Application Form

For the position of

Business Support Manager

Completed Application Forms must be returned to CO3 by 12 noon on Tuesday 6th March 2018

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Guidance notes on completing your application form

Please complete the application form provided, to ensure an equitable recruitment process CVs in lieu of the application form cannot be accepted.

The application form is designed to ensure that applicants provide the necessary information to determine how they meet the requirements of the role and the short-listing criteria.

You should ensure that ALL sections of the application form are completed.

You should ensure that you provide evidence of your experience in your application form, giving length of experience, examples and dates as required.

Extern will not make assumptions from the title of the applicant’s post or the nature of the organisation as to the skills and experience gained, these must be articulated within the application form.

Write down clearly your personal involvement in any experience you quote. Write “I” statements e.g. I planned meetings, I managed a budget, I prepared a presentation. It is how you actually carried out a piece of work that the panel will be interested in.

The examples you provide should be concise and relevant to the criteria. This is very important as the examples which you provide may be checked out at interview and you may need to be prepared to talk about these in detail if you are invited to interview. It is your unique role the panel are interested in, not that of your team or division.

If you do not provide sufficient detail, including the appropriate dates needed to meet the eligibility criteria, the selection panel will reject your application.

ONLY the details provided by you in your application form (the employment history and eligibility criteria) will be provided to the selection panel for the purpose of determining your eligibility for the post.

The quality of your written English will also be assessed as part of the selection process. (exceptions will be made for those with a disability).

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Reference Number:Extern/

Title of Post:Business Support Manager

Location of Post: To be decided in consultation with the selected candidate

PERSONAL DETAILSSurname:     

Title:     

First Names (in full):     

Previous Surnames:     

Address:     

Post Code:     

Telephone No (including std code):     Mobile Telephone No:     E-mail Address:     National Insurance Number:     

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UKDo you require a permit to work in the EU? Yes No

If yes, please give details.     

REFEREES

Current Employer

Name: ___________________________________

Address/Tel no. ___________________________________

___________________________________

Email address: ___________________________________

Occupation: ____________________________________

Previous Employer 1 Previous Employer 2

Name: ___________________________________

Address/Tel no. ___________________________________

___________________________________

Email address:___________________________________

Occupation:

____________________________________

Name: ___________________________________

Address/Tel no. ___________________________________

___________________________________

Email address:___________________________________

Occupation:

____________________________________

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(Please note that referees will not be contacted without prior consent from the selected candidate)

Driving Licence Yes NoI hereby declare that I have a full current driving licence and access to a car to meet the travel requirements of the post.

*Consideration will be given to alternative travelling proposals in respect of applicants with a disability who cannot hold a licence.

IT literacy skills Yes NoI hereby declare that I am IT literate proficient with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS

Please detail University Degrees, Professional Qualifications and / or Current Professional Registrations. Awarding Body Description Date

Awarded

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORYPRESENT POST (If unemployed – most recent post)

Name and address of present employer     Address:               Post Code:     

Date appointed(DD/MM/YY)      

Present Basic Salary£      

A list of other salary package benefits (ie pension, health care, car allowance etc)     

Job Title      

Period of Notice Required      

Please give reason for leaving. Also indicate leaving date (if applicable):

     Principal Duties in no more than 200 words

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORYPAST EMPLOYMENT

Name of PreviousEmployers and dates Position(s) held

Day/Month/Year - Day/Month/Year

Title of Position(s) Held

Principal Duties of Post(s) Held and Reasons for Leaving

(please present your main duties in bullet form)

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

Main Duties:

Reason for leaving:

(Please continue on a separate page if necessary)

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DEMONSTRATING YOUR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

The following sections ask you to outline how you meet the essential criteria and desirable criteria (where relevant) which will be used by the panel when shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet each criterion giving relevant examples and providing full details of any relevant qualifications with the grade / level obtained.  If you fail to fully complete each shortlisting criterion, the shortlisting panel will find it difficult to assess your application form and may be unable to invite you to interview. The shortlisting panel will not make assumptions as to your qualifications, experience, circumstances, skills and/or knowledge. See Guidance Notes

Please limit your answers to no more than 300 words for Essential criteria responses. Applications that exceed the word count will not be considered

Essential Criteria 1Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 wordsA relevant degree or equivalent in Management/Business, social policy/social work/social administration/psychology or youth and community.

If a candidate does not have a degree level qualification, they will be required to have at least five year’ of managing an organisation, or autonomous division within a large organisation, with a track record of demonstrable success and experience.

Essential Criteria 2Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words Strong financial acumen, and a proven ability to acquire business growth in excess of £500,000 a year in an organisation of similar complexity to Extern, and have a proven ability to undertake robust feasibility studies on both current and potential business opportunities.

From the following list, please demonstrate a proven track record in meeting at least two of the criteria.

Applications that exceed the word count will not be considered

Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 words

A proven track record of successful tendering and business growth.

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Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 words Verifiable evidence of leadership skills, the ability to develop high performing teams and of successfully delivering service/business transformation and change management

Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsClear evidence of continuing professional development in at least one of the specialist areas of business development/project management, collaborations, significant service growth

Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsSignificant experience of developing successful business plans.

Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsKnowledge and understanding of the role and responsibilities of relevant government departments, commercial and voluntary sector, and the financial and strategic landscapes.

Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsAt minimum 3 years’ continuous experience of managing a resource, staff or a function.

Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsAbility to work flexible hours in accordance with the needs of the post. This will include occasional weekend work and overnight stays.

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In the event that we receive an exceptionally high number of applications we reserve the right to increase the criteria further to consider the Desirable Criteria

Please limit your answers to no word than 200 words for each criteria.Applications that exceed the word count will not be considered

Desirable Criteria 1Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsAt least five years’ relevant continuous managerial experience at senior manager level (equivalent to Extern Grade 7 Programme Manager level).

Desirable Criteria 2Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsStrong financial acumen, and a proven ability to acquire business growth in excess of £1m a year in an organisation of similar complexity to Extern, and have a proven ability to undertake robust feasibility studies on both current and potential business opportunities.

Desirable Criteria 3Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsExperience of managing and leading people (remotely and regionally based),including staff engagement, developing individuals and teams, recruitment and workforce planning

Desirable Criteria 4Please demonstrate below in no more than 200 wordsProject Management Qualification; Prince 2 or equivalent.

ADVERTISING

Please indicate how you became aware of this vacancy:

Please tick

CO3 Website/email

Extern Website

Twitter

LinkedIn

Other Website/email

(Please specify)

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     Other Method(Please specify)     

PERSONAL DECLARATION

I declare that to the best of my knowledge the information given is honest and accurate. I understand that any wilful misstatement or omission renders me liable to disqualification or, if appointed, to dismissal.

I understand that the appointment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, the verification of qualifications required for the post (as per the personal specification) and relevant disclosure check.

I hereby give consent for the information on this form to be collected, stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Signature:_________________________________ Date:________________

NOTE TO APPLICANTS

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Application forms must be completed in full.

CV’s will not be accepted.

Application forms received after the deadline date and time will not be accepted.

CO3 does not accept faxed application forms.

Please note that you are required to submit two signed hard-copy applications and one electronic copy.

Completed application forms should be returned by the closing date to:

Daniel McVickerConfidentialExecutive Recruitment DirectorCO334 Shaftesbury SquareBelfastBT2 7DB

Closing date: 12 noon on Tuesday 6th March 2018.

Two hard copies and one electronic copy to daniel@co3.bz

The equality monitoring information should be placed inside the return application pack a separate envelope marked equality monitoring.

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Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Confidential

Reference no:________________

Monitoring Questionnaire

Guidance Notes:

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We aim to provide equality of opportunity to all persons regardless of their religious belief; political opinion; sex; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

We do not discriminate against our job applicants or employees on any of the grounds listed above. We aim to select the best person for the job and all recruitment decisions will be made objectively.

In this questionnaire we will ask you to provide us with some personal information about yourself. We are doing this for two reasons.

Firstly, we are doing this to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment. The information that you provide us will assist us to measure the effectiveness of our equal opportunity policies and to develop affirmative or positive action policies.

Secondly, we also monitor the community background and sex of our job applicants and employees in order to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.

You are not obliged to answer the questions on this form and you will not suffer any penalty if you choose not to do so.

Nevertheless, we encourage you to answer the questions below. Your identity will be kept anonymous and your answers will be treated with the strictest confidence. We assure you that your answers will not be used by us to make any unlawful decisions affecting you, whether in a recruitment exercise or during the course of any employment with us. To protect your privacy, you should not write your name on this questionnaire. The form will carry a unique identification number and only our Monitoring Officer will be able to match this to your name.

Community Background:

Regardless of whether they actually practice a particular religion, most people in Northern Ireland are perceived to be members of either the Protestant or Roman Catholic communities.

Please indicate the community to which you belong by ticking the appropriate box below:

I am a member of the Protestant community:

I am a member of the Roman Catholic community:

I am not a member of either the Protestant or the

Roman Catholic communities:

If you do not answer the above question, or if you tick the “not a member of either” box, we are encouraged to use the residuary method of making a determination, which means that we can make a determination as to your community background on the basis of the personal information supplied by you in your application form/personnel file.

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Sex:

Please indicate your sex by ticking the appropriate box below:

Male:

Female:

Note: If you answer these questions about community background and sex you are obliged to do so truthfully, as it is a criminal offence under the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (NI) 1999 to knowingly give false answers to these questions.

Age:

Please state your date of birth:

Date of Birth: ____________________________

Racial Group:

Please state your country of birth:

My country of birth is: _________________________

Please state your nationality:

My nationality is: _________________________

Please indicate which of the following applies to you:

White Chinese

Irish Traveller Indian

Pakistani Bangladeshi

Black Caribbean Black African

Black Other

Mixed ethnic group (please state which): _________________________

Any other ethnic group (please state which): _________________________

Disability:

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Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 you are deemed to be a disabled person if you have cancer, multiple sclerosis or HIV infection.

Also, you are deemed to be a disabled person if you have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Do you consider that you are a disabled person?

Yes: No:

If you answered “yes”, please indicate the nature of your impairment by ticking the appropriate box or boxes below:

Physical impairment, such as difficulty usingyour arms, or mobility issues requiring you to usea wheelchair or crutches:

Sensory impairment, such as being blind orhaving a serious visual impairment, or being deafor having a serious hearing impairment:

Mental health condition, such as depression or schizophrenia:

Learning disability or difficulty, such asDown’s Syndrome or dyslexia, or Cognitive impairment, such as autistic spectrum disorder:

Long-standing or progressive illness or health condition,such as cancer, HIV infection, diabetes, epilepsy orchronic heart disease:

Other (please specify):

………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………….

Sexual Orientation:

Please indicate your sexual orientation by ticking the appropriate box below:

My Sexual Orientation is:

I am straight:

I am gay or lesbian:

I am bisexual:

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Marital Status / Civil Partnership Status:

Please indicate whether you are married or in a civil partnership by ticking the appropriate box below:

Are you married or in a civil partnership?

Yes: No:

Dependants / Caring Responsibilities:

Do you have dependants, or caring responsibilities for family members or other persons?

Yes: No:

If you answered “yes”, are your dependants or the people your look after?(Please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

A child or children:

A disabled person or persons:

An elderly person or persons:

Other:

If “Other”, please specify:

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