Recruitment pack IE Communications Officer
COVER LETTER
1. The application pack
The application pack consists of the following key documents which you should read carefully before you complete the form: o The job advertisement, which provides some background to the job, and summarises briefly the characteristics of our ideal candidate. o The job description, which sets out the purpose, reporting relationship duties and accountabilities of the position. o The application form, which needs to be completed and returned to us. o A person specification of the job's key requirements which includes: Qualifications- academic and professional qualifications needed to meet the minimum requirements for the post are listed under the essential column in the person specification Experience- any previous experience required to meet the minimum requirements of the post are listed under the essential column Competences- professional skills and knowledge needed to meet the essential requirements of the post are listed under the essential column in the person specification. Special Aptitudes – those listed in the person specification also form a minimum requirement IE Competencies- explored at interview stage only (see below) These areas of the Person Specification make up the essential requirements for the post. Please read this information carefully and ensure that you complete all of the required sections. This is important, as the initial selection for possible candidates to interview will be based on the extent to which you have demonstrated the expertise required under these four headings. If you do not have the essential requirements for the post your application will not be considered further. Those applicants who best demonstrate the specific requirements in their applications will then be assessed against the desirable expertise and this will be used to differentiate between candidates otherwise of equal merit.
Recruitment pack IE Communications Officer
The person specification also lists the ILGA-Europe Competencies for this post and these are included below. These will form part of the interview stage of the selection process. Competencies are about how you do the job and are what IE would expect to see when the job is being done well.1 Competencies are based on ability and provide a basis for evaluating how well a person is able to undertake key elements of the role rather than necessarily having to have experience in all of the areas. The competencies for the Communications Officer role reflect the full range of functions in the job description but ILGA-Europe will have selected some key competencies they believe are the most important ones for the post holder to have at appointment. We will use these in deciding who to appoint to the post at interview stage and use the full range of competencies for appraising performance when in post. We do not expect all applicants to be strong in all areas. We are committed to developing our staff so that they can improve their performance and personal effectiveness.
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The selection process a. We will decide on the list of candidates to be interviewed by 27th March 2009. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application at that time. b. Short listed applicants will be required to undertake ability tests on-line to measure some of the IT skills required in the job. These will form part of the selection process. All tests used will comply with the International Test Commission guidelines for test use and meet criteria to ensure due consideration is given to issues of fairness. They will be administered by a professionally qualified occupational tester. Candidates will be offered feedback on their tests for developmental purposes, whether they are successful in their application or not. c. The interview itself will last approximately one hour and will be held in Brussels on 17th & 18th April 2009.
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“Competencies are behaviours that individuals demonstrate when undertaking job-relevant tasks effectively within a given organisational context”. Whiddett & Hollyforde (2003)