What the person will do.
WHAT TO WRITE DOWN
The specific tasks How much time each takes What skills are needed What good work looks like Who they report to
WHY SPECIFICITY MATTERS
A vague role produces a disappointing hire and neither party knows why.
WHAT TO AVOID
A list of everything you dislike doing A role requiring several unrelated skills "General help"
THE UNRELATED SKILLS POINT
Someone good at production work is rarely good at bookkeeping.
Hire for one thing well.
WHAT TO DECIDE
Full time or part time Employed or contracted Where they work
Take advice on the employment status question.
WHAT TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT
What a person at that rate can actually do.
WHAT TO PREPARE
A description you could give to a candidate.
If you cannot write it, you have not defined the role.
WHAT TO REVIEW AFTER SIX MONTHS
Whether the role is what you actually needed.
