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INDIA VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR APPLICATION FORM (2 POSTS)

Please fill out all sections of this application form and email to by 08/04/2010

PERSONAL DETAILS
Name
Date of Birth
Nationality
Address
Telephone Number
Email Address
1. EDUCATION &TRAINING
Please detail your education and training in the relevant section below.
Education
School/College/University / Dates / Qualifications obtained / expected
IT skills
Any other relevant training
What languages do you speak? (please state fluency)
2. EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
Please detail your relevant employment and voluntary experience below
Dates / Employer/Organisation / Position/Role
3. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Please demonstrate how you meet the Person Specification for this role. Ensure that you answer ALL questions in no more than 250 words per question and that you support your answers with examples.
1.  Experience of being in a leadership role
2. Verbal and written communication skills
3. Excellent organisation and decision making skills.
4. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
5. Ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
6. Awareness of challenges involved in working/volunteering overseas and in a cross-cultural environment
7. Knowledge of development issues and enthusiasm for engaging others in development issues
8. Please detail other relevant skills and experience
4. MOTIVATIONS
Please tell us why you are applying for this role?
5. REFERENCES Please give details of two references. Referees need to have known you for over 12 months & should not be a relative. Please ensure emails are current & correct as this will be our main method of contact).
Reference One
Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone Number: / Email:
Relationship to you:
Reference Two:
Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone Number: / Email:
Relationship to you:
6. DECLARATION
1.  To the best of my knowledge the above information is correct.
2.  I am willing to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau check if I am offered a position.
3.  I understand that selection and training for this role takes place in London, UK, and I understand that DiA cannot reimburse travel expenses for these events.
Signature: ______Date: ______
(If returning by email, printing your name will be taken as your acceptance of these conditions.)
Applications should be submitted via email to with your name and ‘IVC application’ in the subject line. The application deadline is 5pm 8th April 2010. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM
Development in Action believes in equal opportunities. We want to make sure that we are an equal opportunities volunteering organisation in practice, which is why we want to monitor our volunteer recruitment procedures. We will separate this part of the form from the application form. This information will be used for statistical purposes only. It will not form part of the selection process.
Please tick the appropriate boxes:
Gender: / Male [ ] / Female [ ]
(If you are undergoing the process of gender reassignment, please tick the box that applies to your future gender)
What age group do you belong to?
18-25 [ ] / 25-35 [ ] / 35- 45 [ ] / 45 – 55 [ ] / 55+ [ ]
What is your employment status? / Employed [ ] / Unemployed [ ] / Retired [ ]
Student [ ] / Government training Scheme [ ] / Unable to work [ ] / Not actively seeking work [ ]
Do you consider that you have a disability? / Yes [ ] / No [ ]

How would you describe your nationality?

British [ ] / English [ ] / Scottish [ ] / Welsh [ ] / Irish [ ] / Other……………….

How would you describe your ethnic origin?

White/Mixed
White [ ] / White & Black Caribbean [ ] / White & Black African [ ] / White & Asian [ ]
Any other Mixed back ground (please describe):
Asian
Indian [ ] / Pakistani [ ] / Bangladeshi [ ]
Any other Asian background (please describe):
Black
Caribbean [ ] / African [ ] / Any other Black background (please describe):
Chinese
Chinese [ ] / Any other ethnic background (please describe):

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