a written statement of the essential characteristics of a job including necessary qualifications, duties, responsibilities and degree of authority of the job holder
A statement of the minimum acceptable qualifications that an incumbent must possess to perform a given job successfully. Frequently found in the job description.
A document summarizing the basic purpose of a job, nature of work, examples of typical duties, and minimum qualifications for a job. The job specification is used by the Classification Analyst to match the duties of a position to the most appropriate job title.