Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE
Dame Julia is a passionate and practical campaigner who has gained an international reputation for “connecting the unconnected”, inspiring individuals and organisations to work together for the common good. During her extensive career, she has consistently championed long term cross sector collaboration in the poorest communities, supporting community leaders, headteachers, encouraging young people’s engagement and building local capacity and a more robust civil society which values diversity, sustainability and contextual local solutions.
Dame Julia has chaired Teach First, the National Literacy Trust and Place Matters – all charities working to tackle inequality in those communities who experience the greatest poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. She chairs the National Statistician’s Committee on Inclusive Data. She is Co-founder of the #iwill movement supporting young people into social action through volunteering, campaigning and advocacy. She has served as Board Trustee for the Fair Education Alliance, The Careers and Enterprise Company, the Youth Futures Foundation, Teach for All and as Patron of Right to Succeed.
She began her career with The Industrial Society and served as Chief Executive of Business in the Community for seventeen years before working for the then Prince of Wales as his Special Adviser to the Prince’s Charities
Remuneration and Governance Code
The National Lottery Community Fund is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Dame Julia’s appointment is from 18 November 2024 to 17 November 2028. The Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund is remunerated at £40,000 per annum for up to two days a week.
This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Dame Julia has not declared any significant political activity.
This appointment is subject to the completion of Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks.
