Durham Area Lead

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)Are you based in County Durham, with a deep understanding of its places, communities and power structures?Do you bring the relationships, strategic insight and commitment needed to support community-led, just and regenerative futures in Durham?About the roleThis is an exciting opportunity to be the Durham Area Lead within the Joseph Rowntree Foundation''s (JRF) Regional Programme, part of the Emerging Futures team. Rooted in the North East and York, the programme is a long-term, place-based initiative focused on supporting transitions towards a more equitable and just future where people and planet can flourish.Building on the region''s rich history as a birthplace of industrial innovation and social change, the Durham strand of the programme backs people, organisations and coalitions who are building alternatives to broken systems and creating the conditions for this work to take root and thrive. We act as funders and field-builders: resourcing and nurturing infrastructures, communities, networks and individuals so that transformative work can grow and evolve.As Durham Area Lead, you will be embedded in place, alongside the communities you work alongside, helping to support, shield, connect and nurture those demonstrating what just and regenerative futures could look like in County Durham.You will foster relationships and build partnerships with local authorities, universities, funders, businesses and grassroots groups to support work ..... full job details .....