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Job Application

Finance & Governance Manager

(REF: FGM01/18)

Applicants must complete the application form in either Arial font size 12, or legible block capitals using black ink.

Closing date for applications – 16:00 on2nd February 2018

  1. DECLARATION

  • I have read and understood the information provided in the Candidate Information Booklet.
  • I undertake to inform the Victims and Survivors Service in writing of any changes in my circumstances which may occur between the date of my application and any possible date of appointment.
  • The responses detailed in this application form are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if I am found to have suppressed any material fact or to have given false answers I will be liable to disqualification or, if appointed, to dismissal.
  • I confirm I am aged 16 or over.
  • I give my consent for a criminal record check to be carried out as detailed in the ‘Vetting’ section of the Candidate Information Booklet.

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JOB APPLICATION FORM

POSITION APPLIED FOR:
Job Title: Finance & Governance Manager
Ref No:FGM01/18
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  1. APPLICANT DETAILS

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  1. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

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  1. EDUCATION :

Name of school/ college / Qualification / Level / Subject / Grade Awarded / Date Gained
  1. FURTHER / HIGHER EDUCATION:

Include information on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, diplomas, evening and correspondence courses, vocational or technical courses.

Name of University/College / Qualification / Level / Subject / Grade /Classification Awarded / Date Gained
  1. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Please provide details of any professional memberships you hold.
  1. ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

By the closing date for applications, candidates must be able to demonstrate all essential eligibility criteria.

7.1) Have you successfully completed the final professional examinations and are you a full, current member of one of the professional bodies as listed in the Candidate Information Booklet?
Yes No
Please provide details of the type of qualification, the awarding body, grade achieved,and thedate gained. If you feel the qualification is an equivalent, list the modules studied.
7.2) Do you have a minimum of 3 years practical experience-Preparation of financial statements in accordance with all relevant accounting guidance?
7.3) Do you have a minimum of 3 years practical experience in maintaining and managing financial reporting and accounting systems?
7.4) Do you have a minimum of 3 years practical experience in preparing, managing and monitoring budgets of greater than £1m per annum ?
7.5) Do you have a minimum of 3 yearspracticalexperienceinmanaging relationships with external or internal auditors and the implementation of recommendations?
7.6) Do you have a minimum of 3 years practical experiencein leading, managing and motivating a team.
7.7) A current Full UK Driving License with access to a car.? This will be waived in the case of an applicant whose disability prohibits driving but who is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements.
Yes No
  1. SHORT-LISTING/DESIRABLE CRITERIA

Should it be necessary to shortlist candidates to go forward to interview the following shortlisting criteria will be used:

8.1) Do you have experience of best practice in public sector governance including knowledge of Managing Public Money (NI)?
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Please provide full details of this experience to include what your role was, the dates when experience was gained and what you were responsible for.
8.2) Do you have experience of preparing public sector financial statements in accordance with Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM)?
Yes No
Please provide full details of this experience to include what your role was, the dates when experience was gained and what you were responsible for.
8.3) -Experience of managing and administering public sector funding, including public procurement?
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Please provide full details of this experience to include what your role was and the dates when experience was gained.
  1. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we wish to ensure that all applicants have the opportunity to perform to the best of their ability in either a test or interview situation.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments, or arrangements to enable you to attend for interview.

Please send this completed application form to:

Recruitment Officer

VSS,

1st Floor Seatem House,

28-32 Alfred Street,

Belfast,

BT2 8EN.

Your application must be received no later than: 16:00 on 2nd February2018.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE EQUAL OPPORTUNTIES MONITORING FORM ON THE FOLLOWING TWO PAGES AND RETURN WITH YOUR THE APPLICATION PACK. FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN IT WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.

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  1. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING

(RETURN WITH YOUR APPLICATION FORM)

PLEASE NOTE THIS FORM IS REGARDED AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN IT WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.

Please ensure that you read the notes for guidance in the Candidate Information Booklet before you complete this part of your application form.

JOB TITLE: Finance & Governance Manager / Ref: FGM01/18

It is the policy of the Victims and Survivors Service (VSS) to ensure that all eligible persons have equal opportunity for employment and advancement inVSS on the basis of their ability, qualifications and aptitude. VSS selects those suitable for appointment solely on the basis of merit without regard to an individual’s disability, race, religion or sex. Monitoring is carried out to ensure that the equal opportunity policy of the VSS is effectively implemented.

Please select as appropriate: / MALE / FEMALE
National Insurance Number:
Date of Birth:

COMMUNITY BACKGROUND

The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 outlaws discrimination on the basis of religious belief or political opinion. The information below is required in connection with the requirements of the above Order. The use and confidentiality of Community Background information is protected by the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998. It will be used only for monitoring the effectiveness of the VSS’s equal opportunity policy and to comply with obligations relating to the monitoring, investigations or proceeding under the requirements of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

Please indicate your community background by ticking the appropriate box below:

I have a Protestant community background
I have a Roman Catholic community background
I have neither a Protestant nor a Roman Catholic community background

RACE – The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the grounds of colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins. VSS monitors its workforce in line with recommended good practice.

RACIAL MONITORING – PART A (You must indicate by ticking one of the boxes below)

Are you: / White / Of Black African origin
Of Black Caribbean origin / Of Bangladeshi origin
Of Chinese origin / Of Indian origin
Of Pakistani origin / Of other origin (please specify)
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RACIAL MONITORING PART B(You must answer both of the following questions)

Are you a member of a mixed ethnic group? / Yes / No
Are you a member of the Irish Traveller Community / Yes / No

DISABILITY– The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 makes it unlawful for an employer to treat a disabled person less favourably than someone else because of their disability, unless there is a good reason. Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 a person is considered to have a disability if he/she has a physical or mental impairment which has substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day to day activities. Please note that it is the effect of the impairment, without treatment, which determines if an individual meets this definition of disability. Do you consider that you meet this definition of disability?

Do you consider yourself to have a disability? / Yes / No

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