Project Support Officer – Net Zero Carbon Schools
Please Note: The application deadline for this post has now passed.
Post Introduction
The purpose of the Project Support Officer role is to oversee the project management of work commissioned by the Schools Delivery Board for the National Framework including a network of regional consultants. Your role will be to encourage, support and monitor progress against the Routemap. You will support the work of the Net Zero Carbon Programme Board, the Programme Directors, and the policy team for the national education team, to gather and share resources to build capacity and avoid duplication of work across Diocesan Boards of Education, acting as a first point of call for the Framework across internal and external stakeholders.
The post is offered on a fixed-term contract for two years.
About the Department
The Net Zero Carbon programme has been established to help the Church of England to deliver its commitment to reaching Net Zero Carbon by 2030. It aims to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions from the energy used in its buildings, schools and through work-related transport by 2030.
The core programme team is based in the Cathedrals & Church Buildings department of the National Church Institutions (NCIs) but works with colleagues across the NCIs to manage the distribution of a grant portfolio worth £190 million across 2023-31, aimed at supporting and equipping dioceses, parishes and other parts of the Church to reach the milestones set out in the Routemap to Net Zero 2030. The Project Support Officer role is a key role within the Schools Decarbonisation workstream, based in the National Society which has responsibility for Church of England schools.
What you'll be doing
In this role you will:
- Arrange meeting dates, agendas, papers, and minutes for the Schools Delivery Board.
- Track progress against key milestones and reporting progress to the Schools Delivery Board and other bodies as necessary.
- Ensure delivery of projects within the programme within deadlines and on budget.
- Be a first point of call for Diocesan Boards of Education, regional consultants and Net Zero Carbon Officers on the national framework.
- Create content and share guidance as necessary.
- Facilitate the coordination of programme scope, goals, deliverables and identify and managing risk including ensuring good communication to secure trust in the Framework.
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 in this role you will:
- Experience and understanding of the schools sector.
- Experience of working successfully in multi-disciplinary teams across departments in a complex organisation.
- Experience in project or programme management/officer roles.
- Be good at working at pace across a range of projects, programmes and portfolios.
- Be an engaging communicator with excellent persuasive written, verbal and presentation communication skills including the ability to clearly communicate technical/’complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Be self-motivated and able to work under their own initiative.
- Be collaborative and positive, an excellent influencer.
For a detailed person specification, please see attached job description.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact: robyn.ford@churchofengland.org
What we offer
Our benefits include:
- A salary of £46,577 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 salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location, mainly home working with occasional travel to London required
- 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.
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.
