Project Manager

Introduction

The Vision and Strategy team has been established to support the whole Church in its engagement with the national Vision and Strategy for the Church for the 2020s. The team is also the lead owner of the strategy within the NCIs, and therefore responsible for ensuring that the work of other teams within the NCIs is aligned to the strategy and helps ensure its delivery across the Church. The team brings together existing responsibilities previously held in the Renewal and Reform team, the Evangelism and Discipleship team, and the Strategy and Development Unit integrating them into a coherent offer of support for all the key elements of the vision and strategy for the 2020s. The team consults on and manages the distribution of significant national funding.   

The team champions the three strategic priorities of the strategy to enable us to be a church for everyone : missionary disciples, younger and more diverse, and mixed ecology and the six bold outcomes which arise from the strategy.   

• Project management of the Church and Network (C&N) communications  
• Leading on the development of communications to local churches and networks to support the Vision and Strategy. This will involve working closely with the wider communications team. 
• Planning, briefing, editing and signing off film and other communications projects. 
• Managing the contract and relationship with the film production company to ensure that film projects are completed from start to finish to the communications schedule. 
• Gathering good practice stories from across the church, networks and partners. 

Key requirements:

• Please note this is a 12 month fixed-term contract
• You will be required to come into Church House office, Westminster 1 day per week (Mondays)

To be successful in this role you will have/be:

• Experience in developing and delivering resources and events for churches and networks.
• Excellent communications skills including ability to commission and deliver resources to support projects.
• Degree level or professional qualification/experience relevant to the role.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

• A salary of £48,557 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 your salary.

• 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 arrangement requests. 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.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK’s leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity