HEAD OF YORKSHIRE PROGRAMME
JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
● Term: One year fixed term contract, with option of extension. Full time.
● Start: As soon as possible.
● Remuneration: £38 - 42k, 27 days annual leave (excluding bank
holidays), pension contribution.
● Working Pattern: Ideally full time 5 days per week, however we are open
to part-time and flexible working arrangements.
● Additional benefits: Flexible working policy, employee assistance
programme, cycle to work scheme, and development and training
opportunities.
● Location: Jo Cox House, Batley. Our team are currently working from
home and in our Batley office; you are able to work full time in the office if
working from home is not possible or comfortable for you. In the future
you will have the option to work part of the week from home rather than
from the office and you will be frequently out and about. ● Application deadline: Apply before midnight on Wednesday 30th June
2021
● Application process: Please complete the application form online and
email your CV to [email protected]. We will blindly assess
application questions and consider CVs to decide the final interview
shortlist. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to
submit your application.
The first round of interviews will take place on 6 and 7 July. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to attend the interview.
We regret that due to capacity we are unable to provide feedback for applicants who did not progress to interview.
Hey there, come join our team and help us build a better world. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to play a key role in a small but influential charity building a positive legacy for the late Jo Cox MP. We are looking for someone with excellent team leadership skills, experience of building cross-sector partnerships and a strong strategic brain to head up the
Foundation’s Yorkshire team.
ABOUT THE JO COX FOUNDATION
The Jo Cox Foundation was established in 2016 by the friends and family of the late Jo Cox MP. The Foundation exists to build a positive legacy for Jo and to create something positive from the tragedy that was her murder. Just as Jo did, we believe in working together effectively with individuals and organisations that share the belief that we have more in common than that which divides us.
Our mission is to build stronger communities, a better public life and a fairer world in Jo’s name. To date, our campaigns and initiatives have addressed a broad range of issues including tackling loneliness, reducing abuse and intimidation in public life and preventing atrocities in conflict-affected countries. No one day is ever the same as the next!
We are a close-knit, passionate and dedicated team. Whilst we work hard, it’s incredibly important to us that we have fun and look after ourselves and each other too.
ABOUT THE ROLE
In the aftermath of the murder of Jo Cox, a group of volunteers came together in her consitutency to organise events in her honour, inspired by her life; they became known as 'More in Common, Batley & Spen' and have continued to work at the heart of the community since Jo was killed.
Since 2016 the organic development of the volunteer group has grown into the
Yorkshire team of the Foundation. Local fundraising created a small staff team of 4 people - 2.6FTE based in Jo Cox House in Batley. Their work responds to the needs of the local community, focused around community development and bridging differences. Since the onset of the pandemic the team have supported the local community response to Covid-19 as part of a region wide partnership with the local authority and voluntary sector partners.
Our work in Yorkshire forms an integral part of the broader work of the Jo Cox
Foundation at a national level and over the coming months we will be exploring how we can ensure that we are working as one team, albeit one based in different geographical areas. We’ll be thinking about how the work in
Yorkshire integrates with our national programmes, and also what the unique role for the Foundation in Jo’s constituency is.
As we go through this process, we’re looking for someone to work closely with the CEO to maximise the potential of the Yorkshire based team. Key aspects of the role will be leadership and pastoral care for the team, strategic development, partnership management and support with fundraising.
Reports to: CEO
● Strategy development ○ Working with the CEO on the multi-year strategic development of
an integrated Yorkshire strategy.
○ Creating operational plans and setting timetables for internal
strategic reviews.
○ Ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded and
prioritised in all strategic planning.
● Team management and internal relationships
○ Leading and inspiring a team to deliver on the agreed strategy.
○ Maximising opportunities for collaborative working across the
organisation.
○ Planning and delegating effectively to the team on a day-to-day
basis and ensuring all team members are supported to do their
jobs effectively.
○ Liaison with Jo Cox’s family, the CEO and the More in Common
Batley and Spen volunteer group.
○ Working together with JCF’s Head of Ops and Finance on
recruitment and onboarding. ○ Supporting team members’ personal development and wellbeing in
partnership with the CEO.
● Budget and operational management
○ Managing income/expenditure budget on an ongoing basis and
ensuring projects stay on budget, regularly reporting back to the
CEO and Head of Ops and Finance.
○ Ensuring team abides by the JCF’s financial and operational
policies across all of the work, including but not limited to financial
compliance, safeguarding, HR best-practice and GDPR.
● Fundraising and partnerships management
○ Support the CEO on fundraising, including leading on building and
maintaining relationships with Yorkshire based funders.
○ Writing and overseeing grant applications and grant reporting
where relevant.
● Comms and promotion ○ Contributing to the development of an organisational comms
strategy.
○ Overseeing the implementation of the comms strategy for the
Yorkshire team.
● Monitoring and evaluation
○ Overseeing the strategic development and implementation of the
M&E strategy for the Yorkshire team.
○ Contributing to Foundation-wide reporting, including Board
reporting, grant-reporting and annual Trustee reports.
ABOUT YOU
You’ll be passionate about building networks and bringing people together, and ideally have a great knowledge of the voluntary and community sector in
West Yorkshire. You’ll have experience of leading a small team, working collaboratively with colleagues, and supporting them to do the best job possible. You’ll also be a strategic thinker, and you’ll bring experience of using evaluation data to inform the future direction of projects.
In addition, you will have strongly held personal values which align with The Jo
Cox Foundation’s vision and Jo’s ‘more in common’ ethos. These will be reflected in your respect for others and the desire to make a truly positive contribution through your work.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
● Evidenced experience working in the field of community development
● Experience of leading and inspiring teams
● Excellent project management skills
● Experience in developing programme strategies and plans and
establishing targets and KPIs to measure impact.
● Experience of project monitoring and evaluation
● Experience working collaboratively with a range of partners ● Proven experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders
● Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the confidence
in presenting at all levels
● Passionate about communities and bringing people together
● Flexible, adaptable and comfortable working in high paced environments
● Experience in budget management and financial planning
● Commitment to JCF’s values and to fostering a culture where all team
members have a sense of belonging.
Desirable ● Experience of working in community development in Kirklees, in
particular Batley and Spen and a knowledge of the local area
● Experience of successfully raising funds from a variety of sectors,
including trusts and foundations and corporate partners
● Experience of working in a culturally diverse community
● Experience of working in politics or of policy change and advocacy work We’re interested in hearing from people from a range of backgrounds and career paths. If you’re unsure whether you’re right for this role, please get in touch and we can discuss further.
The Jo Cox Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and we actively encourage applicants from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion both within our staff team and our community programmes.
Job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics). To ensure this, we use a blind recruitment process.
Along with our Flexible Working policy and Employee Assistance Programme, the Foundation strives to provide the support and adaptations needed for every employee to fulfil their role to the best of their ability. Please let us know if we can offer any reasonable adjustments to support your application by emailing [email protected]. You can download the large print version of this Job Description at www.jocoxfoundation.org/careers.