ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
FOR APPLICANTS
Please read the following information carefully before completing your application form.
In the initial consideration of candidates the information supplied by them plays a significant part in determining who should attend for interview. It assists to have that information in an orderly form and it ensures that the comparison is thorough and fair. For this reason only information submitted on the application form will be considered. CVs will not be accepted.
Information given will be used only for the purposes of this application and will be treated in a confidential manner.
Completing the Application Form:
After reading the person specification and job description think carefully about your application and consider to what extent you have the skills and experience necessary for the post.
ALL SECTIONS of the form must be fully completed, including SECTION 8 – incomplete forms will be disregarded.
It is preferable to type the form however, if handwriting it, please ensure your handwriting is legible.
DO NOT alter the overall layout of the form such as font, font size or page breaks.
DO NOT expand the boxed in Section 5, shortlisting information.
Please ensure all relevant qualifications, are noted in Section 3 of the form.
If returning the form via e-mail it does not need to be signed. Please return it in either MS Word or as a .pdf file.
In Section 5 it is essential that applicants clearly demonstrate through the use of examples how you meet each criterion. It is not acceptable to simply restate the criteria. The shortlisting panel will not make assumptions and if you do not demonstrate through examples how you meet the criteria you will not be shortlisted to the next stage of selection.
Initial shortlisting will be carried out using the essential criteria; however, IRFU reserves the right to apply the desirable criteria, or to apply additional criteria, to facilitate the shortlisting process where necessary.
Shortlisted applicants may be required to undergo a variety of selection methods, including (but not limited to) interview, aptitude testing or presentation delivery.
Details of how the completed form can be returned are given in Section 7. Where possible please provide an e-mail address as the majority of contact will be via e-mail.
Regretfully, the IRFU cannot provide feedback regarding your application.
MAKE SURE YOUR APPLICATION FORM IS RETURNED TO THE MONITORING OFFICER BEFORE THE PUBLISHED CLOSING DATE & TIME OF Friday 26th February 2016 at 13:00
WE WILL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE PUBLISHED DEADLINE.
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
JOB TITLE: / Elite Player Development Officer, Forwards Specialist, UlsterCLOSING DATE & TIME: / Friday, 26th February 2016 at 1300hrs
REFERENCE NUMBER (OFFICE USE ONLY): / 05/16/EPDO/
DATE & TIME RECEIVED
(OFFICE USE ONLY):
SECTION 1 - PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname / Forename(s)
Title / NI Number
Address / Telephone Numbers:
(please UNDERLINE preferred contact number)
Home
Postcode / Mobile
E-mail Address
Please tell us how you heard about this vacancy:
SECTION 2 – REFERENCES
Please state the names of two employment related referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.
First Referee Name / Telephone Number
E-mail address
Company Name &
Contact Address:
Please state capacity in which you know this referee:
Second Referee Name / Telephone Number
E-mail address
Company Name & Contact Address:
Please state capacity in which you know this referee:
SECTION 3 - QUALIFICATIONS
Please list all qualifications, including all academic and coaching qualifications in this section. If you are listing a qualification that is an equivalent to one required under either an essential or desirable criterion, please ensure you tell us what it your qualification is equivalent to.
Please continue on an additional sheet where necessary. DO NOT INCLUDE DATES.
Type of Qualification. e.g., GCSE / Subject Name / Result / Grade
Current Membership of Professional Associations (including level of membership)
Name of Organisation / Body / Level of Membership
SECTION 4 - EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Current / Most Recent Employment / Job Title
Date Appointed / Name & Address of Employer
Date Left (if applicable)
Required Notice Period
Main duties and areas of responsibility:
Salary (per annum) / Reason for Leaving
Please detail your remaining employment history in date order starting with the most recent.
Dates of employment
(From & To) / Name and Address of Employer / Position Held & Main Duties / Leaving Salary Package / Reason for Leaving
This section asks you to outline how you meet the criterion detailed in the Person Specification. It is not acceptable to simply restate the criteria. E.g. “I have experience in using Microsoft Office”. Applicants must clearly demonstrate their experience giving examples.
CANDIDATES MUST NOT EXPAND THE BOXES, CHANGE THE FONT SIZE OR CHANGE THE SPACING IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 5 - SHORTLISTING INFORMATION – ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Please tell us how you meet the essential criterion listed under Experience in the Person Specification:
Either:
o Experience delivering collective/reduced coaching sessions at Stages 3, 4 and 5 of the LTPD pathway coupled with 2 years playing at an elite level;or,
o A minimum of 1 years’ experience delivering collective/reduced coaching sessions at Stages 3, 4 and 5 of the LTPD pathway
SECTION 5 – SHORTLISTING INFORMATION – DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Please tell us about your 3 years’ experience coaching rugby or playing at an elite level:
Please tell us about your experience of applying the IRFU Long Term Player Development Model:
SECTION 6 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Are you able to work frequent unsociable hours such as evenings & weekends? YES / NO
Rehabilitation of Offenders (NI) Order 1978, as amended 2014
Do you have any convictions that are not “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders (NI) Order 1978, as amended in 2014? / YES / NOIf yes, please give details below:
DATE OF CONVICTION / OFFENCE / SENTENCEIs there any reason why you cannot work in regulated activity? YES / NO
Data Protection Statement
The information that you provide on this form will be used to process your application for employment. The personal information you give us will be used in a confidential manner to help us monitor our recruitment process.
If you succeed in your application to take up employment with us the information will be used in the administration of your employment. We may also use the information if there is a complaint or legal challenge about the recruitment process.
By signing the application form, we will be assuming that you agree to the processing of sensitive personal data, as described above, in accordance with our registration with the Data Protection Commissioner.
SECTION 7 - DECLARATION AND SIGNATUREThe statements given by me on this application, and the attached monitoring form, are to the best of my knowledge and belief true. I understand that deliberate falsification of factual information may prejudice my application or lead to an offer of appointment being withdrawn.
Signed: / Date:
The completed application form should be returned via e-mail to
SECTION 8 – EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING INFORMATION
OFFICE USE ONLY / Reference No: 05/16/EPDO/
The IRFU is committed to promoting equality and diversity. It is our policy to provide employment equality to all, irrespective of gender, including gender reassignment, martial or civil partnership status, having or not having dependants, religious belief or political opinion, race, disability, sexual orientation and age.
We are opposed to all form of unlawful and unfair discrimination. All job applicants, employees and others who work for us will be treated fairly and will not be discriminated against on any of the above grounds. Decisions about recruitment and selection, promotion, training or any other benefit will be made objectively.
STATUTORY MONITORING REQUIREMENTS:
Since 1990, under Fair Employment Legislation, specified public authorities and registered employers have a legal duty to monitor the community background and sex composition of their workforces. To enable us to comply with this, please indicate the following:
Community Background:
Regardless of whether we practice religion, most of us in Northern Ireland are seen as either Catholic or Protestant. Please indicate the community to which you belong or are perceived to belong to, by ticking the appropriate box below:
Protestant communityRoman Catholic community
Neither the Protestant or the Roman Catholic community
Gender:
Please indicate your gender by ticking the appropriate box below:
MaleFemale
VOLUNTARY MONITORING:
We do not have a legal duty to collect the following information; however, as an Organisation with a commitment to Equality we would ask that you also answer the following questions:
Disability:
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 a person is considered to have a disability if he/she has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day to day activities. Do you consider that you meet this definition of disability?
Yes No
If you have answered yes, please state the nature of the impairment:
Are there reasonable adjustments that we could make as part of our recruitment process that would enable you to enjoy equality of opportunity in getting a job/working with us? Please give details:
Date of Birth:
Day / Month / YearPlease state your date of birth
Are you married / in a civil partnership?
Yes £ / No £ / Not Disclosed £What do you consider your national identity to be?
N. Irish / British / Irish / EnglishWelsh / Scottish / French / Spanish
Italian / Portuguese / Polish / Latvian
Lithuanian / Polish / Chinese
Other
To which of these ethnic groups do you consider you belong? (Please select the most appropriate option)
White / Chinese / Irish TravellerIndian / Pakistani / Bangladeshi
Black Caribbean / Black African / Black Other
Other
What is your sexual orientation?
Members of the same sexMembers of the opposite sex
Members of the same sex and of the opposite sex
Not disclosed
Do you have personal responsibility for the care of……? (Tick each box that applies)
A child or childrenA person with a disability
A dependent older person
None of the above
Not disclosed
Thank you for completing this form. The information you supply will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be used for monitoring our equality of opportunity in employment policy.