Head of Planning, Performance & Risk

About the role

The Head of Planning, Performance and Risk will be responsible for leading the management and reporting of organisational risk and performance across JRHT and JRF and to oversee the delivery of the organisational projects through the project management office.

Working closely with the chief executive and director team, the role will oversee the implementation of a strong risk management and performance strategy, tailored to the different needs of the housing trust and foundation. This work will further enhance and support the strong governance arrangements in place across the organisation.

About you

We're looking for someone who has significant experience of planning, performance and risk management and understands the interrelationships between them. You'll have strong analytical and communication skills to interpret and report on performance and risk and be able to provide expert advice to drive continuous improvement too.

As important, you will have a keen interest and good understanding of planning and project management to ensure that the organisation is delivering its key strategic projects.

You will have excellent people skills, able to work collaboratively and use your sound understanding of how risk and performance frameworks can enable a performance and learning organisational culture and create meaningful change.

You will have a strong connection to our values and a keen interest in how our approach to risk and performance can make a real difference in how we work.

About us:

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North East. JRF and JRHT are two important influencing organisations with an ambitious agenda for inspiring positive change...

If you share our passion and this role sounds like you, then we're looking forward to hearing from you.

To apply, please upload your CV and supporting letter explaining your motivation for the role and how you think your skills, knowledge and experience makes you the ideal candidate.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 13 February 2022

Interviews will be held on week commencing 28 February 2022

Additional Information

We want to make sure that everyone, including our residents and staff, are kept safe and have extensive safety and infection control measures in place, throughout our working environments.

Additionally, it is legislation from 11 November 2021, that everyone who works in a residential or nursing care home or needs to enter a residential care setting to carry out their role, must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Consequently, ensuring this requirement is met forms part of our recruitment and selection process, where applicable.

This is a full-time permanent position which could be considered on a job-share basis. If you'd like to apply on this basis, please do indicate this on your application.

At JRF / JRHT we're at our best when we're continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference - and hope others will do the same. So as life returns to normal, and for those roles which allow it, we're developing a more blended approach to how and where you work. Which means you can expect to work flexibly between the office and home.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At JRF/JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.