APPLICATION INFORMATION

National Football Development Coordinator (Women and Girls’)

Thank you for your interest in this post.

Enclosed are two forms for you to complete and return: the application form and the equal opportunities monitoring form. The equal opportunities monitoring form will be separated from the application upon receipt at AoC and used for monitoring purposes. The application form provides the key information, which allows the selection panel to make an informed decision regarding your application. Please complete all sections.

Further details and explanatory notes are set out below and should be read before completing the forms. Whilst some questions may reiterate information already provided elsewhere, completing these forms will enable selectors to identify key information in a standardised format.

The Application Form provides selectors with key information directly related to the requirements of the role. Please take the time to complete it accurately, giving relevant and solid examples as much as possible. If any of the questions are not relevant to your experience, or you cannot answer any of them for any reason, either write “n/a” or give a short explanation. A missing answer will not disqualify you from the process. This form and any supplementary information you provide should enable them to form a clear picture of you - your skills, abilities and attributes.

Using bullet points may help selectors to read your application form and you may wish to present your information in this way which is acceptable.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form provides us with information necessary to monitor our actions in promoting equality of opportunity to all applicants throughout the recruitment process. This form will not be used in the selection process itself and will not be seen by any of the selectors.

For further information about the Association of Colleges please visit the website at

Key Dates to Note:

Applications must be returned by12 noon Wednesday 12thJuly2017

Interviews Monday 24th July 2017

Thank you for the interest you have shown in this post. These forms should be returned to the careers teamvia email at:ere possible we would prefer to receive all applications by email and in electronic format.
In instances where you have difficulties in doing this, for instance if you have an impairment, we would be more than happy to discuss other application formats.Please contact the HR Department by telephone:0207 034 9900email: by post:HR Department, The Association of Colleges, 2-5 Stedham Place, London WC1A 1HU.
Personal Details
Title (Dr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Mr/ other):
First Names:
Surname:
Address:
Your contact telephone or mobile:
Your e-mail address:
How did you learn about this vacancy?AoC, AoC Sport website/ word of mouth/ AoC Chief Executive’s Letter/ Sport England website/ FA Team Talk / Internal AoC advertisement/ Other (please specify):
Present Occupation
Job Title: / Current Salary:
Current working hours:
Organisation:
Address:
Date appointed – to post: / - to organisation:
Notice required:
Current and Previous Employment
Please describe briefly your responsibilities and duties in your current and previous posts, starting with the current / most recent and your reasons for leaving:
Education & Qualifications
Please list your qualifications achieved, together with the institution attended and the date awarded:

Please list professional development courses, relevant to this position that you have attended:

Personal Statement
Briefly outline below
  1. the reasons why you are particularly interested in this position
  2. how you meet requirements detailed in the job description
  3. how the role fits in with your long term career plan and personal interests

Key Professional Competencies
Please provide evidence of your level of experience and knowledge under the twocompetency areas outlined below. Your answer will be assessed in relation to the detail that you provide, so please ensure you evidence your answers with clearly explained examples from your work/ professional experience. Please consider the 300 word limits detailed below.
1. Within 300 words describe your approach to working with other to achieve common goals using an example(s) of how you have engaged with others to better understand their requirements and develops appropriate solutions
2. A key element of the post is tocoordinate multiple programmes in line with the ECFA Strategy and FA Women’s Strategy.How have you successfully delivered projects / programmes to meet targets, deadlines and budget?
(Please answer within 300 words)
Technical Questions
What are the key issues affecting colleges and the development of women and girls football over the next three years and how might this impact on:
a)Increasing and sustaining female participation in football
b)Increasing and developing female volunteers
c)Engaging females from BAME backgrounds
Please answer within 300 words.
What is your understanding of the FA Women’s Football Strategy and why do you want to work on supporting this strategic plan?
Other Information
Health/Medical & Other Information
PLEASE TICK RELEVANT BOX / Yes / No
Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence other than petty motoring offences?
Do you have any criminal charges pending?
Have you ever been dismissed from employment for a reason other than redundancy?
Have you ever been suspended or subject to disciplinary action in any post you have held?
Doyou have the right to work in the UK?
Data Protection
Health/Medical & Other Information
The Data Protection Act (1998) aims to ensure that all organisations that collect, process and store information about individuals do so correctly (i.e. people about whom information is collected know of its existence and how to correct it if it is wrong).
As part of AoC’s management processes, and in order for AoC to process your application further, we need to collect, process and store the information about you as contained within the application form.
Personal information contained within the application form will be used for the post applied for and no other purpose. The information will be kept confidentially byAoC and used only by the assessment panel for the purpose of selecting the best candidate for the post.
If an applicant is not appointed, then his or her information will be destroyed after one year.
If an applicant is appointed to the post, AoC will maintain his or her information. AoC will maintain this for pay, contract and management purposes. Information will be held on computer and on paper. Any person has the right to see and if necessary update or correct the information held about them, by AoC by contacting Human Resources.
References
We have an obligation to ensure that candidates’ backgrounds are thoroughly checked before an appointment is made. Please therefore supply us with the names and addresses of two referees who are in a position to provide relevant comment on your work performance.
The reference from your current, or last, employer should be a senior person to whom you report and who knows your work.
Current Employer / Previous Employer
Name:
Job Title or Occupation:
Dates Covered:
Address:
Tel No:
e-mail address: / Name:
Job Title or Occupation:
Dates Covered:
Address:
Tel No:
e-mail address:
Can we contact this referee without further reference to you? / Can we contact this referee without further reference to you?
The statements made by me in this application, including the supplementary questions and any other details I have submitted, are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I give permission to approach those referees that I have not embargoed. I also give permission for you to seek confirmation of the details supplied within my application.
I give my consent to the processing of the information given on this form on the understanding that it will be used only for the purposes set out above and that my consent is conditional upon AoC complying with its obligations and duties in accordance with its registrations under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Signed: Date:

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Private and confidential - other information

Please describe below any notes if you answered “yes” in the “other information” section of the application form.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Our policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010: age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender or sexual orientation. To help measure the impact of this policy, and continue to develop relevant personnel policies, we would encourage you to complete this form as fully as possible.
The information you provide in this section will be treated in the strictest confidence. The information will only be used for statistical monitoring except in the case of disability where it will be used to identify reasonable steps we can take to help you through the selection process.
This form will be detached from your application by the HR team prior to the short listing and interview process begins and this information will not considered by the selection panel. The information is held and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
My cultural and ethnic origin is
White – BritishMixed – White and Black CaribbeanAsian/Asian British – Indian
White – IrishMixed – White and Black AfricanAsian/Asian British – Pakistani
White – OtherMixed – White and Asian Asian/Asian British – Bangladeshi
Mixed – Other Other Asian Background
Black/Black British – Caribbean Chinese
Black/Black British – African Other
Black/Black British – Other I would prefer not to provide
My Gender is
Male Female I would prefer not to provide
My Age group is
Under 21 years 22 -30 years 31 -39 years 40 – 49 years
50 – 59 years 60 - 64 years 65+ years I would prefer not to provide
Disability
Under the Equality Act 2010 you are recognised as disabled if you:
· have a physical, mental or sensory impairment
· this impairment has an adverse effect which is substantial
· the effect is long-term (usually lasting, or likely to last, 12 months or more)
· the impairment has an adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
After consideration of the above, do you consider yourself to have a disability?
Yes No I would prefer not to provide
Would you like to provide us with any information about how we may need to accommodate you in any subsequent interviews and testing? (Please detail below)

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