• LGBT Foundation Application Form

    LGBT Foundation Application Form

  • Finance Officer

    September 2026

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    Please read the job description carefully to think about how you are suitable for the role. In this application form you will be asked to answer some questions based on your knowledge, understanding and experience so we can shortlist and evaluate whether you the right person for this role. You can choose to answer these as a video, audio (nothing fancy, just using your phone is fine) or written format.

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    We’re delighted to hear you’re thinking about joining us. We are taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or people aged 50+, to continue to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in our staff team.

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      APPLICATION QUESTIONS
    1  Why have you applied for this Finance Officer role at LGBT Foundation?
    2  Describe a time when you had to work accurately with detailed information. What did you do to check your work?
    3  Describe a time when you explained something to someone who was unfamiliar with it. How did you approach this?
    4 Do you have either:
    GCSE Maths (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above; or Relevant experience demonstrating your ability to work accurately and confidently with numerical information? If yes, please provide brief details.

    Please complete all sections of the form in black ink or type directly into the boxes.

    Application forms that are not completed in full will be automatically rejected. CVs will not be accepted.

    Closing date and time is 9am on Tuesday, 1st September 2026.

    Interviews will take place on Tuesday, 8th September 2026 in person in Manchester.

    If you require this form or any of the accompanying information in large print or a different format, please contact Recruitment@lgbt.foundation.

    We look forward to receiving your application and if you would like some more information or want to get more of a sense of what we are about, please email recruitment@lgbt.foundation and they will happily answer any questions or give you a call to discuss the role further.

     

    The lawful condition for processing this data under GDPR is ‘fulfilment of contract’. LGBT Foundation will use this information to shortlist during and as part of the application process. If successful, we will add you to payroll and to our pension provider, as well as our own internal HR system. We will not share this information with anyone else for any other purposes. We use authorised third parties to help us process our data who are also GDPR compliant.

     

  • Personal Details

    Personal Details

    Please fill in all of the below details. This section of the application form will be treated as confidential and will only be used to contact you.
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  • What is your preferred method of contact?*
  • Are there any restrictions on you taking up employment in the UK? (if yes, please provide more details)
  • References

    References

    Please provide two references that we are able to approach should you be offered the position. These references will not be taken up until we have offered the post and received confirmation of acceptance.

  • Current Employer/ First Referee

  • Second Referee

  • Working, Training and Experience

    Working, Training and Experience

    Please complete this section listing details of your current employer and the duties you perform in your current role. Also citing listing the most relevant (and highest) qualifications / training you have achieved as well as examples of lived experience to support your application

  • Employment History

  • Start Date Employed*
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  • Are you still Employed here?*

  • Training and Experience

  • We really value lived experience, so feel free to share experiences from work, from voluntary work and from your non-work life, equally, if who you are connects you to particular communities of LGBTQ+ people, please let us know that. Rather than just formal work experience, we are also looking for your capabilities, as we are aware that LGBTQ+ people may have not had the opportunities to grow their job experience in ways other people may have.
  • Experience, skills, abilities and knowledge

    Experience, skills, abilities and knowledge

    The first stage of the application is answering 3 questions based upon the organisation’s values and your work experiences and skills

  • Finance Officer

    September 2026

  • For some of the questions you can choose to answer these using either:

    • Video file submission
    • Audio file submission
    • Written submission

    Please Note -Video/Audio file(s) can be attached below OR if the files are too big we suggest using a file transfer linking service such as WeTransfer and email submissions together to recruitment@lgbt.foundation using the same email that you submitted above in this application. You can answer all the questions in one file if you wish.

    Please ensure your application reflects your own experience, insights, and judgement. We are interested in understanding your individual approach and achievements. You may use tools, including AI, for support if needed, but your responses should remain authentic and tailored to the questions asked. Applications that are overly generic or do not clearly demonstrate your personal experience may be scored less favourably.

     

  • Question 1 - Why have you applied for this Finance Officer role at LGBT Foundation?*
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  • Question 2 - Describe a time when you had to work accurately with detailed information. What did you do to check your work?*
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  • Question 3 - Describe a time when you explained something to someone who was unfamiliar with it. How did you approach this?*
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  • Question 4 - Do you have either of these (tick one or both)*

  • LGBT Foundation is part of the Disability Confident scheme and is an Investors in People accredited organisation. If you prove to us that you at least meet all of our essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview
  • Do you consider yourself to be disabled?*

  • Declarations & Conflict of Interests

  • Are you related to or known by anyone at LGBT Foundation who is either a volunteer or an employee?*
  • Are you aware of, or have reason to believe that either - (1) there is something from your past which would constitute as a conflict of interest for LGBT Foundation OR (2) could have the potential to bring the organisation into disrepute?*

  • Declaration of criminal convictions

  • The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA) ensures that ex-offenders who have not re-offended for a period of time since the date of their conviction are not discriminated against when applying for jobs. The ROA enables ex-offenders to ‘wipe the slate clean’ of their criminal records in the sense that they are no longer legally required to disclose to an organisation conviction that are ‘spent’, unless the role they are applying for is exempted from the Act.

    Any declaration you make will be kept confidential as part of the recruitment process and each case will be decided on its own merits (Note some people are banned from working with children under the Protection of Children Act 1999 & Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 When looking at declarations the recruitment panel will consider:

    • Whether the information revealed is relevant to the position
    • The seriousness of the offence(s)
    • The length of time since the offence(s)
    • Whether this was part of a pattern of offending or a one-off incident
    • The age of the applicant at the time and circumstances of the offence and explanation(s) of the applicant.

    Please be as honest as possible at this stage as an Enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure may be requested prior to confirmation of appointment and your appointment will be subject to this being received and satisfactory as part of your recruitment. If you are unsure whether you need to declare something please contact the NACRO Resettlement Plus Helpline on 0207 8406464.

  • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY CRIMINAL OFFENCE/S OR RECEIVED A CAUTION*
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  • I agree to LGBT Foundation holding the information supplied subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. I also consent to LGBT Foundation obtaining a criminal record disclosure (DBS check) if this is required by the role. The information supplied will remain confidential within LGBT Foundation, and will only be accessible by authorised staff and volunteers, and will not be supplied to any third parties.*
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  • Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

    Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and will not be used in any decision making

  • LGBT Foundation are an equal opportunity employer. The aim of our policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

    We would like to use your data to ensure that this policy is fully and fairly implemented. We will use your data to compile statistics on who is applying for roles. We can use this to ensure our reach across our various channels is a wide as it can be. Completion of this form is optional. Any responses you give will assist us in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace on the representation amongst our workforce of the categories listed. 

     

  • GENDER - Which of the following option best describes your gender*
  • SEXUAL ORIENTATION - Which of the following best describes how you think of yourself?*
  • GENDER ID - Is your gender identity the same as that you were assigned at birth?*
  • DISABILITY - Do you consider yourself to be a disabled person- (As set out in section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (This may also include long-term medical conditions)*
  • Where did you first hear about this role?*
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