Motivation: Information for Applicants
Introduction
Thank you for expressing an interest in working for Motivation Charitable Trust.
Motivation is an international non-government organisation (INGO). Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of people with mobility disabilities around the world by addressing their survival, mobility, empowerment and inclusion.
We seek to remove the obstacles that prevent disabled people from living full and equal lives. Our work is fundamentally focused on our individual beneficiaries; in everything we do, the needs of disabled people are our primary concern. Human rights frame our work and we use instruments such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to guide our actions with and for disabled people.
Motivation at a glance
Motivation helps disabled people around the world to get the right wheelchair in the right way. To stay healthy, get mobile and play an active part in their communities.
We work mainly in developing countries where, without mobility, millions of people are unable to leave their homes, go to school or to work. Many are left to lie on the floor. Many more die from preventable complications.
Thanks to our wheelchairs, other mobility products and innovative training, we’ve helped to transform thousands of lives: people gain independence and are able to leave poverty behind for good.
Our impact is wide ranging and far reaching too. NGO’s, national governments and companies around the world call on our expertise and experience, and our range of low cost sports wheelchairs is increasing disabled people’s access to grass roots sport not just overseas but here in the UK too.
By the end of 2017 we will be transforming the lives of 100,000 disabled people annually. We will achieve this by focusing on the following six key strategic objectives:
- Be financially sustainable
- Create a fit for purpose organisation
- Implement quality programmes focused on our mission
- Design and supply more innovative products and services
- Influence the practices of others to reach more people
- Raise our public profile and demonstrate our social impact
Our Core Values guide us in all we do:
Respect:Webelieve that everyone must always be treated with respect and dignity. We embrace diversity and have an inclusive approach in all that we do.
Creativity and Innovation:Motivation began with a great idea and a great design. We continue to be driven by the same spirit today, pushing the boundaries to evolve ever better mobility solutions for disabled people everywhere.
Enabling:Our work can transform people’s health, confidence, opportunity and hope. We aim to empowereveryone who works with us to make a difference.
Accountable:We work with professionalism and integrity and hold ourselves (and others/those who work on our behalf) accountable for all we do. We promise to spend every penny wisely, ensuring that all products and services enhance quality of life for the disabled people we support.
The Way we Do Things
People first
We are committed to enhancing the lives of as many disabled people as possible, whether that’s through our own projects or by helping other organisations to do things better. We also strive to ensure that everyone who works with and for Motivation feels valued, inspired and empowered to make a positive change.
Catalysts for change
Since designing our first wheelchair, we’ve been inspiring individuals to realise their full potential and galvanising other organisations to do things better too. Our dynamic and innovative spirit drives us to keep improving wheelchair design and service delivery to ensure that others are also delivering The Right Chair in The Right Way.
Passionate experts
With almost 25 years’ experience we are now one of the leading global experts in mobility solutions. Knowing the difference that mobility can make, we are committed to on-going learning and are happy to share what we have learnt along the way. That’s why other wheelchair service providers, governments and global authorities like the World Health Organization turn to us for advice.
Doing things better together
We believe we can support more disabled people faster and more effectively when we work in partnership and collaboration with others. Shared learning and experience, local knowledge and networks, and economies of scale are just some of the reasons why we think things can be done better together.
Please see our website ( for more details about our work.
Applying for a job with Motivation
The information provided in your application is the only information used to decide whether you will be shortlisted. Your application is therefore very important and this information is to provide assistance to help you to complete it.
Job description and person specification
The job description outlines the main duties of the post, whilst the person specification describes the experience, knowledge and skills which are required for the position. If you have read the job description and are still interested in applying for the job, please consider whether you have the relevant skills and experience as detailed in the person specification. Please consider how you can demonstrate these relevant skills and experience in the application form.
Completing the application form
Read through the application form and before you start the application, please take a moment to think about what the form is requesting.
The application form can be completed in ink or typed and completed electronically.
The application form consists of various sections, outlined below.
Personal details (the question relating to eligibility is specific to those applying for roles in the UK)
You must complete this section accurately and the information which you provide will help us comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. We may be unable to offer employment to somebody if they do not have the right to live and work in the UK. If you are offered a UK post, it may be conditional on you providing proof of the right to live and work in the UK and we will request documentation such as a valid passport, your P45 form or your National Insurance number.
Qualifications
Please include all relevant details of your secondary education and any further educationat college or university. Please also use this section to provide information on any relevant professional or other training courses attended. You must include addresses of all institutions, qualifying years and the grades or qualifications attained.
Work experience
Please include all relevant voluntary, paid or part-time work that you have had.If you have not had any paid employment or have not worked for a long period of time, please think carefully about other relevant experience, which may not have been in a formal work setting, that you may have gained.
Make sure that you include all details of your current or most recent job, even if you feel it is not relevant to your current application. You should provide the job title and a brief description of your main duties / responsibilities. You should also provide details of your past employment, accounting for any periods of time not spent in education or employment. You should, where possible, confirm salary details for any posts that you have held with the last five years.
Specific experience
Please use this section to demonstrate how your knowledge, skills and experience match the selection criteria as listed in the Person Specification.
You should not simply repeat your work experience but consider how and in what areas your work experience has given you the skills, knowledge and experience required for this role. Include any relevant knowledge, experience or skills gained outside full-time work.
Do not simply state that you can do the job or that you have the requisite skills or abilities, but instead explain clearly and concisely how you meet the requirements and can fulfil the responsibilities of the post.
If you need to use additional sheets, please ensure that each additional page is numbered and includes your name and the position you are applying for.
Applicant’s task
Some roles require that we ask additional information so as to find out more about the applicant’s specific skills. Please ensure that you have read through the task and understand it before completing the section.
Additional information
Please ensure that you complete all sections and answer the questions asked within this section.
Declaration of criminal convictions
Please ensure that you complete this section of the form. The job for which you are applying may be subject to a standard or enhanced disclosure check. If this applies to the job then Motivation will obtain the disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) which is an executive agency of the UK Home Office. The CRB will then check the background of the job applicant to make sure that they do not have a history that would make them unsuitable for certain posts. Legislation regarding registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) could mean that further requests for information are needed in the future.
References
All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, which we will request if we decide to pursue your application. Your referees should represent your present or most recent employer and a previous employer. Within this framework, you should give details of the persons most able to confirm your suitability for the post for which you are applying. You need to provide at least two references who you have known for no less than two years, excluding family members. This may require that you provide the details of more than two references. If you have not worked in paid employment, you may provide the name and address of anyone who knows you well and will be able to confirm the information you have provided and comment on your suitability for the job. For example this could be your head-teacher or college/university tutor.
Declaration
When you have completed the application form, please read through it carefully and check for any errors or any omissions. Sign and date the form to confirm that the information provided is correct. If you are returning this form electronically and unsigned you will be bound by the declaration when we receive the electronic application
Further information and applications
If you require further information regarding this post or would like an application form sent to you in a hard copy or different format, please contactBernadette Flannigan by call 01275 464012.
Alternatively you can visit our website for more information.
- We particularly welcome applications from disabled people
- Candidates will be expected to comply with Motivation’s Childand Vulnerable Adults Protection Policy
No agencies please.
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