Applying for the post of Chief Operating Officer
Making Your Application
You should apply online through the MyJobScotland national recruitment portal. The recruitment portal allows you to create your personal
MyJobScotland account where your information is saved and can be used for future applications. Please make sure you complete all
sections and questions on the application. We do not accept Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) to support your application.
Your application will be acknowledged automatically to the email address you supplied on your application. If you do not receive an
automated acknowledgement within 24 hours of submitting your online application please contact Janet Nixon, Secretary on 03451 55 55
55 extension 444261 or by emailing [email protected].
Selection Process
If you wish an informal discussion about the job, please contact Chris Ewing, Chief Operating Officer on 03451 55 55 55 Ext 440446 or
email: [email protected].
It is intended that the selection process for this post will be:
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The Board will short-list applications week commencing 3rd April, 2017. Candidates will be contacted, normally by e-mail, as soon
as possible thereafter.
Psychometric assessments will be conducted online and must be completed within the allocated timescale before the interview.
Formal interviews with the Board will be held week commencing 17th April, 2017.
At the beginning of the formal interview, you will be asked to make a short 10 minute presentation, the subject of which will be
given to you 40 minutes before the interview
It is hoped to make a decision on the appointment at the conclusion of the formal interviews and make a conditional offer of
appointment.
You may want to refer our website for information for further information about our organisation, www.refsol.co.uk. If you are selected for
interview, you will be given access to our Business Plan for 2017/18.
Key Contacts:
If you have any administrative queries about the job information pack, application form or the application process, please contact Janet
Nixon on 03451 55 55 55 extension 444261 or by emailing [email protected] .
Pre-Employment Checks
The following sections provide information about the checks we carry out for candidates we invite to interview and before a preferred
candidate is allowed to start work with our organisation. Unless stated otherwise, all checks apply to internal and external candidates.
If invited to interview, please make sure that you bring all the original documents required to your interview to avoid unnecessary delays
in the recruitment process. A copy will be taken for our records.
Eligibility to Work in the UK
Original forms of identification as detailed in the invitation letter. If you are not currently entitled to work in the UK, we advise that you visit
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for further information about working in the UK.
Academic Qualifications and Certificates
Original copies of all relevant educational and professional qualifications and memberships. If the original certificate is unavailable, you
must obtain a certified copy of the document from the issuing body.
Driving Licence
If required for the post, or to claim mileage incurred for business travel, you will be asked to bring proof that you hold the appropriate
driving licence, insurance for business and as required your vehicle’s MOT to allow you to carry out the driving duties associated with the
post.
References
In your application you will have been asked to provide us with full contact details, including email address, of at least two referees who
can provide a reference for you covering at least the last three years. One of these must be from your current or most recent employer.
Fife Resource Solutions reserves the right to ask for the name of a further referee where we are not satisfied for any reason. If you are
invited to interview you should contact your nominated referees to advise them that we may be contacting them on your behalf.
Medical Assessment
The preferred candidate will be required to complete a pre-employment health questionnaire and participate in a medical examination
from our occupational health provider. If you have not had a medical check with your General Practitioner recently you are advised to do
so before attending for interview.
Criminal Convictions
We comply with legislation and codes of practice that govern the use of criminal conviction history information provided on ex-offenders.
If you have declared a criminal conviction history, this will only be taken into consideration where the actual history is relevant to the
specific duties of the post you have applied for.
Overseas Criminal Record Checks
You are responsible for obtaining an overseas police check, if you:
1. have spent three months or more (in a single period) in a non UK country in the last ten years
2. were born and have lived overseas until adulthood.
If necessary, you will need to provide a translated check from the country/countries involved at you own expense.
The UK Government has advice on how to obtain criminal records checks from certain countries. At the time this paragraph was updated
the advice could be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants.
Accessibility
Fife Resource Solutions wants its recruitment application process to be accessible to all applicants. Job information can be made
available in alternative formats including audio, paper, large print and Braille, and translation upon request. We may need to involve other
agencies to help us with this. If you require an alternative format or language to help you apply for this post you should email
[email protected] to advise of your specific requirements. Information about accessibility can be found on the Myjobscotland
website under Accessibility.