Project Manager

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with project management experience and a desire to serve churches in Southwark Diocese as part of an initiative enabling spiritual and numerical growth.  This is a key role in implementing a grant funded project “A Fruitful Future: Strategic growth and cultural change in the large, diverse Diocese of Southwark”. 

Introduction

Specific projects have been identified in places across the Diocese of Southwark where there is a clear opportunity for growth and funding has been obtained from the Church of England’s Strategic Development Funding to support these projects.  This role will be key in the successful implementation of our strategy in each of these places, ensuring the plans are implemented and all strategic and operational aspects of the project are co-ordinated and monitored.   An important component of the role is to identify the lessons that are being learned so that these can be replicated to good effect across the Diocese and the wider church.

Main Responsibilities

These are significant times of change within the areas of the project, and so being able to encourage others will be a strength.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, with the ability to tailor words and pictures to different audiences, presenting credibly to churches and leadership teams.

Relevant experience of managing projects in a complex environment is critical, as well as the ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders from different disciplines and with differing viewpoints.

You should have a good awareness and understanding of techniques for planning, monitoring and measuring programmes and projects, including risk management, with a proven ability to support organisational change.

A good understanding of the structure, breadth and dynamics of the Church of England will be important, along with the desire to serve our churches and support a fruitful future.