governance
The Ballymun Job Centre has in place a number of processes to support the governance of the organisation. The processes are intended to provide confidence to the various stakeholders (Board, staff, funders, clients and the public) regarding the management of the organisation and in particular the use of state, EU and private funding which are used to deliver the range of services and projects provided by the BJC.
As a legally constituted co-operative the BJC is governed by a book of rules. The rules provide the framework for how and why the BJC operates. The rules outline its mission, values, role of the Board and its officers, the management structures, its legal obligations and how it should conduct its business.
The Board members of the BJC are volunteers. The BJC believes it is important to support individuals who give freely of their own time to make an important contribution to the work of the BJC. The BJC has a handbook that provides guidelines to the members of regarding their duties and responsibilities.
The BJC manages money on behalf of Irish and EU tax payers and private bodies. It is important that it manages the funding in a competent, transparent and productive manner. The finances of the BJC are audited by an independent auditor. As a co-operative the BJC submits its annual accounts and a completed AR15 Form to the Companies Registration Office (CRO). Since its establishment in 1986 the BJC has submitted annual return to the CRO. These are available from the CRO. A copy of the BJC 2021 audited accounts are available here .
Quality Systems
The BJC has a range of policies and procedures that provide guidelines and framework for the Board, Management and staff in the day to day operation of the services and projects. These include policies and procedures on finance, service provision, IT usage, equality and diversity, ethical behaviour, health and safety, work place and employment legislation, performance system, etc.
The BJC outlines all of these in its staff handbook. All of these form part of the BJC quality framework. These are independently audited in order to achieve the Q mark quality standard. More details on the Q mark standard can be found here.
The Q mark assesses an organisation across five areas, Leadership and Commitment, Employee Engagement, Excellent Business Systems and Process, Customer Experience and Results. In 2023 the BJC retains the Q Mark for Quality Management Systems at Level 3 with a percentage score of 89%. This compares to a QMS average percentage score of 74%, a high of 93% and a low of 55%
Funding for the BJC labour market services and activities comes from a variety of different sources. The service is made up of a number of different inter-related elements. Each of the separately funded services, projects and activities are linked to form a seamless service to the client.
Between 1996 and August 2022 the BJC has managed the Local Employment Service Network (LESN) under contract from the Department of Social Protection (DSP).
Board of management
Nicola Fogarty – Chief Executive Officer
Mick Creedon – Management
John Dunne – Chairperson
Oliver McGlinchey – Treasurer
Ellen Davitt – Staff Representative
Ruth Baker – Director
Christine Carroll – Director
Nuala Whelan – Director
John Lyons – Director
Des O’Malley – Director
our mission
Our clients and community have the capacity to realise their labour market potential and can access employment that provides them with a quality of life free from poverty and welfare dependence.
our vision
We provide career guidance to raise the skills, educational levels and the labour market aspirations of our clients and community using holistic, person-centred approaches.
our values
Honest, Caring, Friendly, Non-judgemental & Fair.
