Kingdom of Bahrain

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• Kingdom of Bahrain
• Civil Service Bureau
• Position Classification

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Contents

• Duties of Position Classification.
• Strengths Weaknesses.
• Opportunities Threats.
• Position Classification 2008 Objectives.

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Major Duties

• Set and develop rules and programs for the proper
  implementation of classification and supervise
  their implementation.
• Set and develop Positions Classification and
  Qualification Standards for the various
  classification families identified in the
  Government in accordance with requirements and
  nature of the job market in Bahrain.

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Major Duties

• Study classification requests received from
  government organizations.
• Conduct periodical site surveys to approved
  positions in the government to ensure the
  integrity of the classification program.
• Set up and implement a comprehensive program for
  the establishment of position titles and
  occupational position grades.

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Strengths

• Different Pay Systems Based on duties,
  responsibilities and qualification.
• Distribution jobs into Classification category
• Each should have a job description

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Weaknesses

• Multiple Classification standards.
• Multiple Salary Tables.
• The current job descriptions are not within the
  required standards.
• Long operation For Job Classification.

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Opportunities

• Delegating jobs to consultant companies
• Finding new evaluation systems
• Improving job descriptions

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Threats

• The job market moves faster than the
  classification standards
• The workload of requests submitted by the
  government organization is increasing
• The government organizations are urging us to
  complete the studies faster than the capacity
  available
• Job classification based on incumbent, not the job

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Position Classification 2008 Objectives

• I. Improving Developing Civil Service
  Classification System
• Improving developing job evaluation system
  in the Civil Service in Kingdom of Bahrain though
  adopting new approaches and trends in job
  evaluation. Utilizing the expertise of one of the
  globally specialised consultation farm in this
  field and allocating financial resources for this
  project within the projects budget.