The agreement and project design is to train the HR department to conduct job design processes and apply continuous updates to job description systems based on international best practices, including hierarchical task analysis (HTA) and position analysis questionnaire (PAQ).

The Dubai Institute for Human Resource Development (DIHRD) has signed a consultancy agreement with the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) to develop DTCM's job description system as a first step towards preparing and assessing competency profiles.

The 10-week project includes job design and analysis that will help recruitment processes, identify training needs, determine job requirements, as well as set performance excellence standards in conformity with the new Dubai HR law.

The project will also help DTCM define primary and secondary duties and responsibilities, competencies for every position (KSA's), accountability level, judgment, supervision, communication channels, work environment, and performance indicators.

Mohammed Jassim, CEO of DIHRD, said: "We were commissioned by DTCM to conduct a study to help determine the most effective ways of selecting candidates for job placements, as well as outline key performance factors for job excellence.

"Our initiatives are in line with the new HR law, which provides a set of rules to modernize the human resources practice in government departments, and establish a system that recognizes employees, solely on their performance."

Ibrahim Yaqoot, DTCM Executive Director of Human Resources and Training Solutions, said: "The initiative comes within the scope of our policy to develop the professional skills of our employees. We are confident this measure will enhance job satisfaction among the employees, and subsequently generate higher productivity levels for the overall benefit of the department."

The project will be implemented through five stages, and include designing an integrated system for job descriptions analysis, a HR training workshop, job assessments, developing job descriptions for an average of 70 positions, and finally presenting a report, comprising DIHRD's results, feedback and recommendations.

Dubai Institute for Human Resources Development was established in 2003, under the instructions of HH SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

DIHRD is a governmental institution focusing on continuous learning and development. DIHRD partners with many European and international organizations, such as EFQM, Edexel International, Civil Service College of Singapore , and Center for Management and Policy Studies in the UK .

DIHRD became an international training license center approved from the EFQM in the Arab World, to deliver EFQM self Assessment and EFQM European Assessor licenses.