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Next steps

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Please complete and submit all sections of the ‘Next steps’ process, this will give some valuable information on who you are and why you are interested in joining our team.

Once you’ve completed this we’ll send you an automated email with a PDF of your submission for your records.

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1. Personal details

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2. Why you want to join the team

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3. How you would describe yourself

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4. What you believe you bring to the team

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5. How you make decisions

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6. What inclusiveness and diversity means to you

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7. What aspects of the Scheme you are interested in running

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8. Why you are putting yourself forward this year


Please use the space below to add any other information that you believe is relevant.

Personal details

Please provide your details below:

Why you want to join the team.

Using the box below, please tell us why you would like to join the team? (*mandatory field)

Please indicate whether you would be looking to join as a Trustee Talent Pool member or Member Nominated Director. If you’re interested but haven’t decided which role you want to apply for, select ‘Not decided yet’ so the selection panel can consider which role you may be more suited to.

How you would describe yourself

Which four of the characteristics shown below best describe you?

What you believe you bring to the team

Each member of our team contributes in a different way. We know it’s these differences in approach that makes us stronger as a group. Whilst we’ll provide you with training and support, it would be good to understand what skills or attributes you feel you already possess.

We have listed several skills or attributes a person may demonstrate below. Please indicate for each whether this is an attribute you will be bring to the team, or something you would need to develop.

  • 1 – I need to develop this skill
  • 5 – I excel in this area

Practical problem solving

Get to the root cause of the issue and through research and analysis identifies workable ways to solve the problem

Collaboration

Work with others toward a common goal

Analytical

Collect and analyse information to solve problems and make decisions

Strategic thinking

Think beyond day-to-day matters to assess the bigger picture

Attention to detail

Carry out a task focusing meticulously on every aspect

Influencing others

Bring others to your way of thinking without force or coercion, whilst taking others’ perspectives into account

Communication

Convey a message in such a way that is understood clearly by all those receiving it

Ethical leadership

Leadership that is directed by respect for ethical beliefs and values and for the dignity and rights of others

Team building

Aligning with others around shared goals, building effective working relationships and reducing team members role ambiguity

Active listening

Making a conscious effort to hear not only the words that another person is saying but, more importantly, the complete message being communicated

Challenging

Stimulating thought and/or conversation by testing the currently perceived wisdom

Negotiating

Reach agreement through discussion or other forms of communication that is of mutual benefit to the parties involved

Chairing

Leading meeting, setting rules or boundaries for discussion and ensuring that all parties are heard and any subsequent decisions that are taken are robust

Dynamic decision making

Interdependent decision-making that actively looks to reassess previous decisions based on changing circumstances and environment

Long term thinking

The intentional consideration of 1) what might happen in the future (often >5 years), 2) what are our choices for affecting the future, and 3) what do we know (or not know) about the consequences of those choices

How you make decisions

Which two of the following best describes how you make decisions?

What inclusiveness and diversity means to you

Please explain what inclusiveness and diversity means to you and why you think it may be an important consideration when deciding the make up of our team.

What aspects of the Scheme you are interested in running

Please use the box below to tell us what aspects of the scheme you are interested in running and why.

Why you are putting yourself forward this year

Did you apply for either the Trustee Board or the Trustee Talent Pool last year?

If you did not apply last year let us know why in the box below.

Application received

Thank you for your application.

You should receive an email shortly confirming that the details have been recorded.