Recruitment Process
How to Apply
Please read the full job description and person specification for the role before applying.
All our applications are scored on how they meet the person specification, so we suggest giving examples of your experience and skills for each point of the criteria in ‘Section E: Application’. This section can be written or submitted an audio file in ZIP format. For any information unavailable to you, but required in the form, please write ‘N/A’ in the relevant boxes.
In order to monitor the demographic of our candidates, we ask all applicants to complete the equal opportunities monitoring form.
For any queries or access requirements, please contact recruitment@bowarts.com or phone 020 8980 7774.
Why We Can’t Accept CVs
In place of CVs, all applicants are assessed through a structured application process designed to evaluate the competencies, skills, and attributes directly relevant to each role. This approach ensures that every candidate is considered on the same basis, and that selection decisions are grounded in objective, role-specific criteria.
Shortlisting Process
All applications are reviewed by a shortlisting panel of at least two members of staff. Each application is scored 1-5 against the person specification criteria. The shortlisting panel then compare results and invite the highest scoring candidates to interview.
Invite to Interview
We invite candidates to interview on-site at our wheelchair accessible office to get a feel for the environment but understand that this may not be possible for everyone, so ask for any access requirements at this time. Examples of access requirements or reasonable adjustments are holding the interview online, changing the interview environment (e.g. lighting) and allowing extra time for your interview. These are just a few examples – we warmly welcome applicants to contact us to discuss access requirements in further detail (recruitment@bowarts.com or 020 8980 7774).
At interview invite stage, each candidate will be informed of:
- Location (including its physical accessibility)
- Date and Time
- Interview panel members
- Format of the interview (e.g. question and answer, or whether there will be a task to complete)
Interview Process
Interviews are usually about 45 minutes – 1 hour long. At interview, the panel will introduce themselves, give a brief background of Bow Arts, introduce the role, and explain the interview format. Throughout the interview, the panel will be taking notes so that they can remember your answers. At the end of each interview, we allow time for candidates to ask questions to the panel and will confirm a time frame of when candidates can expect to hear the interview outcome.
If the interview involves a task, this will usually be desk based at a computer or laptop, and a member of staff will explain the task to you and set a time limit. A member of staff will let you know when your time is up and will show you to the exit.
Selection
The interview panel will score the candidate 1-5 for each question and will compare their answers. If there is a mutual high scorer, this person will be offered the role. However, if at this point there are 2 equally high scoring candidates, the answer to the question ‘Do you consider yourself to be from a community underrepresented in the arts?’ will be considered, and a positive action decision will be made from this answer.
The successful candidate will be contacted by phone to offer the role, which will then be followed up by email to confirm in writing. Unsuccessful candidates will be contacted by email and offered feedback.