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Programme Support Officer - Re-imaging Communities Programme

Job Opportunity - Programme Support Officer
Re-imaging Communities Programme (Ref: 09/06)

Temporary post – to March 2010

1.         Introduction
This post is for a Programme Support Officer for the Re-imaging Communities Programme.  It is anticipated that this temporary contract will last until March 2010.

2.         Terms and Conditions
Salary Range £17,668 – £21,132 per annum.

Initial salary will fall within the scale minimum and scale maximum.  Annual increases in salary are in accordance with NICS pay policy. They are normally payable from 1st August each year, subject to at least 3 months satisfactory performance in the specific reporting year (April to March).

Pension Scheme  The Council’s pension scheme is operated through the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee.

Probationary Period  The appointment will commence with a probation period of six months which may be terminated at a month’s notice by either side during the period.

Annual Leave is 25 days per annum (pro rata) and the leave year runs from 1st March to 28/29th February.

The post holder may be required to work outside the Arts Council’s normal office and
flexi-time hours.

Office Location The post is based at the Arts Council’s offices, 77 Malone Road, Belfast. 


3.         Closing Date
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 5.00pm on Friday 23rd January 2008.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient postage has been paid to return the form.  We will not accept any application where we are asked to pay any shortfall in postage. 

The completed Application Form and Recruitment Monitoring Form should be returned in an envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL and must be addressed to:

The Human Resources Officer
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
MacNeice House
77 Malone Road
Belfast    BT9 6AQ

Failure to complete and return the Application Form in accordance with the Guidance Notes contained on the reverse of the first page of the Application Form will result in your application being disqualified.

Canvassing will disqualify.

Copies of this job application pack are available in large text or on disk, on written request only, from the Corporate Services Department, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, MacNeice House, 77 Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6AQ or by email from registry@artscouncil-ni.org

4.         Shortlisting
Initial shortlisting will be carried out using the Essential requirements in the Person Specification.  Should further shortlisting be necessary, the Desirable requirements will be applied in the order shown.

5.         Interviews
The interviews for this post are scheduled to be held in February 2009.

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