The Information Commissioner’s Office
Application Form
For the position of Regional Manager - NI
Completed Application Forms must be returned to CO3 by 12 noon on Monday 19 February 2018
Guidance notes on completing your application form
· Please complete the application form provided, to ensure an equitable recruitment process CVs in lieu of the application form cannot be accepted.
· The application form is designed to ensure that applicants provide the necessary information to determine how they meet the requirements of the role and the short-listing criteria.
· You should ensure that ALL sections of the application form are completed.
· You should ensure that you provide evidence of your experience in your application form, giving length of experience, examples and dates as required.
· ICO will not make assumptions from the title of the applicant’s post or the nature of the organisation as to the skills and experience gained, these must be articulated within the application form.
· Write down clearly your personal involvement in any experience you quote. Write “I” statements e.g. I planned meetings, I managed a budget, I prepared a presentation. It is how you actually carried out a piece of work that the panel will be interested in.
· The examples you provide should be concise and relevant to the criteria. This is very important as the examples which you provide may be checked out at interview and you may need to be prepared to talk about these in detail if you are invited to interview. It is your unique role the panel are interested in, not that of your team or division.
· If you do not provide sufficient detail, including the appropriate dates needed to meet the eligibility criteria, the selection panel will reject your application.
· ONLY the details provided by you in your application form (the employment history and eligibility criteria) will be provided to the selection panel for the purpose of determining your eligibility for the post.
Reference Number:ICO NI/ / Title of Post:
Regional Manager - NI / Location of Post: Belfast (with travel throughout NI)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: / Title:First Names (in full): / Previous Surnames:
Address:
Post Code: / Telephone No (including std code):
Mobile Telephone No:
E-mail Address:
National Insurance Number:
ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK
Do you require a permit to work in the EU? Yes No
If yes, please give details.
REFEREES
Please name two referees, who have knowledge of your present and/or most recent work and who are in a supervisory/managerial capacity.(Please note that referees will not be contacted until a candidate is selected as final preferred candidate).
Name:
Occupation:
Relationship to Referee:
Address:
Post Code:
Telephone Number:
Email: / Name:
Occupation:
Relationship to Referee:
Address:
Post Code:
Telephone Number:
Email:
Professional Qualifications and REGISTRATIONS
Please detail University Degrees, Professional Qualifications and / or Current Professional Registrations.
Awarding Body / Description / Date AwardedEMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PRESENT POST (If unemployed – most recent post)
Name and address of present employerAddress:
Post Code: / Date appointed
(DD/MM/YY) / Present Basic Salary
£
A list of other salary package benefits (ie pension, health care, car allowance etc)
Job Title
Period of Notice Required
Please give reason for leaving. Also indicate leaving date (if applicable):
Principal Duties in no more than 200 words
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Name of PreviousEmployers and dates Position(s) held
Day/Month/Year - Day/Month/Year / Title of Position(s) Held / Principal Duties of Post(s) Held and Reasons for Leaving
(please present your main duties in bullet form)
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
Main Duties:
Reason for leaving:
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DEMONSTRATING YOUR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
The following sections ask you to outline how you meet the essential criteria and desirable criteria (where relevant) which will be used by the panel when shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet each criterion giving relevant examples and providing full details of any relevant qualifications with the grade / level obtained. If you fail to fully complete each shortlisting criterion, the shortlisting panel will find it difficult to assess your application form and may be unable to invite you to interview. The shortlisting panel will not make assumptions as to your qualifications, experience, circumstances, skills and/or knowledge. See Guidance Notes
Please limit your answers to no more than 300 words for Essential criteria responses.
Applications that exceed the word count will not be considered
Essential Criteria 1
Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words
Educated to degree level or equivalent or Substantial work experience demonstrating graduate level ability
Essential Criteria 2
Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words
Around five years relevant experience in stakeholder liaison/influencing activities
Essential Criteria 3
Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words
Experience of managing and developing staff
Essential Criteria 4
Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words
Experience of applying DPA or FOI or similarly complex legislation
Essential Criteria 5Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words
Excellent intellectual ability in order to be able analyse complex legislation and to apply it to particular cases, and to understand the business/interests of stakeholders
Essential Criteria 6
Please demonstrate below in no more than 300 words
Ability to write clear and persuasive documents such as extensive formal responses to consultations and briefings on complex matters
Essential Criteria 7
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate on often contentious matters and maintain good relationships with senior officials in all areas of public life;
Essential Criteria 8
Ability to develop and manage staff performance.
Essential Criteria 9
Good judgement and ability to take high profile decisions.
Essential Criteria 10
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Essential Criteria 11
An understanding of the democratic, political and organisational framework in Northern Ireland
Essential Criteria 12
Ability to travel to meetings and events elsewhere in the UK (possibly outside office hours) and, on occasion, overseas
ADVERTISING
Please indicate how you became aware of this vacancy:
Please tickCO3 Website/email
ICO Website
Other Website/email
(Please specify)
Other Method
(Please specify)
PERSONAL DECLARATION
I declare that to the best of my knowledge the information given is honest and accurate. I understand that any wilful misstatement or Omission renders me liable to disqualification or, if appointed, to dismissal.I understand that the appointment is subject to receipt of satisfactory reference, the verification of qualifications required for the post (as per the personal specification) and relevant disclosure check.
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.
Signature:______Date:______
NOTE TO APPLICANTS
· Application forms must be completed in full.· CV’s will not be accepted.
· Application forms received after the deadline date and time will not be accepted.
· CO3 does not accept faxed application forms.
· Please note that you are required to submit two signed hard-copy applications and one electronic copy.
Completed application forms should be returned by the closing date to:
Daniel McVicker
Confidential
CO3
34 Shaftesbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7DB
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 19 February 2018.
Two hard copies and one electronic copy to
The equality monitoring information should be placed inside the return application pack a separate envelope marked equality monitoring.
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORINGThe Information Commissioner’s Office is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all and opposes all forms
of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, nationality, ethnic origin, marital status, age, sexuality,
religious belief or disability. In order to ensure the effectiveness of our policy and to meet legal requirements, we
monitor the numbers of staff in post and the numbers of applicants for employment, training, and promotion by reference
to the characteristics listed below.
All information is confidential. This form will be separated from your application before consideration of candidates takes
place and will not be available to those involved in the selection process. The Information Commissioner’s Office will
store the data confidentially and for the production of de-personalised statistics.
Gender: / Female MaleDisability: The Equality Act defines a disabled person as anyone who has, or has had, a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities.
Taking the above information into account, do you consider yourself to be disabled? / Yes No
If ‘Yes’ please provide details
Please indicate any arrangements which would facilitate a more comfortable interview if you are short listed.
Ethnic origin: Tick one box from the section below to indicate your ethnic group. The categories are as recommended by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
White
British English Irish
Scottish Welsh
Any other white background Please provide details:
Mixed
White and Black Caribbean White and Black African White and Asian
Any other mixed background Please provide details:
Asian, Asian British, Asian English, Asian Scottish or Asian Welsh
Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi
Any other Asian background Please provide details:
Black, Black British, Black English, Black Scottish or Black Welsh
Caribbean African
Any other Black background Please provide details:
Chinese, Chinese British, Chinese English, Chinese Scottish, Chinese Welsh or other ethnic group
Chinese Any other ethnic background
Please provide details:
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