Memo Of The Month
MEMO OF THE MONTH United States Department of State Department Notice All Employees: State February 24, 1993 CORRECTED COPY PERSONNEL AUDIT REPORT (PAR) WORKING TITLES With the current PAR...
...After the Open Season, requests for working titles should be made directly to PER/CDA/T&R, Room 2328...
...Working titles neither include specific items such as a particular University or a particular congressional office one may have been assigned to for a given period of time nor do they include diplomatic titles, such as Counselor, First Secretary, Attache, etc...
...In order to clarify such assignments as "IROG" (international relations officer general), "detail," "reassignment," etc., an employee may request a more descriptive working title to be added...
...Attachment: Sample list Sample Working Titles Office of Origin: PER/CDA/T&R POST ASSIGN Date Date Date Date Dale Date POS SKILL Secretary IntRelOffGen Multifunctional Detail Consular Affairs Visa Affairs Construction Engr POS TITLE (working title) Sec (COM) Desk Officer Senior Watch Officer Pearson Prog (Cong) Chief of Section Unit Chief Project Director May 1993/The Washington Monthly 17...
...Therefore, when one is the only consular officer at a small post it is not correct to use the working title of "section chief...
...Questions regarding working titles can be addressed to Joann G. Alba, PER/CDA/T&R, 6474049...
...Included with the request should be a copy of the work requirements statement applicable to each assignment for which a working title is desired...
...Working titles will not be added without proper documentation...
...The working title is added to the PAR using a list of existing codes that correspond with certain titles...
...MEMO OF THE MONTH United States Department of State Department Notice All Employees: State February 24, 1993 CORRECTED COPY PERSONNEL AUDIT REPORT (PAR) WORKING TITLES With the current PAR Open Season underway (January 12-March 31), the issue of working titles becomes an item of consideration to those whose assignments are vague or non-descriptive...
...This is true of other similar assignments...
...Attached is a sample list of working titles which is illustrative of the types of changes that can be made...
...An employee who wishes to have one or more working titles added to his/her PAR should submit the request to PER/EX/IM during the Open Season when returning the PAR, even if no other corrections are made...
...Working titles are designed to clarify one's assignment, they are not designed to enhance it...
...The list is purposely generic and as such cannot be all inclusive...
Vol. 25 • May 1993 • No. 5
