Financial Sustainability Project Manager

Church of England Birmingham (CofEB) is on a journey of growing churches at the heart of every community.

• Building on the work to date, develop a financial sustainability strategy around giving which will form part of a major long-term strategic bid to the national CofE for funding to support the delivery of our vision and strategy.
• Create the project plan and resource requirements (including people resources) for delivery.
• Develop an approach to engage parishes and oversight areas.
• Working with the Project Management Office (PMO) ensure plans for financial sustainability are integrated into our overall strategic plan.

• Deliver the project in line with the project plan and budget.
• Working with HR, recruit the team to deliver the project and provide line management as appropriate based on the new structure.
• Be involved in hands on delivery with parishes to see giving and generosity flow.
• Track progress of the project and all key indicators. Supplying reports to funders, feeding into our governance structures and creating any needed change requests.
• Create a stakeholder management plan and ensure good relationships and engagement with all stakeholders.

• Highly numerate and logical with an understanding of financial principles and how these apply to a medium-sized complex charity.
• Project Management experience with good knowledge and experience in using project tools. The ability to apply those PM skills across complex and sometimes ill-defined structures.
• Good degree of IT literacy.
• Experience in successfully line-managing a team.
• The ability to communicate well in written media and presenting in person, particularly with a view to influencing stakeholders.
• An understanding of, or ideally experience of working with volunteers, or those outside of a line management hierarchy.
• An understanding of generosity and giving as a key part of Christian discipleship, and how these are informed by theology across different traditions and scripture.

• An understanding of the structure, organisation and culture of the Church of England would be helpful.
• Understanding of how parish finances work and the Common Fund system would be helpful.
• An appreciation of theology and discipleship as they apply to generosity and giving.

• Strong influencing skills are vital.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present credibly to clergy and laity in parishes.
• Ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy to achieve desired outcome.
• Innovative and creative approach to problem solving
• Adaptability and willingness to consider a range of options and possibilities when working with others.
• The ability to plan, self-organise and prioritise effectively within complex structures in order to achieve objectives.
• Able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends.
• The role holder will need to travel to parishes across the breadth of the diocese which includes city, suburban, market-town and rural contexts, and therefore the ability to drive and access to a car would be beneficial