Job Framework Redesign: In-Depth: Functions & Families | Human Resources

In-Depth: Job Functions & Job Families

In the job framework, roles (jobs) are organized first by job function and then by job family. These are the building blocks that group similar and/or related roles. A clear organization of roles will help you identify career options.

The graphic below demonstrates the general outline of the job framework:

Table showing job framework with Function across all colums at top. Then the row of Families and last a row of Roles.
A	Function
B	Family		Family		Family		Family
C	Role	Role	Role	Role	Role	Role	Role	Role

Job Functions

The job function (A) is the largest category for the classification of related jobs—it contains related job families. Some examples of job functions include: Information Technology, Finance, or Student Services.

Job Families

Job families (B) are sub-categories inside a job function. These jobs perform similar types of work and may require similar skills, knowledge, and/or expertise. Job families are determined by the job function that contains them. For example, the Finance job function may contain Accounting, Payroll, or Tax job families.

Roles

All roles (C), or jobs, are contained within a job family. The graphic shows two roles listed beneath each family, but there could be many different roles, as well as roles in different career structures and at different career levels. Learn more about the career structures and career levels.

How the Framework Helps Your Career

Organizing roles by job functions and job families makes it easier to see how roles are related to one another across the university, revealing career opportunities.

An individual could have a role within the Finance job function and pursue career evolution in a different job family within the Finance job function. Since both roles are within the Finance job function, it is likely that some skills are transferrable between the two different job families. For example, a role within the Procurement family may have skills directly relatable to a role within the Payroll family.