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The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund
Chief Executive
Appointment Brief
September 2016
Welcome from Barry Jenkins OBE, President
Thank you for your interest in the role of Chief
Executive at The Cinema and Television
Benevolent Fund (CTBF).
Founded in 1924, the CTBF is the leading UK
charity for people working behind the scenes in
film, cinema and commercial television. We
support creative, production professionals,
marketers and administration staff from script to
screen, who find themselves in times of need for
one reason or another.
Through donations, supporter subscriptions, and
events including The Royal Film Performance, the
CTBF is able to help more than 1,000 beneficiaries
and their families every year. However, the
industry is changing with a move to digital and
online platforms coupled with changing work
patterns in the UK to more part-time and
freelance contracts.
Alongside this CTBF is changing and the charity
wishes to explore the best ways to support
beneficiaries in the future by helping people as
they enter the industry and to support them
throughout their careers when times may be
difficult or hard for them.
Following the untimely death of our current Chief
Executive, Richard Wilson, after 4 years in post, we
seek another inspirational Chief Executive who
can build on our strong foundations and lead the
organisation through the next stage in its
evolution, enhancing levels of awareness and
understanding of the CTBF among our
stakeholders and our current and potential
beneficiaries.
We’re looking for a new Chief Executive who
shares our passion for our important work, with
the ability to lead a national organisation. You’ll
have the gravitas to engage credibly with a wide
range of stakeholders. In return you will be
guaranteed an exciting, challenging and rewarding
experience within a progressive and forward-
thinking organisation.
The CTBF has a strong history, we benefit from a
dedicated staff team who are committed to the
welfare of our beneficiaries nationwide and we
have a strong, engaged and dynamic Board who
remain outward looking. As President, I look
forward to working closely with you and I am
excited to see what you can bring to our
organisation.
If you are interested in this unique role and would
welcome the opportunity to have an informal
conversation, please contact our advising
consultant, Philip Nelson, on 020 7939 7443 or via
email at [email protected].
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Barry Jenkins OBE
President
About Us
The cinema industry in the UK was fairly well
established but fragmented by 1913. With over
3,000 cinemas nationwide, the industry had grown
quickly, and in the early days thousands were
employed on relatively low pay, even by the
standards of the time. By the 1920s, employers
and philanthropists had come to recognise the
need to deal with the social conditions and
sometimes desperate situations that cinema
employees were facing.
In April 1925, the first meeting of the
Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund took place
in 33 Soho Square and the Fund received its very
first donation – the proceeds of the
Cinematograph Garden Party held at the Royal
Botanic Gardens, which yielded the impressive
sum of £2,551.10s.10d, equivalent at the time to
the purchase price of a very big house in the
country.
One of the first donors was cinema pioneer Sir
William Jury, who not only made an early
contribution to the Fund of £1,000, but in 1935
bought Glebelands – a large country house in
Berkshire – for the Fund to use as a rest and
convalescent home.
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The great names in the British cinema industry –
Delfont, Samuelson, Rank , Woolf – run through
the history of the fund, just as today it enjoys the
patronage of Lords Puttnam and Grade, and the
support of our most talented film-makers and
performers, including Sir Alan Parker, the multi-
award winning director, and the Broccoli family,
producers of the James Bond franchise.
The Royal Connection
HM The Queen, is the current Royal Patron of the
Fund – a role she inherited from her father who
saw the very first Royal Command Film
Performance at the Empire Leicester Square. “A
Matter of Life and Death”, the Powell Pressberger
Film starring David Niven, Roger Lifesay and
Raymond Massey. King George was accompanied
by Queen Elizabeth and the two young princesses,
Elizabeth and Margaret.
Small screen, big impact
By 1964, the influence of television was beginning
to have an impact and Lord Rank proposed the
modernisation of the fund. The name was
subsequently changed to The Cinema and
Television Benevolent Fund and for the first time,
membership and benefits were extended to staff
members in the Independent Television
Companies. Further modernisation took place in
1972 with the appointment of the first full time
Executive Director – a salaried employee who
would take over the running of the Fund,
answerable to the President and Trustees.
Support
The CTBF provides financial support and pastoral
care. We provide one-off grants and regular
payments to those in need. Welfare services are
based at Head Office in London with our own fully
trained visitors across all regions of the UK.
The CTBF Richard Attenborough Scholarship
provides financial assistance towards tuition fees
for students who wish to attend the National Film
and Television School but are facing financial
difficulties. The John Brabourne Awards are a
stepping stone for emerging talent, driven to
further their careers in all aspects of the film and
television industries.
Our support continues into senior years at
Glebelands, our own care home, providing
residential care and full nursing. In addition we
offer independent living in the adjacent Broccoli
Cloister, a wonderful development of twenty
seven flats.
The CTBF also has a National Care Plan, enabling
those who have worked in the industry and their
parents, to receive a discount in any Anchor care
home across England. The partnership with
Anchor means that our beneficiaries can now
access care homes at preferential rates and
receive help with finding retirement housing from
a trusted and highly regarded provided.
Strategic Review
The objective of the review is to better understand
the views of all those we interact with, both
stakeholders and beneficiaries, in order to
become more effective at helping many more
people as they enter the industry and to support
them throughout their careers, when times may
be difficult or hard for them and their families.
We have sought to achieve this by establishing a
level of awareness and understanding of the CTBF
among stakeholders and the current and potential
beneficiaries, by better understanding the needs
of the people working behind the scenes in the
films, cinema and commercial industries and who
they would turn to for help, by researching and
analysing how current marketing and
communication strategies are perceived by the
industry and by attempting to gauge the levels of
affinity towards the CTBF.
It is hoped that our new Chief Executive will be
able to use this evidence to ensure that we remain
relevant and that we continue to expand our
reach in line with our intended beneficiaries’
priorities.
Fundraising
The highlight of our year is the Royal Film
Performance. In October 2015, its 69th year, this
prestigious event was attended by the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. The film
itself was the world premiere of Spectre and was
held at the Royal Albert Hall.
The two other main events for the year was the
London Party held at the Tower of London and the
Comedy lunch held at BAFTA.
Donations and legacies remain an important
income stream for the CTBF and we continue to
promote our three categories of participation for
donors, Partners, previously corporate members;
Supporters, previously Life, Platinum, Gold and
Silver Members; and Friends, a brand new
category, open to all at no cost.
Financial Strength
The CTBF has healthy reserves which totalled in
excess of £31m at the 31 March 2015 year end.
Income for the year ended 31 March 2015 totalled
£3.2m with expenditure of £5.2m which left a
deficit from charitable activities of £2.0m, however
the net gain from the Investment Portfolio, which
totalled £2.9m resulted in the CTBF reporting a
surplus of £0.9m for the year.
Governance
The current Trustee Board numbers 13 Trustees
with a broad range of business experience drawn
from all facets of the film and TV industries. The
Trustees hold four meetings each calendar year.
The Trustees elect a President, currently Barry
Jenkins OBE, for a three year term who acts as
Chair of the Board at meetings.
To enable the Trustees to manage the CTBF
effectively, six committees have been established
to oversee, offer advice, and act on behalf of the
Board of Trustees on particular aspects of the
work of the CTBF. The current committees have
the full authority of the CTBF, acting as a liaison
between the Board and the Chief Executive, and
report back to the full Board at the quarterly
Trustee meetings and cover the following
disciplines: Estates, Finance, Fundraising,
Investment, Strategy and Welfare.
2016 and beyond
The CTBF will continue to offer help and support,
both practical and financial, to individuals and
their families, who have worked in cinema and
television. We will maximise awareness of the
National Care Plan amongst potential
beneficiaries, promote our new supporter
arrangements , further strengthen our links with
the cinema, film and commercial television
industries, continue to secure excellent films to be
screened at the Royal Film Performance, maximise
revenue generation, maintain high levels of
communication with supporters and work to
continually improve and establish new forms of
welfare support for current and new beneficiaries
and their dependents.
The CTBF would like to thank all our Partners,
Supporters and Friends for their support. Our
distributors and exhibitors who assist us
throughout the year, the management and staff at
Golden Square and Glebelands for their continued
support and our dedicated Trustees, all of whom
play there part in ensuring that we deliver the best
possible outcomes for our beneficiaries.
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund is a
registered charity with the Charity Commission
(registration number 1099660) and we are now
widely known as the CTBF.
Role Profile
Title: Chief Executive
Salary: At least £90,000 per annum
Responsible to: Chair and Board of Trustees
Contract: Permanent
Annual Leave: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays
Location: Central London
Purpose
As Chief Executive, you will be responsible for providing clear strategic and operational leadership to drive
the CTBF forward as it builds upon its position and reputation as the UK’s leading charity for people working
behind the scenes in film, cinema and commercial television, raising levels of awareness and understanding
of the CTBF to existing and potential beneficiaries.
Accountabilities
Ensure the long term sustainability of the
organisation, through effective governance,
sound finance and the delivery of relevant
support and services to our beneficiaries
Increase the effectiveness of our current
income streams and identify and develop new
income generating activities
Engage with the Cinema and Television
industries to ensure that the charity’s activities
remain relevant to their needs
Provide operational leadership to the
organisation, taking responsibility for its
management and administration on a day-to-
day basis
Manage the organisation’s affairs in an efficient
and effective manner, in line with the objectives
set out in the Strategic Plan and with legislative
and regulatory requirements
Work with our Head of Welfare to develop and
expand services within the current strategic
framework
Work closely with Peter Meunier, our Finance
Director and Company Secretary, to ensure the
development and implementation of
comprehensive annual operating plans and
budgets, and provide close monitoring and
timely reporting
Enable and support the Board to fulfil its duties
and responsibilities for the proper governance
of the organisation, ensuring that the Board
receives advice and information in a timely,
thorough and appropriate manner
Responsibilities Strategic Leadership
Provide strong and focused leadership to the
CTBF
Lead on the development and delivery of
strategic objectives and plans
Provide inspirational leadership, ensuring
collaboration, accountability and high levels of
performance throughout the organisation
Develop key performance indicators, ensuring
that the organisation delivers on agreed
strategic goals, annual plans and budgets
Motivate, develop and support Peter Meunier,
our Finance Director and Company Secretary
and our Head of Welfare, ensuring on-going
performance monitoring, analysis and
development opportunities
Take the lead in ensuring demonstrable impact
from our work, which can be evidenced and
articulated
Strengthen existing and identify new strategic
links with individuals, organisations and
networks to expand our reach in the UK
Ensure that the CTBF continues to have
sustainable sources of income from individuals,
trust and foundations, events and corporate
partnerships to meet its current and future
financial needs
Ensure that relationships are maintained and
strengthened with our key audiences and the
cinema and television sectors more widely and
with government
Identify and develop new commercial
opportunities for the organisation
Support staff in business development and
with the preparation of proposals
Governance
Build and maintain good relationships with the
President and the Trustees, actively seeking
their input and support for strategic plans and
other Board level decisions
Support the Board in its governance and
planning activities and ensure the organisation
is compliant with all relevant legislation,
regulations and best practice
Provide timely, regular information to the
Board on impact, using agreed performance
measures and outcomes
Ensure that the investment portfolio and cash
accounts continue to be managed effectively
Finance, Operational Management and HR
Provide a strong and supportive day-to-day
leadership presence on organisational issues,
challenges and priorities for all staff
Ensure the financial health and performance of
the CTBF
Ensure that budgets are prepared and
approved by the Board, and expenditure is
controlled and proactively managed
Lead the senior leadership team in ensuring
that all aspects of human resources, finances
and operations are to a high standard and in
line with best practice
Ensure that the members of the senior
leadership team manage and develop their
team members effectively, enabling all staff to
contribute to delivering the organisation’s
strategic plan and fulfil their potential
Embed continuous quality improvement and
an effective learning culture across all our work
External Relations
Act as a visible, high-profile spokesperson for
the organisation, raising its visibility and status
Enhance the reputation of the CTBF, including
increasing awareness of the need for our
interventions and the impact of the
organisation’s work
Develop and implement an integrated
communications strategy to raise the profile of
our work and interventions to existing and
potential beneficiaries, making use of digital
platforms and social media
Maintain and enhance the CTBF’s leadership
role at the forefront of developments in this
space
Proactively seek and secure partnerships to
help the CTBF to achieve its charitable
objectives including the development of our
communications and PR strategies
Cultivate strong on-going relationships with the
our partners, funders and other stakeholders
Ensure clear messaging to external audiences
building and maintaining a rich network of
contacts helpful to driving our mission forward
This is not an exhaustive list. The Chief Executive will also be expected to perform other duties
commensurate with the post.
Person Specification
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a wide range of knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and
attitudes.
Knowledge and experience
Senior leadership experience in a commercial,
not for profit or public service setting
Experience of working in or with the moving
image industry and an understanding of
current developments
Knowledge and understanding or at least a
demonstrable commitment to the work of the
CTBF
Appreciation of the charity and voluntary sector
and the political and funding environment in
which charities are operating
Experience of working effectively as a member
of, or reportee to, a Board of Trustees or
Directors or Governors
Knowledge and experience of strategic
planning and business development,
operational planning and delivery management
Knowledge and experience of organisational
finance and budget planning cycles
Experience of successfully leading a team or
organisation through a period of change
Skills and abilities
Strategic leadership, planning and decision-
making in cooperation with the Board of
Trustees
Ability to inspire and empower the staff team
to implement and deliver the Charity’s strategic
plan
Ability to analyse the external environment
within which the CTBF operates and formulate
strategies to build on our strengths and any
potential areas of development
Highly effective and persuasive communication
skills with the ability to influence a wide range
of external stakeholders
Knowledge and expertise in digital
communications and social media
Sound business acumen in an entrepreneurial
environment
Attitudes
Confident as a leader of a national organisation
operating in an increasingly important field
Demonstrable commitment and passion for
our work and to our beneficiaries
Ambitious, proactive and resourceful with the
ability and commitment to achieve
organisational effectiveness, efficiency and
sustainability
Creative, entrepreneurial and emotionally
intelligent
Hardworking, energetic and willing to get
involved at all levels of the Charity’s operations
as required
Honest and transparent, with the ability to
build open and trusting relationships
How to apply
To apply for this position, please forward a copy of your CV together with a supporting statement of no more
than two sides of A4 to [email protected].
Please ensure that your application fully addresses the appointment criteria in the person specification.
You should provide the names, positions, organisations and contact telephone numbers of two referees, one
of whom should be your current or most recent employer. References will only be taken once your express
permission has been granted.
We would also be grateful if you could let us know if you will require any special provision as a result of any
disability should you be called for interview.
Finally, please ensure that you have included your mobile and home telephone numbers, as well as dates
when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the indicative timetable.
Timetable
Closing date: Monday 10 October
Initial interviews with Charity People: Week commencing 24 October
Informal visits to CTBF: Week commencing 7 November
Final Panel Interviews: Week commencing 14 November
These dates may be subject to change and applicants will be advised in advance should this happen.
Recruitment Process
Candidates will receive feedback within four working days of the closing date. Shortlisted candidates may be
required to undertake an additional assessment prior to the final interview.
Queries
If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information or would like
to have an informal discussion, please contact Philip Nelson on 020 7939 7443 or 07771 953 959 or via email
Thank you