consider the Job Evaluation Criteria:
Education
Supervision received
Experience
Impact of Discretionary Decisions
Complexity
Contacts/Human Relations Skills
Scope of Work
Authority Exercised
Problem Solving
Supervisory & Managerial Responsibility
More information on the criteria used in the job evaluation system can be found at:
If the changes to the job description affect one or more of these areas, the position should most likely be re-
evaluated. This does not necessarily mean that the level will change.
Examples:
If additional tasks are added, but require a similar amount of Problem Solving or are no more
1)
/ less Complex than tasks already in the job description, then these tasks will not significantly
change the position.
If the Authority Exercised in the position is changed in terms of the number of staff
2)
supervised, or budget limitations, then this is a significant change to the position and the
position should be re-evaluated.
Promotions and Remuneration
job.evaluation@otago.ac.nz
479 8887