Programme Manager – Living in Love and Faith
Please Note: The application deadline for this post has now passed.
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About the Project - Overview of Living in Love and Faith
Living in Love and Faith (LLF) is a landmark project for the Church of England. It is a series of teaching and learning resources exploring questions of human identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage in the light of the Bible, theology, science, history and people’s lived experience.
The purpose of the resources is to enable Church of England churches across the country to participate in a process of learning and praying together as part of discerning a way forward to matters of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage and we want to find a way forward, to find what God is saying to the church.
For more information on Living in Love and Faith, please click here
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
Core Responsibilities
- To provide effective programme management across the seven workstreams within LLF and manage key working relationships with members of the LLF Programme Board, the LLF Working Groups, the Faith and Order Commission, and other NCI Teams. The post holder will also be expected to liaise with Members of the General Synod and the House and College of Bishops as required.
- To be able to lead the Bishops on the right support to do the work.
- Arranging, Scheduling and attending meetings, this includes filing and archiving and minute-taking.
Other Key Requirements
- Has a knowledge and understanding of the Church of England, including in the area of sexuality and identity.
- The post holder should be a person of trust, can handle large and complex systems relationships/issues and can win credibility with key members as well as the Bishops.
- Experience in managing networks of stakeholders and other interest groups.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with our stakeholders clearly, and concisely, as well as respond respectfully, sensitively and empathetically to communications expressing deeply held convictions and judgments.
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.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
WHAT WE OFFER
A salary of £56,833 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 (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) 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/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. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would like to hear from you.
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 – 26 July 2024
This is a two-part interview process and the initial stage will take place from the week commencing 29 July 2024.
Please note: This is a maternity cover role and will be fulfilled as an internal secondment for 12 months (fixed-term contract) and can be extended up until the substantive postholder returns from Maternity leave.
To find out more about this role, please contact Nick Shepherd, at nick.shepherd@churchofengland.org for an informal chat.
If you are interested, please Apply!
