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 executive@charitypeople.co.uk.

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 executive@charitypeople.co.uk.

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

at executive@charitypeople.co.uk.

Thank you