Staffing the Special Operations Command-Africa
Human Resource Management is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health, safety, and fairness concerns (Dressler, Human Resource Management 13th Edition, 2013). It is the single most important factor that will determine how, when and if the organization will meet their strategic goals. When ignored, the organizational efficiency will be reduced, and the workforce will be required to compensate for the neglected elements. However, when properly managed, the morale and productivity will be visible, and the organization will consistently achieve their objectives enroute to their strategic goals. The strength of an organization …show more content…
There are 1400 approved billets from the four armed services authorized for assignment to the command. The headquarters has 11 staff directorates, 230 authorizations and is currently staffed at 84% of its total authorized strength. The human resource department is referred to as the personnel directorate, and it’s staffed with service members from every service.
Personnel Management Directorate Mission
The Personnel Management Directorate advises the Commander and Senior Staff on all policies and procedures pertaining to manpower, personnel, and administration. They provide day-to-day full spectrum Human Resources support to the headquarters staff and subordinate organizations as required (SOCAFRICA, 2014). The chief of personnel is responsible for managing the personnel strength requirements of the command. He utilizes the daily personnel status report generated by each section and subcomponent to validate the strength report produced by the joint personnel service command. When there is a surplus or a vacancy, he uses the gains and loss rosters to determine if the command will exceed its tolerance for the respective …show more content…
Assignment managers of the respective services are rated on their ability to keep their force adequately supplied with the human resources to accomplish the mission. When the process doesn’t happen automatically, the personnel chief must create a requisition. A requisition is a validated requirement submitted by the personnel officer to fill a vacancy in an organization (Army, Army Regulation 614-185 Requisitions and Assignment Instructions, 1983). The requisition will be reviewed by the personnel command and assigned a priority to be filled. Organizations who are preparing for combat receive the highest priority while those conducting routine missions are ranked by their overall strength. SOCAF is considered a priority level three due to its assigned mission
Human Resource Management is the process of acquiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health, safety, and fairness concerns (Dressler, Human Resource Management 13th Edition, 2013). It is the single most important factor that will determine how, when and if the organization will meet their strategic goals. When ignored, the organizational efficiency will be reduced, and the workforce will be required to compensate for the neglected elements. However, when properly managed, the morale and productivity will be visible, and the organization will consistently achieve their objectives enroute to their strategic goals. The strength of an organization …show more content…
There are 1400 approved billets from the four armed services authorized for assignment to the command. The headquarters has 11 staff directorates, 230 authorizations and is currently staffed at 84% of its total authorized strength. The human resource department is referred to as the personnel directorate, and it’s staffed with service members from every service.
Personnel Management Directorate Mission
The Personnel Management Directorate advises the Commander and Senior Staff on all policies and procedures pertaining to manpower, personnel, and administration. They provide day-to-day full spectrum Human Resources support to the headquarters staff and subordinate organizations as required (SOCAFRICA, 2014). The chief of personnel is responsible for managing the personnel strength requirements of the command. He utilizes the daily personnel status report generated by each section and subcomponent to validate the strength report produced by the joint personnel service command. When there is a surplus or a vacancy, he uses the gains and loss rosters to determine if the command will exceed its tolerance for the respective …show more content…
Assignment managers of the respective services are rated on their ability to keep their force adequately supplied with the human resources to accomplish the mission. When the process doesn’t happen automatically, the personnel chief must create a requisition. A requisition is a validated requirement submitted by the personnel officer to fill a vacancy in an organization (Army, Army Regulation 614-185 Requisitions and Assignment Instructions, 1983). The requisition will be reviewed by the personnel command and assigned a priority to be filled. Organizations who are preparing for combat receive the highest priority while those conducting routine missions are ranked by their overall strength. SOCAF is considered a priority level three due to its assigned mission