INFORMATION FOR

APPLICANTS

ABOUT SPORT NORTHERN IRELAND

Sport Northern Ireland is a leading public body for the development of sport in Northern Ireland.

Our vision: “Northern Ireland: renowned as a place where people enjoy, engage, and excel in sport”

Our Mission Statement: “To lead sports development at all levels producing more participants and more winners”

Our Values:

  • Leadership
  • Creativity
  • Teamwork
  • Excellence
  • Integrity

Strategic Objectives

  • Sporting Communities – To increase and support the number of people adopting and sustaining a sporting lifestyle.
  • Sporting Clubs – To enable more people to develop and reach their sporting goals through a structured environment
  • Sporting Winners – To help more Northern Ireland athletes win at the highest level.

Structure

SportNorthernIrelandmembersareappointedbytheDepartmentofCulture, ArtsandLeisureandconsist oftheChairman,Vice-Chairmanand boardmembers.

Currentlythereareapproximately150membersofstaffemployedwithinSportNI.

Location

Sport Northern Ireland is based at the House of Sport in Belfast, and operates a National Outdoor Training Centre at the base of the Mourne Mountains – Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. Sport Northern Ireland also manage the Sports Institute Northern Ireland (SINI),which is the High Performance Arm of Sport Northern Ireland based at the Jordanstown campus of the University of Ulster. SINI prepares Northern Ireland’s best athletes to perform on the world stage by providing an environment that nurtures elite athletes and coaches.

Equality of Opportunity

SportNIiscommittedtoaequalityofopportunity initsemployment practices andaimstoensurethatnoactualorpotential jobapplicantor employeeisdiscriminated against,eitherdirectlyorindirectly,onthe grounds ofgender, maritalstatus,disability,race,communitybackground orpoliticalpersuasion,age,dependants,sexualorientationorTradeUnion membership.

Eachpersonshallhaveequalopportunityforemployment,trainingand advancement inSportNIonthebasisofrelevance,qualifications and performance.Thismaximisestheeffectiveuseofhuman resourcesinthe bestinterestsofboththeorganisationandtheindividual.

SportNIisanEqualOpportunitiesEmployer

Benefits

Working for Sport Northern Ireland offers a wide range of benefits including:

Competitivesalary– reviewedannually

25daysannualleave(risingto30daysafter5yearsservice)

12.5customaryholidays

Occupationalsickpay-up to6monthsat full payand6monthsat half pay

Anoccupationalpensionscheme.Employer contributionrate iscurrently18%.

Enhancedmaternity/adoptionrights-52weeksleave(18weeksat fullpay)

Flexiblehours,part-timeworkingandjobsharingcanberequested

Specialpaidleaveforparentalanddomesticreasons

Educationalsupportandtimeoffforattendanceofclasses,studyand exams

Optiontojoinourchildcarevouchersscheme

Travelsubsistencepaymentsforallworkrelatedtravel

Optiontopurchaseabikethroughourcyclescheme,benefitingfrom taxrelief

Timeoffformedicalappointments

Welfaresupport/counselling

Opticianexaminationspaid

Subscriptionsandprofessionalfeespaid

Specificpostsattractalaptopandapple i-phone

Showeringandkitchenfacilities

DiscountedratesatTollymoreNationalOutdoorCentre.

GUIDANCE NOTES WHEN COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FORM

Pleasereadthesenotescarefully. Yourapplication formplaysan importantpartinourselectionprocess.

Pleaseensureyoutelluseverythingthatyouthinkisrelevanttoyour application. SportNIwillnotmakeassumptionsfromthetitleofyour postastotheskillsandexperience gained.Itisvitalthatyouhighlight yourspecificroleandcontribution byusingactualexamplestoillustrate yourexperienceagainstthecriteria.

Itisnotsufficientto simplylistyourdutiesandresponsibilities.

Selection Process

Toensureequalityofopportunityforallapplicants:

The space available on the application form is the same for all applicantsandmustnotbealteredorre-formatted;

We will not acceptCVs oranyothersupplementarymaterialinaddition tothecompletedapplicationform;

We will not acceptany applicationswhich are receivedafterthe closing dateandtime;

Make sure your application form is well presented – illegible or incompleteformswillnotbeaccepted;

Useablackballpointpenorlowercasetype,blackalwaysshowsup bestwhenphotocopied.

Ifhand-deliveringtheapplicationformpleasemakesureyourequesta receiptasproofofdelivery.

Pleaseensureyoucompletethemonitoring formandthedisclosure of criminalconvictionsform.Thisinformationwillremainconfidentialandwill beseparatedfromtheapplication formbytheMonitoringOfficerandwill notbeseenatanypointbytheselectionpanel.

Allunsuccessfulapplicantswillbeinformedafteranappointment tothe postismade.

Allapplicationsshouldbereturnedto the address shown on the application form or alternatively can be emailed to

Shortlisting

Ashortlistofcandidates forinterviewwillbepreparedonthebasisofthe information containedintheapplication.Itisthereforeessentialthatall applicantsdemonstratethroughtheirapplicationhow, and towhatextent, theysatisfyeachofthecriteriaspecifiedintheapplication form.Specific datesofemploymentineachpositionheldshouldbeincluded.Itisnotappropriatetosimplylistthevariouspoststhatanapplicanthas held.

Theessential anddesirablecriterialistedintheapplication formwillbe assessed atshortlisting.

Onlythosecandidateswho,fromtheinformation suppliedonthe applicationform,matchtheessential,andwhennecessary thedesirable, criteriaforthepostwillbeshortlisted.

Applicationformswhichdonotprovidethenecessarydetailedinformation inrelationtothequalifications, experienceandskillsrequiredwillnotbe shortlisted.

Interview and Assessment

Partoftheselectionprocessmayincludeaskills-based assessmentand/

orpresentation. Thesemaybeusedasanotherstageintheshortlisting processor aspartoftheinterview.

Allselectionprocesses willincludeaninterviewforthoseshortlisted candidates inordertoestablishthemostsuitablecandidateforthe position. Interview questionswill be provided to candidates for ten minutespriortoenteringtheinterview.

Allapplicants whomeetandexceedthepassmarkforinterview willbe deemedsuitableforemploymentandwillbeheldonareservelist.

Interviewswillfocusontheapplicant’sexperienceandcompetencies for therole.Youshouldthereforecometotheinterviewpreparedtodiscuss indetailarangeofexampleswhichbestillustrateyourexperience, skills andabilities.Youmaydrawexamples fromanyareaofyourwork/life experiences.

Allappointment aresubjecttoreceiptofsatisfactory employment references,personalidentificationverifyinganindividual’srighttoworkin theUKandcopiesofallexamination certificates.Specifiedpositionsmay also besubjecttothe completionofAccessNIchecks andmedicalexaminations.