All applications must be made using this form; CV’s are not required and will not be considered as part of an application. This form refers to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Job Description. Please complete all sections of the application form. Please also complete all sections of the separate Monitoring Questionnaire.
Applications will only be accepted by email to .
Completed applications must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 13th September 2017
In completing the form please be specific about details and level of experience, including dates.
All the information contained in this form is gathered, maintained and processed in strict confidentiality and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy.
Those shortlisted will be notified on 13th September 2017. You will be informed by email whether or not you will be called for an interview, and at what time.
Interviews will be held on 25th and 26th September, please ensure you are available on these dates.
Further information on Strand Arts Centre can be viewed on our website; www.strandartscentre.com
SECTION ONE: PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname / ForenamesTitle
Home Address / Business Address (If applicable)
Post Code / Post Code
Email / Email
Mobile Phone / Telephone
We will contact you via the email address from which you submit your application, unless you request otherwise. Please also indicate your preferred contact telephone number below and whether you can be contacted during business hours.
Preferred phone / Available 9-5.30SECTION TWO: MEETING THE CRITERIA
Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Description and numbered 1-5 with the use of examples where appropriate in the boxes provided. There is a maximum word count of 500 words per criteria.
Essential experience:1. The design, project management & delivery of successful creative community engagement projects (i.e. logistics, budget, client liaison, evaluation, etc.)
2. Working with a variety of community stakeholders (e.g. youth groups, local authorities, public health agencies, etc.) including groups of the population who are traditionally hard-to-reach and ensuring their voices are heard
3. Writing successful funding proposals and bids for community engagement projects
4. The use of a wide range of community engagement methods and techniques
Essential knowledge:
1. An understanding of which community engagement approaches and tools are appropriate for which situation and the barriers or limitations of each
2. An understanding of local political and social history and awareness of the appropriate manner to address sensitive issues when facilitating and designing participatory processes
3. A critical awareness of how the arts and the creative industries can address a variety of social issues
4. An awareness of various methods of recording a projects output’s and impacts and ability to identify the most appropriate method
Essential skills:
1. Ensuring a series of concurrent projects with competing deadlines and pressures are delivered to high quality, time and on budget
2. Resilience and patience if facing setbacks in a project, meeting barriers, or faced with intolerant views
3. Building trust and rapport with people from diverse backgrounds
4. Working flexibly at different times of the week and day, as project delivery times reflect stakeholder’s availability
5. Working alone on own initiative with minimum supervision, as well as part of a team
Desirable knowledge & skills:
1. Knowledge of current developments in relation to education performance, well-being, health and other social issues
2. Knowledge (environmental, community and economic) of the East Belfast area
3. New media/ filming, editing and music production skills
4. Report writing and presentation skills (personal or computer based) to communicate the impact measures of projects to key stakeholders
SECTION THREE: PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
Please list salient previous achievements. These may be academic, professional or personal. Begin with the most recent and work back.
Period of Achievement / Organisation / AchievementFrom / To
SECTION FOUR: REFERENCES
Please provide details of two referees who know you in a professional capacity and for whom you are happy for us to contact. When a reference is requested it is not an indication of appointment.
Name
/Name
Address
/Address
Postcode
/Postcode
Telephone No. / Telephone No.Occupation
/ Occupation
SECTION FIVE: INTEGRITY AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Have you, or your immediate family, any business or other interests or personal connections that might be construed as being in conflict with the appointment for which you have applied? Are there any other integrity issues, which might cause embarrassment if, in future, they are raised in public?
Yes / NoIf you answered yes, please provide details below.
Any potential conflicts of interest detailed below will not prevent you from being called for interview but may, if appropriate, be explored with you at that time to establish how you would address the issue should you be successful in your application.
SECTION SIX: DECLARATION
I declare that the information I have given in support of my application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that, if I am appointed and the information I have provided is incorrect, or any of the statements made in this declaration are untrue, or subsequently circumstances arise at any time before the end of my term of office which would render any such statements untrue, then my tenure of office may be terminated.
Signed: ......
Dated: ......
We will accept signed and scanned copies of this page or the insertion of a full and true electronic signature.