TREE AID APPLICATION FORM

HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED TREES MOST IN AFRICA'S DRYLANDS

For the post of: COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT

Application closing date: 4 June 2010

Please answer all relevant questions as fully as possible. We do not accept CVs as they do not provide all the information we require. It is essential that you read the guidelines incorporated into this application. Please complete in black ink or type and return to: TREE AID, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE

1 PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname First Name(s) Date of Birth

Full Contact Address

Home Telephone Number Work Telephone Number Mobile Telephone Number Email Address

May we contact you at work? Yes/No If we need to contact you at work, we will not identify in any way who we are or why we are calling.

Sections 2-5 provide the information on which we information on which we decide whether or not to invite you for interview. It is therefore important that you complete all sections fully. You should have read all the materials sent to you before attempting to complete this application. You must refer to the original advertisement, accompanying job description & Person Specification, & consider carefully whether your experience matches what we are looking for. Don't leave us to guess about your skills & experience. Tell us, even if it seems obvious!

2 EDUCATION & TRAINING

Place of Education Subjects & Level/Qualification Date Gained

Beginning with the most recent, please give details of any qualifications you possess or training courses you have attended, especially those more relevant to the requirements of the post. It is not necessary to list every GCSE/A Level etc you have e.g. 6 GCSEs, 2A Levels is sufficient but you may wish to highlight any which are particularly relevant to the post. Please state which academic institution any first degree or postgraduate qualification was obtained from. You might want to elaborate on specific courses under Section 4 (‘Person Specification Requirements’).

Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary


3 EMPLOYMENT & WORK EXPERIENCE

You should start with your current or most recent employment. It will be sufficient to detail the main duties and responsibilities of your posts. Include voluntary work where this involved working on a regular basis over a period of time but be clear it was working as a volunteer rather than paid work. Check the dates are correct.

If there were periods of unemployment please indicate how you used this time. If necessary, continue on a separate sheet but make it clear that you have done this.

Dates Employer Job Title and Reasons for

From To (incl. Town/City) Main Duties Leaving


4 PERSON SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please tell us why you are applying for this post. You must at least address every ‘essential’ item of the Person Specification.

This is the most important section on the form. This section is to give us specific information in support of your application. You must be able to demonstrate on this Application form and at interview, if called, that you can at least satisfy all the essential and some of the desirable requirements. Use as many examples of tangible achievements. If you feel in any way that you fall short of the requirements listed in the Person Specification, tell us how you will make-up for, or overcome any shortfalls. Include any additional information you think will support your application. Don't forget to think about how your outside work interests and activities may have developed the necessary skills and experience. Have you done any community work, organised a tenants association, been involved in any campaigns or personal projects which might have developed relevant skills? If you would like to expand on any of the sections please continue on a separate sheet, clearly stating which section you have continued from.

4 PERSON SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)

Please tell us why you are applying for this post. You must address every ‘essential’ item of the Person Specification.

Please list any relevant qualifications or training not detailed in Section 2 e.g. short training courses.
We require all staff to have sympathy with TREE AID's Aims, Vision, and Equal Opportunities statement. Again, you will be required to demonstrate more than a paper commitment to our beliefs by reference to academic, professional, voluntary or personal life. Please tell us what you would hope to achieve if offered the post.
If you would like to expand on any of the sections please continue on a separate sheet, clearly stating which section you have continued from.

5 ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS & HOBBIES

We would like to hear about the things you enjoy doing, how you relax etc.

6 MEDICAL HISTORY

Please detail any medical treatment that you have recently received, or any medical condition which may affect your ability to effectively carry out the position.

Please state the number of days you have been absent from work due to sickness in the past twelve months, and how many periods of absence this represents.

7 REFERENCES

Supply names & addresses of three people who will provide references for you. These should have knowledge of you in a working environment, either paid or unpaid, and one should be your current or last employer. If you have recently left college or university, then please give appropriate references. References will only be contacted following interview and with your agreement.
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8 DECLARATION

To the best of my knowledge, the information I have given on this form is correct and complete. All the questions relating to me have been accurately and fully answered and I possess all the qualifications which I claim to hold. I understand that any information which is false and later discovered to be incorrect may result in the termination of any agreements made.

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