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.
2. 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.
1
“Competencies are behaviours that individuals demonstrate when undertaking job-relevant
tasks effectively within a given organisational context”. Whiddett & Hollyforde (2003)