Post Introduction

ARE YOU THE ONE? 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The Church of England is continually striving to improve its safeguarding practices. The 2020 report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) on the Church highlighted failures in respect of child sexual abuse and, more broadly, the challenges facing the Church to get safeguarding right. The Redress Scheme has been set up following the Church hearings at the IICSA and the Church has committed itself to be more survivor-centred.

The Church Relations Manager role is part of the Church of England National Redress Project Scheme which falls within the National Safeguarding Department.

As the Church Relations Manager, you will help and support the Dioceses, Cathedrals and other Church bodies nationally to understand the potential impact of the Redress Scheme and to assess their readiness to respond understand and embrace the benefits the Scheme will bring to the Church and welcome the Scheme as part of the overall mission and ministry of the Church. 

Core Responsibilities

• To gain an understanding of the Redress Scheme and the current challenges it faces to oversee and lead on agreed aspects of activity for the project, whilst working with various diocese and other church bodies to understand local contexts, concerns and opportunities within the wider context of safeguarding and their contribution in embracing and delivering the Redress Scheme.
• To effectively provide progress reports whilst identifying opportunities, risks and concerns at regular intervals to the relevant Church bodies and boards.

Other Key Requirements

• This is a hybrid role and frequent travel in England is a requirement.
• A basic DBS check will be required as part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note: The role is also suitable for applicants who choose homeworking as an option, however, homeworking is not a requirement for the role. As frequent travel in England is a key requirement of your role, this will be expensed, but travel to the Church House (office location) will not be expensed if you choose to come to the office.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and Person Specification.

ABOUT YOU

The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve across the whole country. Therefore, while of course, we welcome all applications from all interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.

WHAT WE OFFER 

Your Salary

• A market salary of £66,150 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

Your Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangements requests with locations with an expectation of just 1-2 days per week in the Church House office/base office location. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abby with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS

The National Church Institutions is a hybrid working organisation comprising a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.

We Include. You Belong.

Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.

Living out our values in all that we do, we:

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. We welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Vacancy Application Closing Date -  12 August 2024

Interview Dates: 15 - 16 August 2024

Please note: This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. 

To find out more about this role, please contact Vicki Levick, at vicki.levick@churchofengland.org for an informal chat.