Project Manager
Please Note: The application deadline for this post has now passed.
Post Introduction
This is a 12 month fixed-term role with the Programme Spire team in the Church Commissioners' Secretariat.
The Project Manager is responsible for managing two workstreams of Programme Spire: Theology and Research, Engagement and Communications; working closely with the workstream leads, with support from the Programme Director, Programme Manager and other members of the programme team.
The National Church Institutions comprises 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.
About the Department
The Church Commissioners has been engaged in a multi-year research programme to understand historic links to African chattel enslavement. Since August 2023, the Church Commissioners has been working with an independent Oversight Group to design a perpetual endowment which aims to bring about justice for all. Establishing the endowment and other elements of the Commissioners’ response requires the delivery of a complex programme of activity, involving multiple internal and external stakeholders, a series of projects, working to different timeframes, and the establishment of appropriate governance, staffing and reporting arrangements for the programme delivery period.
The NCIs have a Project Management Framework for use across the organisations. To ensure there is effective governance, oversight and support, a small Project Management Office and a Chief Executive level Project Review Board have been established. The Project Management Office provides the NCIs with the necessary project management guidelines, reporting, support and advice.
What you'll be doing
- Responsible for successful delivery of programme projects
- Leading the planning and implementation of programme projects
- Facilitating the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
- Development of full-scale project plans
- Managing project resources, suppliers and budgets
- Tracking project deliverables, using appropriate tools
- Provision of direction and report to project teams
- Monitoring and reporting at all levels in the organisation
- Quality assurance
- Strategic and operational stakeholder engagement, relationship building and communication
- Identification and management of risk
- Coaching and providing guidance to programme team members
- Compliance with the NCIs Project Management Framework and best practice
This is a 12 month contract.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
To be successful, you will need to have:
- Proven track record of proactively delivering successful results
- Good analytical skills and attention to detail
- Good knowledge of project finance and budgeting
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills including ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to build relationships, trust and credibility with a wide range of diverse stakeholders
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams in a complex environment
- Ability to be rational, objective and unbiased when making decisions and taking action
For an informal conversation about the role, please reach out to Gordon Jump: gordon.jump@churchofengland.org
What we offer
Our benefits include:
- A salary of £46,577 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 salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location, with an expectation of just 1-3 days per week in our office in Westminster
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
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.
