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ABOUT THE ROLE

Your role as a Programme Officer is to support the delivery of the Church of England Education Office’s National Professional Qualification (NPQ) program.

You will work within a team of Programme Officers that manages the administration and management of the NPQ work, which is currently undertaken in a variety of portfolios – through directly contracted Delivery Partners and via our National Programme which is delivered directly by the Education Office. Each Programme Officer individually takes a different focus or area of responsibility to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality programmes across the country. Therefore this role offers the opportunity to develop project management skills over time in a holistic way.

Core Responsibilities

• To provide internal and external facing support duties.
• To provide administrative and recruitment support within the NPQ team, this includes having excellent inbox management and communication skills with the ability to engage with our stakeholders clearly, and concisely, as well as responding respectfully.
• Take responsibility for completing Department for Education evidence checks.
• Scheduling and setting up online forms and being responsible for salesforce management and reporting.

Key Requirements

The post-holder will need to travel for the following reasons:

• Education Office Team Days (3 per year)
• Education Office Residential (2 days, including 1 overnight stay in the autumn)
• NPQ Team Days (approx. 3 per year)

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.

Please refer to the  Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.

WHAT WE OFFER 

Your Salary

• A salary of £33,382, 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 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 - 30 July 2024 

Please note: This is a Fixed-term contract with an end date of 31 March 2025.

To find out more about this role, please contact Andy Spens, at andy.spens@churchofengland.org for an informal chat.