Job Type Census - Number of Employees by Area of Expertise

Description

Job Type (or Job Code) Census metrics report the number of employees by area of expertise or skill-set.  For example, a Job Code Census would report how many accountants the organisation employs by listing accountants who work in Corporate Finance, as well as those who may work for IT, HR and in other divisions.

Business Case

Job Type reporting adds an important dimension to headcount reports.  While headcount reports display the number of people in each department, Job Type Census reporting breaks down departmental barriers to count employees based on their skill set, irrespective of what department they work for.  For example, the HR department may have a team of business analysts who have a similar skill set to that of analysts who work in IT.  Similarly, each division could have its own team of accountants that supplement the work that is done in the Corporate Headquarters.  Job Type Census can be analyzed to see if economies of scale could be gained from centralizing certain functions, or on the contrary, distributed to the divisions.

Required Data

Job Type Code   Example: Accounting, Engineering

Samples

Implementation Considerations

There are many considerations that can be taken into account when defining the job type census calculation.  In fact, multiple job type census metrics may be desirable.  Some metrics are listed below.  Your HumanConcepts Professional Services Consultant can work with you to define calculations that take into account the available data and your business needs.

Location

Most organisations report Job Type Census information regionally and globally.  Global reporting will provide holistic information about the company, but depending on how the company is structured, may not be immediately actionable if remote offices are largely independent of the Headquarters.  Regional reporting may be immediately actionable, as it is often easier to combine or split functions if employees do not need to be relocated.  Relying exclusively on regional reports, however, may yield sub-optimal results, as some redundant positions may remain in remote offices.

Division

It is useful to report Job Type Census data by Division, as it is often easier to analyze and action change separately in each division.  Reporting Census information by Division also allows cross-division and industry peer comparisons.