Communications Officer Application Form

Instructions to applicants

● Please read the Job Description carefully before completing this application form. When complete, please return this application form (as a word document) with the subject ‘Comms Officer application’ to hello@thesocialchangeagency.org by the closing date of 11pm on Sunday 14th June 2020

● All candidate information on this form is treated confidentially and will be used for recruitment and selection purposes only. Shortlisting will be carried out solely based on information provided on this application form – we will not be considering formal CVs or covering letters for this role

● In line with our Equality and Diversity commitments personal details are requested on a separate sheet, please retain the page break as these details will not be seen by the team shortlisting for interview

● All unsuccessful applications will be deleted within 6 months of the closing date.

Vacancy Details

Position Applied For:

Where did you see this position advertised:

Comms outputPlease include a link or screenshot of a piece of creative output you have recently worked on (any medium: blog post, newsletter, social media post, podcast, video etc.) and explain why you have chosen to share this (max 200 words)

Working styleA. Please describe a situation where you felt challenged and how you overcame it? B. Please describe an achievement you are proud of and why? (max 600 words)

Skills, Knowledge and ExperiencePlease provide some tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge and experience will support your ability to succeed in the role (max 800 words).

Employment History (most recent first)

Organisation

Position held

3-5 key responsibilities or

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achievements

Dates (from - to)

Reason for leaving

Organisation

Position held

3-5 key responsibilities or achievements

Dates (from - to)

Organisation

Position held

3-5 key responsibilities or achievements

Dates (from - to)

Please add more if required

SkillsPlease detail any other relevant skills you have here, for example: Microsoft Office, Keynote/Powerpoint, Mailchimp, social media management tools, video or audio editing skills, languages, Photoshop, Adobe Suite, Google Analytics, SEO.. etc.

Skills: How used:

Please add more if required

Internal Use Only:

Confidential InformationIn line with our Equality and Diversity policy, the following information will not be shared with the Recruiting Manager (s) during the initial shortlisting. After shortlisting some of the information below will be provided as necessary.

Personal Details

Surname

First Name

Home Address

Phone Number

Email Address

Education and/or relevant qualifications

Name of Institution Subjects Studied Grades Attained Dates (from - to)

References

Referee 1(current employer if applicable)

Referee 2

Name:

Organisation:

Position:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

*References will be contacted when a verbal offer of employment has been given.

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Supplementary Information

Do you have the unrestricted right to work in the UK? Yes No

Do you have an up to date DBS Yes No

Do you require any specific facilities to be provided to enable you to attend an interview?

Yes No

If yes; please give us details here:

May you require any adjustments to premises, practices or equipment to enable you to take up this position?

Yes No

If yes; please give us details here:

By submitting this application:

● I confirm that the information in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge

● I understand that any false statement may disqualify me from appointment and may be considered misconduct leading to a disciplinary matter if employment has commenced.

Signature / Initials:

Date:

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