Job Description Analysis - Assignment

Running head: JOB DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
JOB DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
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1JOB DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
HR Consultant Job Description by Canadian Government:
Canadian Government has a standardised language which is provided by its National
Occupational Classification. It describes the work performed by Canadians and also serves as a
framework which defines and collects statistics, manages the databases of the information and
more such things (Noe et al., 2015). Through this framework, the job role of Human Resources
Professionals is explained; the job description for Human Resources consultant is given in this
classification list. The NOC mentions that Human Resources professionals develop, evaluate and
implement human resources and also programs, policies and procedures related to the labours.
Along with this, they also advise the employees and the employers on the matters of human
resources.
The job duties of Human Resource Consultant include negotiating on behalf of the
workers or employers about any collective agreements; they are also expected to mediate
disputes between labours or any kind of grievances. HR Consultants have to provide advises
upon the relations between employees and labours. Their job role includes researching about
occupational classifications and other job descriptions and then preparing salary scales and other
competency appraisal systems or measures (Jansen, 2017). Human Resource Consultants also are
expected to administer and plan staffing, their training and development of career, their
compensation, equity of employment and also other action programs. Being a consultant of the
Human Resource department of an organization, it is of utmost significance that the training of
staff is overseen by them after doing their part in hiring them (Coetzee, Ferreira & Potgieter,
2015). The programs of employee performance appraisals are also co-ordinated by them along
with which this NOC also mentions that HR consultants or rather any job under the category of

2JOB DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
HR professionals should research the health and safety practices and employee benefits after
which they can recommend any required changes.
HR Consultant Job Description by BC:
The growing economy of British Columbia is in requirement of workers who are highly
skilled and are also in high demand in their occupational fields. In British Columbia,
professionals in Human Resources department have to develop, evaluate and then implement the
human resources and also the policies, procedures and programs associated with labour relations.
The initial expectation of the job is similar to the expectations mentioned in the NOC of Canada
(Jansen, 2014). Human Resource Consultants in their career advise the employers, workers as
well as the managers on the matters of human resources. Human resources consultant can work
throughout the sectors of private and public organizations. They can also be self employed in
certain circumstances.
The duties of the Human Resources Consultants are almost the same as the ones
mentioned in the NOC like setting up and planning labour and staff relation strategies which
includes policies, procedures and programs to deal with the human resource needs of the
organization (Kostoglou, Minos & Tsikritzis, 2014). They have to oversee initiatives like
assistance programs of the employees and also the workplace diversity along with which they are
also responsible for drafting job descriptions, scales of salary and any classifications regarding
the occupation. The HR consultants not only have to hire employees by deciding on their
educational qualifications, they are also expected to lead the training programs appropriately.
Coordinating employee performance and programs of appraisals also falls under their
responsibilities just like the Canadian NOC instructs their HR consultants to do. The general job