"We need to have a very strong bias of responsibility to transcend status quo logics. How do we hold ourselves accountable to, first and foremost, higher order accountabilities such as future generations?" ~ Jayne Engle, Participatory Canada, and author of Sacred Civics
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Joseph Rowntree Foundation, we want to receive applications for people from all sections of the community, and especially from people who have experience of the issues JRF exists to redress.
We welcome applications from all people 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 recognise that diversity goes beyond those characteristics which are protected by law, and we strongly encourage applications from people with diverse life experiences too. This includes experience of living in poverty, homelessness, domestic violence and abuse, modern-day slavery, addiction and recovery, the criminal justice and care systems.
We also welcome applications from sole parents and applicants with other caring responsibilities.
To turn our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion into action:
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.
We welcome requests for reasonable adjustments to the interview process from disabled applicants. Please help us to understand your specific requirements by contacting Melissa Polkey in HR by email at [email protected] for a private and confidential discussion about how we can make this process more accessible for you
We practice flexible working and can accommodate a range of flexible working requests including job sharing, working from home, part time, compressed hours, staggered hours, and phased retirement. When making your application, please state whether you want to be considered for either full or part time work and, if part time, the number of hours per week you would be looking for. If other flexible working arrangements would make this opportunity accessible to you, please let us know by stating your requirements in your application.