Fair Employment (NI) and Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring

The RSPB is committed to attracting, recruiting, employing and promoting our employees solely on the basis of suitability for the work to be performed.

This information does not form part of your application and will not be seen by anybody directly involved in the selection process. By completing this you are consenting for your data to be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act. It will be treated confidentially at all times and only used for equality monitoring.

Thank you for helping the RSPB in our ongoing commitment to fair and transparent processes that promote equality of opportunity at all levels and better reflect the diverse communities that we are part of. Additionally, for all jobs in Northern Ireland, we monitor the community background of our applicants and report to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland as required.

Applicant Name

Job Reference Number

Job Title

Gender/Gender Female Male Prefer not to say Identity

Age 16-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Prefer not to say

Religious identity

Regardless of whether you practice a religion, most people in Northern Ireland are seen as either Catholic or Protestant. Please indicate the community background by ticking the appropriate box below.

If you choose not to answer, we are encouraged to use the "residuary" method which means that we can make a determination on the basis of personal information included in your application for employment. It is a criminal offence to give false information in connection with the preparation of a monitoring return.

I am a member of the Protestant community

I am a member of the Roman Catholic Community

I am a member of neither the Protestant or Roman Catholic community

Do you consider yourself to have a disability ? The RSPB considers this to mean a physical or mental health condition lasting or expected to last 12 months or more that reduces your ability to carry out day-to-day activities.

Yes No Prefer not to say

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Ethnic Origin Please select from the UK census categories listed below the one grouping which you identify most closely

White Mixed/Multiple Asian/Asian Black/ African/ Other ethnic Ethnic Group British Caribbean/ Black group British

English White and Black Indian African Arab Caribbean Welsh Pakistani Caribbean White and Black Any other ethnic Scottish African Bangladeshi Any other Black/ group African/ Caribbean Northern Irish White and Asian Chinese background Irish Any other Asian Any other mixed Prefer background Gypsy or Irish background not to say Traveller Other White background

Thank you. Please return this form to: [email protected] or by post to RSPB, HR DEPT, THE LODGE, SANDY, BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2DL.

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