HOW TO APPLY
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Chief Executive
Thank you for expressing an interest in this post with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing. If you have read the relevant candidate briefing papers and supporting information, and are interested in applying, please follow the guidelines below:
Application Process
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete and submit RBH’s job application form ensuring that you quote application reference EMA96.
RBH will only consider completed application forms with any supporting supplementary sheets (two sides of A4 maximum); it is the Company's policy not to accept CV's. Text only, Braille or large print versions are available on request via RBH for visually impaired people. If you have any questions about the completion of the form please telephone our consultants, EMA on 01926 887272. Deaf or hearing impaired people using a Minicom should contact 01706 924404.
Your application will be judged solely on its merits. In accordance with RBH’s policy, a disabled person meeting the essential criteria for the post will be guaranteed an interview. Where possible, changes will be made to ensure a disabled person is able to carry out the work. Any appointment will be subject to a medical assessment, satisfactory reference and entitlement to work in the United Kingdom.
RBH has a retirement age of 65 years and welcomes applications from anyone under this age. Once in employment, an employee may apply to continue working beyond age 65 in accordance with the Duty to Consider procedure.
Completing Your Application Form
- Applications will be accepted only on the application form and continuation sheets (if needed).
- Before you start to complete the application you should read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully. These detail the knowledge, experience, skills and behaviours needed.
- Applications will only be accepted until 12 noon on the closing date quoted in the advertisement and should be returned electronically to the email address below.
Recruitment Monitoring Form
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment. RBH positively welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, cultural and ethnic origin, religion, disability and sexuality.
To help monitor the effectiveness of RBH’s recruitment practices and assess the success of different media in attracting applications, please download and complete the Recruitment Monitoring form and return it with your application form. It will be removed and used for statistical purposes only. It will not be made available to anyone directly involved in considering your application.
Returning Your Completed Application Form
When you have completed your application form, please return it electronically along with the monitoring form not later than Thursday 16 October - 12 noon to our consultants at EMA to the following email address: responsehandling@emaconsult.co.uk
In your supporting email, please remember to quote reference number EM96 as above. For your information, EMA’s contact phone number for its recruitment service is 01926 887272.
Your application will be acknowledged and treated in strictest confidence.
Within your application, we would be most grateful if you could supply contact details for both home and work including an appropriate email address, to ensure that we are able to contact you regarding the outcome of your application.
A provisional timetable for the selection process is included below; please could you advise if you have any difficulty with the outlined dates and/or any other dates when you are unavailable for assessment.
Assessment and Selection Process
All applications will be considered and assessed by the Selection Panel against the details included in the Person Specification in order to select an initial long list of candidates. If you have been successful at this stage EMA will contact you via telephone/email.
Initial screening assessments will be held on 5 & 6 November and final selection will be on 13 & 14 November. This will take place in the Rochdale area.
If you have not been successful at this stage, you will be notified in writing.
Following the screening interviews, all candidates will be contacted by EMA to advise whether they have been short listed for a further interview. At this final stage, the process is likely to involve skills testing, a stock-tour of RBH's estates, a Board/Council dinner (all on 13th November) followed by a presentation and interview on 14th November.
EMA’s Pledge to Applicants and Candidates
All applicants and candidates will be provided with full feedback at each stage of the process.
Timetable
The information outlined below is provisional and subject to confirmation:
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| Advertised Closing Date for Applications |
Thursday 16th October 2008 - 12 noon |
| Initial screening/assessments (Rochdale area) |
5th & 6th November 2008 |
| Final selection (Rochdale area) |
13th & 14th November 2008 |
Consultant Contact Details
The EMA Director for this assignment is Kathy Hampden. If you have any queries about the position or the selection process, or if you would like an informal and confidential discussion with our consultants, please do not hesitate to contact Kathy directly on 07753 606065 or by email to kathy.hampden@emaconsult.co.uk
