application form for post of director of finance - Northern Ireland Fire ...

Job Ref No 

N124/06/2013 

Candidate No 

APPLICATION FORM 

FOR 

POST OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 

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.

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 

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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 

1.1 Third level qualification (ie, educated to degree level). 

1.2 Fully qualified accountant with current professional membership in a recognised professional 

body – see below: 

o Institute of Chartered Accountants 

o Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy 

o Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 

o Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 

o Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland. 


1.3 At least 5 years relevant senior management experience. Relevant senior management 

experience is defined below: 

o Having worked at least at Assistant Director level (reporting directly to a Director or CEO); 

o Experience of preparing and delivering financial reports to Board level management on a 

regular basis; 

o Having worked in a large complex organisation (multi-site and multi-disciplinary) at least 

comparable to NIFRS (NIFRS employs in excess of 2000 staff and has a budget of circa 

£80m); 

o Experience of developing and delivering strategies in order to address significant financial 

challenges and deliver efficiencies. 


1.3 continued 


1.4 Can demonstrate experience of leading on and delivering significant change and improvement, 

while developing and maintaining good working relationships and employee morale. 


1.4 continued 


1.5 Can demonstrate a successful track record of effectively influencing internal and external 

stakeholders in order to achieve corporate financial objectives. 


1.5 continued 


1.6 Can demonstrate a successful track record in developing and maintaining productive working 

relationships with senior colleagues and stakeholders. 


1.6 continued 


1.7 Can demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of financial practice within the public sector 

and the issues currently facing the Fire and Rescue Service. 


1.7 continued 


1.8 A current driving licence or access to a form of transport that will permit the postholder to meet the 

requirements of the post in full. 


2 DESIRABLE 

2.1 Post Graduate Diploma or Masters level qualification in a business related subject (eg, MBA). 

2.2 Experience of working in the Public Sector at a senior level, possessing a comprehensive 

understanding and working knowledge of Public Sector financial practices. 


2.2 continued 


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: 

Address: 

Name: 

Address: 

Occupation: 

Tel No: 

Occupation: 

Tel No: 

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 

News Letter 

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: 

N124/06/2013 


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 

Director of Finance 

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 

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 

JOB REF NO N124/06/2013 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 

If ‘yes’, are you: 

No 

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 and Nationality 

Please tick the appropriate box to indicate your ethnic origin 

White Irish Traveller Chinese 

Indian Bangladeshi Pakistani 

Black-African Black-Caribbean Mixed Ethnic Group 

Any other ethnic group (please state) 

Please specify your nationality (please state) 

6. 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 

7. 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 

8. Age 

No 

If ‘yes’ please specify the nature of your difficulty 

Please provide your Date of Birth 

9. Please indicate your sexual orientation: 

Heterosexual Homosexual Bisexual Declining to comment 

10. National Insurance No: 

11. Are you an EC National Yes No 

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

No 

12. 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 

For Office Use Only 

POST: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 

Please note: Your name must not appear anywhere on this form 

Job Ref: N124/06/2013 

Candidate No:

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