Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028
Welcome to our strategic plan covering the period 2024 to 2028. Since its establishment in 1986, the BJC has evolved into a deep-rooted and respected community-based organisation that continues to respond to the needs of jobseekers/changers and to the challenges facing the communities that we serve.
The BJC now provides services in Ballymun, Swords and Balbriggan and this Plan will support individuals in these communities.
The BJC has played and continues to play an important role in addressing social and economic exclusion.
The BJC has become a model for local community-based labour market services that respond to the needs of local job seekers. The process undertaken to develop this Plan required many hours and consultation with a range of organisations and individuals. All their advice and suggestions are greatly valued.
I would like to acknowledge the contribution of the community and the various partner stakeholders that we consulted with during the development of this Plan. Thank you for your ideas and suggestions.
The support you provide to the BJC is very much appreciated and without it we would not be able to provide the services to the communities in which we work.
I would like to thank my colleagues on the Board of Management for their input, commitment, and the time they have given to the development of this Plan. The experience they bring and their commitment to the work of the BJC will ensure that the implementation of the Plan is carried out within a strong governance framework. The staff of the BJC are core to the successful delivery of the services that we provide. The BJC has staff who are qualified, experienced and are committed to the values of the BJC. This is reflected in the high quality of the services that we provide and in the innovation that they bring to the work of the BJC.
The staff brought this same commitment and experience to the development of this Plan and will continue to do so to ensure the successful implementation of the Plan.
John Dunne
Chairperson
Strategic Goals And Objectives
- Maximise employment, education or training opportunities for our clients and community.
- Develop innovative approaches in response to identified labour market trends.
- Co-operate with and foster co-operation between organisations and agencies at European, national and local level
- To promote and advocate the work of the BJC.
- Ballymun Job Centre is a good place to work.
- Continue to develop and implement governance and quality assurance systems across all services.
- Continue to provide an information, registration, guidance, career development and support service for job seekers, job changers and those seeking career progression.
- Nurture and develop relationships with, and supports to, employers and be the first place that employers contact when recruiting.
- Seek opportunities to develop and deliver training.
- Through our career guidance service, we will develop and implement special innovative programmes and research.
- We will continue to provide our career guidance model to the community as a whole.
- We will collaborate with all of the stakeholders in the communities we serve.
- We will continue to offer client involvement opportunities.
- We will market and promote the work of the BJC.
- We will advocate for policy change as required in areas relating to employment.
- We will continue to be a good employer and address the needs of our staff.
- We will continue to create a supportive environment and commitment to employee development to enhance staff satisfaction and engagement.
- We will ensure that we have the capacity and resources to deliver this strategic plan.
- We meet good governance, quality assurance and regulatory obligations.
