Julia Unwin

Unwin is the daughter of Peter William Unwin, a retired diplomat. She studied history at Liverpool University and graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1978. She then went on to undertake postgraduate studies in Social Policy and Planning at the London School of Economics, graduating Master of Science (MSc) in 1991.{{cite web|title=UNWIN, Julia|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U245854|website=Who's Who 2014|publisher=A & C Black|access-date=6 July 2014|date=December 2013}}

She was chief executive of JRF and JRHT from January 2007 to December 2016. Previous roles include being a freelance consultant between 1993 and 2006 – during this time Unwin undertook policy analysis, governance support and project evaluation. She has been a member of the peer review of Cabinet office (2000), a member of the Capability Review at DCLG (2006), Social Policy Adviser at NatWest Bank, and Senior Adviser to the Baring Foundation.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} She is a member of the Council at the University of York.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/charity/8214645.National_honour_for_York_charity_chief_Julia_Unwin/?ref%3Drss |title=National honour for York charity chief Julia Unwin (From York Press) |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010212346/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/charity/8214645.National_honour_for_York_charity_chief_Julia_Unwin/?ref=rss |archivedate=10 October 2012 }}"National honour for York charity chief Julia Unwin," The Press (York), 11 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011

• 1978–1980: Field worker, Liverpool Council for Voluntary Service
• 1980-1982: Community Liaison officer, London Borough of Southwark social services
• 1982–1986: Head of Voluntary sector liaison team, Greater London Council
• 1986–1992: Director, Homeless Network
• 1995–1998: Chair of Refugee Council
• 1998–2003: Charity Commission for England and Wales Charity Commissioner[http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2000-05-10/friends-provident-boosts-ethical-committee] Mehra, Nina, "Friends Provident boosts ethical committee," Financial News, 10 May 2000. (Registration required). Retrieved 10 August 2011
• 1992–2001: Board member, Housing Corporation
• 2001–2006: Board member, National Consumer Council{{cite web|url=http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/webpage/juliaunwin/ |title=Food Standards Agency - Julia Unwin |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018031508/http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/webpage/juliaunwin/ |archivedate=18 October 2010 }}"Julia Unwin," Food Standards Agency. Updated April 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2011
• 2003–2006: Deputy Chair, Food Standards Agency

In January 2016, Unwin was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of Mears Group Plc. In January 2017, she was appointed as a non-executive director at Yorkshire Water. She is also a non-executive director of the Financial Reporting Council. She chaired the independent inquiry into the future of civil society, which concluded and published its findings in late 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://civilsocietyfutures.org/|title=Home page|website=Civil Society Futures|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-27}}

Unwin was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to the housing corporation,[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/new_year_honours_2000/1092624.stm "Order of the British Empire"], BBC News, 30 December 2000. Retrieved 10 August 2011. Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006 as deputy chair of the Food Standards Agency for services to consumers, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to civil society.{{London Gazette|issue=62866|supp=y|page=N8|date=28 December 2019}}

She received an Outstanding Leadership Award, at the 2010 Charity Awards. The presenter said: "...it's hard to overstate the impact that her work has had on social policy in the UK."

Unwin is married and has two children. They reside in York, England.[http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/charityawards/winners/2010_winners/winners/commended_charities/content/8933/julia_unwin_cbe?topic=&print=1 "Julia Unwin CBE"], Civil Society, Charity award winners. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011. {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120729080556/http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/charityawards/winners/2010_winners/winners/commended_charities/content/8933/julia_unwin_cbe?topic=&print=1 |date=29 July 2012 }}.

• Lending money, the issues for grant making trusts, Baring Foundation, 1995
• Trends, Myths and Realities: Funding Policy and the Local Voluntary Sector, with Peter Westland; Association of Charitable Foundations, 1996
• Who Pays for Core Costs?, ACEVO, 1999
• Speaking Truth to Power, Baring Foundation, 2004{{cite web|url=http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/STTP.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113040027/http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/STTP.pdf |archivedate=13 November 2013 }}
• The Grant Making Tango: Issues for Funders, Baring Foundation, 2004{{cite web|url=http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/GrantmakingTango.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601052611/http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk/GrantmakingTango.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2011 }}
• The Voluntary Sector delivering public services: Transfer or transformation?, with Will Paxton, Nick Pearce and Peter Molyneux; Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2005{{Cite web|url=http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/voluntary-sector-delivering-public-services-transfer-or-transformation|title=The voluntary sector delivering public services: Transfer or transformation?|date=26 August 2005}}
• Fruitful Funding: A guide to levels of engagement, NCVO, 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sites/default/files/UploadedFiles/Sustainable_Funding/Publications/fruitful_funding.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928204801/http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sites/default/files/UploadedFiles/Sustainable_Funding/Publications/fruitful_funding.pdf |archivedate=28 September 2011 }}
• The role of kindness in public policy, Carnegie UK Trust{{Cite web|url=https://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/news/julia-unwin-report-examines-role-of-kindness-in-public-policy/|title=Julia Unwin report examines role of kindness in public policy|date=2018-11-01|website=Carnegie UK Trust|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-27}}

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• [http://www.jrf.org.uk/ jrf.com], Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

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