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NALA Plain English Editor: Application Form
Job application form for NALA Plain English Editor
Instructions
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Type your answers into this form and email your completed form (and supporting
examples if necessary) to [email protected] by 5pm Friday 3 March 2017.
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Use a clear font such as Arial or Verdana, font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.
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Keep to the maximum word count specified in each section.
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Complete all sections. You can add more fields if you need to. Please do not
include a CV. You may include a short cover letter.
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If you have any questions, email [email protected] or call (01) 412 7905.
Applicants with the highest marks will be asked to attend an interview on Thursday 16
March 2017 in NALA, Sandford Lodge, Sandford Close, Dublin 6, D06 YF65.
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Office use only
Application number
Date received
Section 1: Personal details
Name
Telephone
Email
Address
Section 2: References
Provide two work references with a contact email and phone number. We will ask you
before we contact your referees.
Section 3: Qualifications (begin at most recent date please)
Full name of qualification, for
Name of university,
Grade
Year
example Masters, Degree, Diploma,
college or school
awarded
obtained
Leaving Certificate
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Section 4: Relevant work experience (begin at most recent date please)
Your job title
Name and address
of your employer,
company or
organisation
Duration of
employment (for
example from March
2014 to present)
Describe your main
(150 words maximum)
duties and
responsibilities
Your job title
Name and address
of your employer,
company or
organisation
Duration of
employment (for
example from March
2014 to present)
Describe your main
duties and
responsibilities
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(150 words maximum in this section)
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Section 5: Editing experience
In the space provided, please describe up to four examples of your editing
experience. Focus on any editing experience you may have where you used plain
English guidelines.
Please also provide four electronic links (or short attachments) to work you have
edited and or written. Please include these as attachments to your email. At least two
of these examples should be of work you have edited. Ideally, these examples would
show the text ‘before’ and ‘after’ you edited them.
Experience 1
(200 words max)
Experience 2
(200 words max)
Experience 3
(200 words max)
Experience 4
(200 words max)
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Section 6: Relevant writing experience
In the space provide, please describe up to two examples of your writing
experience. Focus on any writing where you used plain English guidelines.
Please also provide two electronic links (or short attachments) to work you have
written. Please include these as part of your email.
Experience 1
(200 words max)
Experience 2
(200 words max)
Section 7: Project management experience
Please describe two examples of your project management experience. For example,
you might want to refer to examples of how you managed writing or editing projects,
clients and or staff.
Example 1: (200 word description maximum)
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Example 2: (200 word description max)
Section 8: IT skills
Please list your skills in IT (editing software) and the desktop publishing packages
you know, particularly those related to editing.
(200 words maximum in this section)
Section 9: Design and layout skills and experience
Please describe your experience in assisting or leading the design and publication of
materials.
Any other information
Provide any other information you think is relevant to your application.
(200 words maximum)
Remember to mail your completed form to [email protected] by 5pm Friday 3 March
2017.
Good luck!
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