---
title: "What are job assignments?"
slug: "what-are-job-assignments"
tags: ["Explainer", "Site Administrator", "Totara Platform"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
canonical: "totara.help/what-are-job-assignments"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# What are job assignments?

Users may hold any number of job assignments, with each assignment optionally linked to a position, organisation, manager, appraiser, and/or a temporary manager. Job assignments can be created and updated manually via a user's profile or HR import.

As a Site Administrator, you can [create](/totara-20/docs/create-a-job-assignment), [update](/totara-20/docs/update-a-job-assignment), and [delete](/totara-20/docs/delete-a-job-assignment) job assignments manually. If you are using [HR import](/totara-20/docs/what-is-hr-import) then you can also add, update and delete job assignments via a CSV file upload or direct database connection to an HR system.

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## Next steps

- [Create a job assignment](/totara-20/docs/create-a-job-assignment)
- [Update a job assignment](/totara-20/docs/update-a-job-assignment)
- [Job assignment settings](/totara-20/docs/job-assignment-settings)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_positions-organisations-and-job-assignments.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A31%3A43Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A31%3A43Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=UT99f%2B9ZJHSZnD7YxpSZyEAQdAaU%2FK1z3GA4VYm41zg%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Positions, organisations and job assignments](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=567) in Totara. Here you can learn more on how to use hierarchies and job assignments, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

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