THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OURCHIEF EXECUTIVE ROLE

How to Apply

o Complete the Application Form including signing the Personal Declaration and the Consent to Disclosure of Criminal Convictions.

o Complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.o Submit both forms by email for the attention of Therese McKernan at

hello@communityfinanceireland.com referencing subject Chief Executive Job Application

o Our final close off date is midday on Friday 28 August 2020.o Shortlisted candidates will be notified and interviews will take place in Belfast

on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September 2020.

The following guidelines and checklist will help ensure that you can make the best application possible:

o We can only accept your application in this format, please do not attach a stand-alone CV, as it will not be considered.

o Be sure to complete ALL four sections of the Application Form.

o Provide evidence of your relevant experience in your Application Form, giving length of experience, examples and dates as required.

o Shortlist examples that best demonstrate the relevant criteria. Be concise and aware that these examples will be drawn upon at interview stage.

o Please fully expand on your duties and responsibilities, a listing is not sufficient.

o We will not make assumptions, based on your previous or current title(s) and the nature the organisation(s) where you have gained experience.

o Clearly demonstrate your personal involvement or ownership in any experience you share. For example ‘I planned meetings, I managed a budget, I prepared a presentation’. Where possible utilize STAR approach (Situation, Task, Approach and Results). The panel will be interested in hearing how you approached a piece of work, as well as delivered it. It is your unique role the panel are interested in, not that of your team.

o If you do not provide enough detail, to enable the panel to determine that you meet the eligibility criteria, the selection panel will reject your application.

o Only the details provided within the form and sent by email will be shared with the selection panel.

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Choose ChangeJOB APPLICATION FORMPLEASE COMPLETE ALL FOUR SECTIONS

1.Personal Details

Surname:(Block Letters)

Forename(s):(Please underline name by which you are known)

Title:(Mr./Mrs./Miss/etc.)

Home Address: Address for Correspondence:

Post Code: Post Code:

Contact Details Transport and IT

Home:Do you hold a full, current driving license with business insurance and have access to the use of a car or some other appropriate form of transport to carry out the duties of the post in full?

Yes / No

Mobile:

Email:Do you have IT literacy, proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint?

Yes / No

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Eligibility to work in the UK

Do you require a work permit to work in the EU?

Yes / No

If yes, please give details.

2.Academic and Professional Qualifications and Registrations

Please detail degree level qualifications, professional qualifications and/or current professional registrations

Awarding Body Description Date Awarded

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3.Employment History

Current Employment (If not in employment, most recent post)

Name and address of current employer Job Title Date appointed

(dd/mm/yy)Name:

Address:

Current Basic SalaryList other current package

benefits(E.g. pension, health care, car

allowance etc.)

Period of Notice Required

£

Reason for leaving and leaving date, if applicable

Principal duties (maximum 200 words)

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Past Employment

List in reverse chronological order.

Employer Name and Employment Dates

From dd/mm/yy To dd/mm/yy

Position Held and Description of Main Responsibilities

Bullet points please

Reason for Leaving:

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Continue on a separate page if necessary

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4.Selection Criteria

The following sections ask you to outline how you meet the essential criteria and, where relevant, desirable criteria to be used by the panel when shortlisting for interview. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet each criterion giving relevant examples and providing full details of any relevant qualifications with the grade or level obtained. The shortlisting panel will not make assumptions as to your qualifications, experience, circumstances, skills and/or knowledge. Please refer to Person Specification outlined within the Job Description.

Essential Criteria: 1.Please demonstrate here how you meet the requirement to have a post graduate level qualification such as ACA/MSc/in business administration/economics/finance related subject.

Essential Criteria: 2Please describe your significant track record as a leader and senior manager in a complex organization (Max 500 words).

Essential Criteria: 3

Please tell us how you meet the requirement to have experience of managing in a senior management role where significant operational and financial management competency was gained. (Max 500 words).

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Essential Criteria: 4Please describe your experience of managing or working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and sectors as relevant in this role. (Max 300 words).

Essential Criteria: 5Please describe your proven track record as a convincing communicator and strong negotiator. (Max 300 words).

Essential Criteria: 6Please describe your experience of having managed a team to deliver an organisations strategic and operational goals. (Max 300 words).

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Essential Criteria: 7Please describe your proven track record in senior management reporting directly to a Board or at senior level reporting to a CEO. (Max 300 words). 

Essential Criteria: 8Please describe your experience of developing and implementing ambitious growth and development strategies for an organisation. (Max 300 words).

Essential Criteria: 9Please describe your experience in developing and managing budgets and driving profitability. (Max 300 words).

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Desirable Criteria: 1 Please explain your experience of the social economy sector NI/ CFI marketplace in ROI. (Max 300 words).

Desirable Criteria: 2 Please explain your experience and understanding of lending and /or credit control. (Max 300 words).

Desirable Criteria: 3Please describe your understanding of and experience with good governance systems. (Max 300 words).

Desirable Criteria: 4Please describe your understanding of procedures / compliance with the FCA and Charity Authorities in both jurisdictions. (Max 300 words).

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Referees

Please name two referees who have knowledge of your present and/or most recent work and who are in a supervisory management capacity. (Please note that referees will not be contacted until a candidate is selected as final preferred candidate).

Name:

Occupation:

Relationship to Referee:

Address:

Postcode:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Name:

Occupation:

Relationship to Referee:

Address:

Postcode:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Personal Declaration

I declare that to the best of my knowledge, the information given is honest and accurate. I understand that any willful misstatement or omission renders me liable to disqualification or, if appointed, to dismissal.

I understand that the appointment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, the verification of qualifications required for the post (as per the Person Specification) and the relevant check on the Disclosure of Criminal Convictions.

I hereby give consent for the information on this form to be collected, stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation.

Signed: _____________________________ Dated:

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Consent to Disclosure of Criminal Convictions

We reserve the right to and will only seek such information in respect of persons to whom we have made a conditional offer of employment.

We will treat the information with the utmost sensitivity and confidentiality.

We will not withdraw a conditional offer of employment merely because a person has a criminal record. We will keep an open mind and will make a final decision following a risk assessment.

I understand that if I am shortlisted for interview, I will be required to complete a self-disclosure of criminal convictions. I understand that as per the Access NI Code of Practice, UCIT/CFI must ask me to disclose if there is any reason why I cannot work in regulated activity.

The information provided will not be discussed at the interview itself. A separate arrangement will be made if clarification is required.

A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

I hereby give my consent.

Signed:

________________________________ Dated:

____________

Reference number:

(Internal use only)

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