This is a generic list of words that are action-oriented and excellent for use in position descriptions. They avoid profession-specific jargon. The point is not to use as many as possible in your position description but to use them as guides to tense and form for your job description. Ensure that you describe your position in terms of the results achieved and effort applied by your position in the value chain.

accumulate achieve acquire activate address administer advise analyze anticipate appoint appraise approve arrange ascertain assess
assign
audit authorize budget
build
change charge compute centralize coach collaborate combine complete compose conclude condense conduct consult consummate contact control convert
co-ordinate correct counsel create decentralize decrease

define demonstrate design determine develop devise dictate
direct distribute document edit
effect eliminate employ enforce engineer ensure establish estimate evaluate examine execute expand expedite extract facilitate follow-up forecast form formulate furnish generate give guide help
hire implement improve improvise increase inform initiate inspect instigate

instruct
interpret interview introduce investigate keep
know
lead limit liquidate localize locate maintain manage market minimize modernize monitor motivate negotiate obtain operate organize originate perform pioneer
plan prepare present prevent process procure produce program promote propose prove provide publish purchase receive recommend recruit redesign

reduce
regulate reject
relate renegotiate reorganize report research resolve review revise revitalize schedule select
serve service shape simplify
sell
solve specify
staff standardize stimulate streamline structure study supervise support survey synthesize teach terminate test
tighten trade
train translate utilize vitalize work
write