APPLICATION FORM FOR POST OF HEAD OF ICT€¦ · not be inserted nor curriculum vitae attached....

Job Ref No Candidate No N007/05/2014

APPLICATION FORM

FOR

POST OF HEAD OF ICT

Full Name [This must be your full official surname and forename(s)]

Surname as stated on your birth certificate

Address

Telephone No

Home

Mobile

Work

E-mail Address

IMPORTANT

All sections of this application form must be completed. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide sufficient information for the application to be assessed and care should be taken to ensure that the details are full, accurate and relevant to the requirements set out for the post. Additional sheets should

not be inserted nor curriculum vitae attached.

Post of Head of ICT (N007/05/2014) of 21

Employment History Please list your previous employers, most recent first identifying any gaps in employment. From-To dd/mm/yy dd/mm/yy

Employer Name & Location Job Title & Salary Reason for Leaving Main Duties & Responsibilities


Present Employer This information is required for shortlisting purposes to confirm number of years' experience to meet criteria.

Employer

Type of Business

Address

Telephone No

Post Held

Date Appointed (DD/MM/YY)

Period of Notice required to Terminate Present Employment

Present Salary (This must be shown)

Please describe your main duties, responsibilities and achievements. If no longer in this employment, please state end date and reason for leaving

Please state your reasons for seeking a job move at this time.


SELECTION CRITERIA The criteria for selection to the post for which you have applied are set out in the following pages. Desirable criteria may be applied from the outset to select candidates for interview. In the box under each heading please give a clear and comprehensive account of the specific ways in which you consider you meet these requirements. The information will be used to assess your suitability for the post and you should ensure, therefore, that all relevant information is included. If you are relying on qualifications that are not identical to but equivalent to those stipulated, it is your responsibility to provide evidence as to how your qualifications meet the required standard. Where mutual recognition is agreed between professional/educational bodies you must obtain written confirmation to that effect from those bodies. If equivalence is not immediately clear to the Selecting Officers, no enquiries will be made by NIFRS and your application may not proceed as a result.

1 ESSENTIAL Applicants must provide evidence that they meet the following essential criteria by the closing date for applications: 1.1 Possess a Degree in Computing or other discipline relevant to Information Systems and

Information Technology Only courses with a computing content of at least 50% will be considered relevant by the panel. You must provide the panel with documentary evidence (e.g. details of modules studied etc) that your qualification meets this requirement.


1.2 Have at least 3 years’ recent* senior management** experience within an ICT environment to include:

(a) strategy development

(b) planning and implementation of initiatives in which IT services were delivered to a high

quality and secured value for money

(c) effectively leading and motivating a team

(d) leading and delivering significant change while developing and maintaining good

productive working relationships and employee morale.

(e) effective management of a budget

(*recent will normally mean within the last 5 years)

(**Senior management experience is defined as responsibility for managing an ICT service/business unit and normally reporting directly to at least a Head of Function within the organisation)


1.2 continued


1.3 Have at least 3 years’ recent* senior management** experience managing ICT infrastructure services of a scale and complexity comparable with NIFRS*** with the ongoing use and development of clearly defined processes covering the areas defined by ITIL V2 as service desk, incident management, problem management, change management, service level management and configuration management.

*recent will normally mean within the last 5 years

**Senior management experience is defined as responsibility for managing an ICT service/business unit and normally reporting directly to at least a Head of Function within the organisation. ***NIFRS employs in excess of 2,000 staff, has almost 90 sites and a revenue budget of circa £80m.


1.3 continued


1.4 Have at least 3 years’ experience managing large**** ICT procurements, or managing large**** service contracts, and be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and experience of ICT programme and Project Management including practical experience in the PRINCE 2 methodology (or equivalent).

**** Large can be understood as having a total value in excess of £100,000.


1.5 Successful track record of effectively influencing internal and external stakeholders to achieve corporate objectives.


1.6 Can demonstrate: (a) excellent planning, organisation and prioritising skills (b) excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to advise and influence

senior management (c) ability to work under pressure of multiple deadlines (d) ability to deliver training and to communicate effectively with groups (e) a strong customer orientation.


1.6 Continued


1.7 Possess a full, current UK driving licence or have access to a form of transport which enables them to fulfil the requirements of the post in full.


2 DESIRABLE

2.1 Possess a postgraduate qualification in Computing or other discipline relevant to Information Systems and Information Technology

Only courses with a computing content of at least 50% will be considered relevant by the panel. You must provide the panel with documentary evidence (e.g. details of modules studied etc) that your qualification meets this requirement.

2.2 Have previous experience of working within the public sector.


2.3 Hold ITIL Managers or “Expert” certification v2 or v.3.


Disability Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service welcomes applications from disabled persons who meet the selection criteria. If you have a disability please indicate any relevant effects of your disability and suggest adjustments which might help you to overcome any disadvantages you might expect to encounter in the recruitment process.

Criminal Convictions Have you at any time been convicted of a criminal offence which, as yet, is not "spent" under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (NI) Order 1978?

Yes No If answer is yes please give details:


REFERENCES Please give the names and addresses of two persons not related to you from whom references may be sought. One of these must be your present employer or, if you are currently unemployed, your most recent employer who has knowledge of you in a working environment and is able to comment on your ability to carry out the particular tasks of the job applied for. Name: Name:

Address: Address:

Occupation: Occupation:

Tel No: Tel No:

Email: Email: If you have not named your current employer, please state why?

CANVASSING Canvassing of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service Staff or Members of the NIFRS Board in any form, oral or written, directly or indirectly, in connection with this appointment shall disqualify a candidate. DECLARATION I declare that the information contained in this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge.

I also accept that if I have provided false or misleading information this will render my application invalid and any appointment offered will be rescinded or terminated.

Signed:

Date:

DATA PROTECTION NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE PROCESSES THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM FOR THE PURPOSES OF MEETING ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.


Where did you see the advertisement for this post? Please tick one of the following boxes: Belfast Telegraph Irish News Other Press Please specify Job Market Website Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service If none of the above, please give details THIS INFORMATION IS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES USE ONLY AND WILL NOT BE ATTACHED WITH YOUR APPLICATION DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS.

Job Ref No:

N007/05/2014


NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

This information is required only in connection with interview arrangements and will not be attached with your application at time of interview.

Name Application For

HEAD OF ICT

I am not related to any Member(s) of the NIFRS Board or Staff of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service.

I am related to the undernoted Member(s) of the NIFRS Board or Staff of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service:

(Delete as appropriate)

NAME POST LOCATION RELATIONSHIP

_______________________________________________________________________________ FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

POST HEAD OF ICT

JOB REF NO N007/05/2014 CANDIDATE NO


EQUALITY MONITORING FORM

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, age, religious affiliation, political opinion, ethnic origin, dependants, or sexual orientation. NIFRS selects those suitable for employment and advancement solely on the basis of merit. NIFRS monitors its recruitment and selection activity to ensure that equal opportunities policy is effectively implemented. To assist in this monitoring process it is necessary to ask you a number of questions.

Section A

In order to comply with legislative requirements this section must be completed. Failure to complete Section A will result

in your application being rejected.

1. Gender

Male Female Transgendered

2. Marital status

Single Married Separated Divorced

Widowed Civil Partnered Civil Partner (dissolved) Co-habiting

3. Community Background and Religious Affiliation

Employers registered with the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland have a legal duty to monitor community background under the Fair Employment and Treatment (NI) Order 1998. Regardless of whether we practice religion most of us in Northern Ireland are seen as either Catholic or Protestant. We are therefore asking you to indicate your community background by ticking the appropriate box below: I am a member of the Protestant community I am a member of the Roman Catholic community I am a member of neither the Protestant nor Roman Catholic community

Do you have a religious affiliation or other belief?

Yes No

If ‘yes’, are you:

Roman Catholic Presbyterian Church of Ireland Methodist Baptist other Christian denomination Hindu Jewish Buddhist Sikh Baha’i Muslim Other – please state

Section B The following categories are monitored to promote equality of opportunity in accordance with equality legislation, and assess the extent of applicant and workforce diversity in NIFRS.

4. Political opinion

Political opinion does not relate solely to Northern Ireland politics, you are invited to describe your political opinion in the manner you believe is appropriate and this can include how others would ‘perceive or suppose’ your political opinion to be: Unionist Nationalist Other – please state

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5. Ethnicity

To which of these ethnic groups do you belong? White Irish Traveller Chinese Indian Bangladeshi Pakistani Black-African Black-Caribbean Mixed Ethnic Group Black-Other Any other ethnic group (please state)

6. National Origin What is your country of birth and/or nationality? (please state)

7. Dependants

Do you look after or give support on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to an individual belonging to one of the following

groups:

(a) a dependant child or young person Yes No (b) an adult with long-term physical or Yes No mental health problem (c) a dependant older person Yes No

8. Disability

In accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, a disability is defined as ‘a physical or mental impairment that has substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities'.

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

Yes No

If ‘yes’ please specify the nature of your disability

Do you have a Specific Learning Difficulty, eg, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia?

Yes No

If ‘yes’ please specify the nature of your difficulty

9. Age

Please provide your Date of Birth

10. Please indicate your sexual orientation:

Heterosexual Homosexual Bisexual Declining to comment

11. National Insurance No:

12. Are you an EC National? Yes No

If no - do you require a work permit to work in Northern Ireland? Yes No

13. Are you currently employed by Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service? Yes No

If yes, please state Service No:

When you have completed this monitoring form please place with your completed application form in an envelope addressed to the Equality Officer

Please note: Your name must not appear anywhere on this form For Office Use Only

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