---
title: "Update a job assignment"
slug: "update-a-job-assignment"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
canonical: "totara.help/update-a-job-assignment"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update a job assignment

You can make changes to existing [job assignments](/totara-20/docs/what-are-job-assignments), for example when a job role has been renamed or a user has a new manager.

To update a job assignment, follow these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Users.*
2. Click the name of the user whose job assignment you wish to edit.
3. Under the **Job assignments** section, select the name of the job assignment you want to update.
4. Make the required edits to the job assignment details.
5. Select **Update job assignment** to save your edits or **Cancel** to discard all changes.
6. Repeat as required to update any other job assignments held by the user.

When a user has multiple job assignments, Site Administrators can change their display order on the user's profile using the up and down arrows (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/rearrange-competency-framworks-image-egu0mc8x.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T09%3A39%3A58Z&se=2026-11-01T10%3A39%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cjYgGPzqltmaO4ZC1fo8Nyv6EYfprDT2vRNJPqR0I3U%3D),![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/rearrange-competency-framworks-image-94s3c7r2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T09%3A39%3A58Z&se=2026-11-01T10%3A39%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cjYgGPzqltmaO4ZC1fo8Nyv6EYfprDT2vRNJPqR0I3U%3D)).

## Next steps

- [Delete a job assignment](/totara-20/docs/delete-a-job-assignment)

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