Job Analysis Questionnaire
Please email the completed questionnaire to roledescriptions.humanres@deta.qld.gov.au
Position Title
Contact Details
Contact Name
Current Position Title
Location
Signature
Proposed duration of
position
Approval Details
Contact details
Date
Supervisor’s name
Supervisor position and level
Permanent or Temporary?
If temporary specify the dates.
Full-Time or Part-Time?
Principal / Manager / Director Name
Position Title
Signature
Contact details
Date
Instructions:
This questionnaire collects information about a new or proposed position so that the role description can
accurately reflect the duties and responsibilities of the role. This form is to be completed by those who
understand the requirements of the role including the person currently in the job in consultation with their
Director/Principal/Manager.
When answering the questions, please:
1. Concentrate only on the job and not the person in the job. E.g. If the current person in the job won the
lotto and didn’t return to work tomorrow what measurable skills and duties would the next person need to
do the job well?
2. Provide information to assist the evaluators to understand the complexities of the role, duties
responsibilities specific to your work location
Should the job evaluation team require further information they will contact you via the details provided above.
Questionnaire about the new role/proposed upgrade to a role:
1. What levels of knowledge/skills are necessary to perform the duties of the position?
(e.g.: formal training, work experience, mandatory or desired tertiary qualification)
2. How does the position function in terms of knowledge, skills and work relativities?
(e.g. is the position singularly focused, does it perform a range of related or unrelated tasks, within one activity or across a range of
activities or a broad organisational function
This form, the Establishment Action Form (EAF) and role descriptions can be found at:
http://education.qld.gov.au/hr/recruitment/role-descriptions/
3. What level of interpersonal skills is used in performing the duties of the position?
(e.g. internal/external communication, negotiation, consultation. Please include a brief description of the level of influence and the purpose
of contacts)
4. To what extent does the position modify or develop methods, standards, systems, policies and
procedures?
(e.g. extent to which position must modify or develop existing parameters)
5. What is the level and extent of decision-making by the position?
(e.g. wholly responsible and / or accountable for decisions or defers elsewhere for advice or sanctioning)
6. What level of analysis, conceptualisation, interpretation, evaluation and problem-solving does the
position employ? And how often?
(e.g. level of judgment and reasoning applied)
7. What particular delegations are held by the position?
(e.g. budget amount and type – operational, capital, staff, asset management; financial and HR)
8. What level of control does the position have in the allocation and management of resources?
(e.g. degree of freedom to design and/or deliver a service/product/information)
9. What accountabilities does the position have for achieving specific outcomes?
(e.g. KPIs, service level agreements)
10. What level of responsibility does the position have in providing advice?
(e.g. professional, technical, specialist, strategic or policy advice – stature of the advice and reliance, independence, authority and
accountability)
11. What level of influence does the position have on the range, quality and outcomes of services and/or
advice provided?
(e.g. degree of freedom to develop and / or deliver a service / product / information; level of autonomy in developing policy
12. Do you consider this role to be comparable to any existing roles within the organisation?
(e.g. is the role similar to an existing position in another business unit or institute)
This form, the Establishment Action Form (EAF) and role descriptions can be found at:
http://education.qld.gov.au/hr/recruitment/role-descriptions/