The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has announced in a circular recently issued to all ministries and federal authorities that the Federal Federal Committee on Job Description & Evaluation (FCJDE) in the Federal Government has completed the description and evaluation of all support and institutional roles in the federal government institutions (201 jobs), covering nearly 77% of federal government employees out of a total workforce of more than 91 thousand employees.
FAHR emphasized in the circular that implementing the approved jobs does not mean replacement of employees whose job grades are different from those appearing on the approved job description cards; as such cases should be addressed according to the mechanism contained in the system. According to the circular, the approved job descriptions are available on FAHR website (www.fahr.gov.ae).
The FCJDE in the federal government held its eighth meeting at the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources headquarters in Dubai recently, under the chairmanship of HE Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Director General of FAHR.
The FCJEC is responsible for providing support for the internal evaluation committees in the federal government entities, to ensure proper implementation of job evaluation and description processes, and endorsing the results of job evaluations conducted by internal job evaluation committees.
Other responsibilities include: final approval of job titles, descriptions and families for new and existing jobs, periodic review of reference levels, in addition to making recommendations for adjustments if the need arises. It is also responsible for preparing periodic reports on the number of new and adjusted jobs in the federal government, and providing the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources with updated job titles, descriptions and families in government bodies periodically, as well as any other tasks assigned by the Chairman of FAHR.
FCJEC is based in FAHR headquarters, and shall meet on a regular basis or upon the invitation of its Chairman, at the time and place he determines fit. It shall take its decisions by simple majority, and in the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.
The Committee is chaired by HE Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Director General of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, with the following as members: HE Marwan Al-Sawaleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, Deputy-Chairman; HE Misbah Al Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecretary of Ministry of Finance for Support Services; HE Saif Al Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecretary of Ministry of Labor for Support Services; HE Awad Al Kotobii, Assistant Undersecretary of Ministry of Health for Support Services; HE Aisha Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of HR Policies, Acting Director of Support Services at FAHR; HE Laila Al Suwaidi, Acting Executive Director of Programs & HR Planning, Acting Director of Strategic Planning & Institutional Excellence at FAHR; and Ali Hassan Al Jawi, HR expert at FAHR, Rapporteur.