Deliver organisation design and structure

This standard is about delivering organisation design and structure. It ensures that the organisation is appropriately designed and structured to deliver its objectives, in accordance with the strategy and operating plans. It includes identification of functions required within the structure, the design of jobs and implementation of systems for job evaluation and levelling.

This standard is for HR professionals who are involved in the delivery of organisation design and structure.

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1. research the organisational strategy and operating plans for potential impact on its structure
2. establish key design principles for use across the organisation
3. review the existing structure and evaluate it against organisational needs
4. identify the factors which indicate the need to change organisational structure and consider alternatives
5. identify the functions required within the organisational structure
6. develop jobs’ specifications in accordance with the organisation design
7. implement systems and processes for job evaluation and levelling
8. assess opportunities to outsource activities to reduce costs or increase work quality
9. consult with key stakeholders to agree the organisation design and structure

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1. your organisational strategies, values, goals and objectives
2. the sectors in which your organisation operates and the market factors impacting on its performance
3. the sources of specialist information and expertise and how to access it
4. how human resource levers drive organisational performance
5. the methods of stakeholder management and engagement
6. how to interrogate an organisational strategy and assess the design requirements for performance
7. the potential alternatives to structural change and when to use them
8. the common models of organisational design
9. the principles of change management and the scope of employee involvement in this
10. how to assess the impact of the design on other organisational factors such as behaviour, attitudes, culture, systems and communication channels
11. the relevant metrics and principles of data management
12. how to identify the functions required within the organisational structure
13. how to assign accountabilities and responsibilities across the organisational structure
14. the relevant models used to design jobs considering job size, scope, spheres of influence, accountabilities and internal and external relationships
15. the limitations and advantages of job-levelling and evaluation processes and how to use them
16. how to balance insourcing and outsourcing activities to improve quality or cost management
17. the principles of agility, continuous improvement and business partnering needs
18. the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) practices
19. the relevant data protection regulation

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2030

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Current

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Original

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Instructus

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CFAHR3

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Personnel, Training and Industrial Relations Managers , Personnel and industrial relations officers

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4136

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Human resources; HR; HR strategy; Design; Structure; Organisation

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