The vision of Church of England Birmingham (CofEB) is ‘Growing churches at the heart of each community’. These churches will be diverse, welcoming, sustainable and vibrant; having a positive impact on their communities by demonstrating the love of God. Our projects are currently bringing about change and making a huge difference in our communities. Projects fall into four themes. Church Planting and Revitalisation where we look to do new things to engage with new people. Parish Growth through which we support existing parishes to grow. Leadership has a series of projects that help us find, form and deploy new leaders. Sustainability has projects that support our parishes, and CofEB as a whole, to become a sustainable entity. These projects are all led by passionate experts who are creative and engaged but not always equipped with a project skill set.
We are looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO). They will work with project leads to manage a number of projects to make sure they are well planned, financially robust and that they have everything in place to make the desired impact. They will also manage our two Project Managers and work with our Transformation Programme Support Officer as well as other key staff, to ensure all project reports feed into wider Governance structures and deliver on funder requirements. They will effectively be responsible for the day-to-day management of all projects, from a PMO perspective, through direct management of projects or management of Project Managers. They will report to the Director of Strategic Transformation and together create new projects to deliver our strategy moving forward.
This is an opportunity for someone who loves supporting teams in running projects efficiently and effectively to maximise their impact. Together we will see churches growing at the heart of communities making a real impact for the communities they serve.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The main elements the role will be to:
- Team management and development of individuals.
- Look after a portfolio of projects and allocate them effectively to Project Managers.
- Manage a series of projects so they are run well and achieve the desired impact.
- This will mean building strong relationships with project leads and key staff, holding their confidence and being able to persuade and influence.
- Being responsible for the creation and updating of project plans, budgets, stakeholder and risk management documents and processes.
- Envision, support, train and encourage local project leads.
- Be part of the wider culture change process to embed a proper project culture within the organization.
- Create reports and financial claims for funders.
- Support problem solving on projects to enable outcomes to be achieved.
- Support our strategic governance structures ensuring projects are fully integrated within this and create regular reporting.
- Help us to continue to shape our strategy and support with creating funding applications for the new projects we need.
- Support with the general day to day operations of the PMO.
- Create change requests for projects as and when required and support their progress through the relevant structures.
- Be an advocate for the faith, mission and ministry of The Church of England Birmingham and in particular our change programme.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Due to the need for high-level advocacy of the faith, mission and ministry of The Church of England, there is an occupational requirement for the person to be a practicing Christian.
- Ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people combined with passion and enthusiasm for growing the church across our region
- Ability to persuade and influence stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, be able to assess priority and act accordingly.
- Programme / portfolio management experience with the ability to delegate effectively whilst maintaining overall accountability.
- Good line manager with the ability to get the best out of people
- A good understanding of Project Management processes & methodologies (plans, risk, communications, reporting, finance)
- Experience in managing projects.
- Supportive of the Church of England and a willingness to work within its frameworks.
- Good verbal and written skills and able to communicate effectively.
- Confidence in using technology and social media.
- Good self-awareness and the ability to reflect.
- A friendly and warm persona with an ability to work well with a diverse range of people.
- A team player who will work to empower, support and encourage others.
- A commitment to uphold current safeguarding legislation and best practice.
- A catalyst for mission and change.
- Able to travel across the geographical area of the Birmingham Diocese.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The role is full-time, 35 hours per week for a fixed-term of 5 years (with potential for an extension if further funding is secured)
Salary: £48, 000 per annum
Pension: 12% employer contribution into the Church Workers Pension Fund
Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus 8 Bank Holidays, plus 3 discretionary days
The employer is the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance (BDBF)
The role reports to the Director of Strategic Transformation
Closing date for applications: 21st September 2025
Interviews to be held on: 7th October 2025
To apply for the role, please click here.
The Church of England Birmingham is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where all can be themselves and bring their unique identity to their ministry and/or work. We welcome applications from any individuals who feel that they meet the person specification for any post, in particular from those who are currently under-represented in our staff teams such as those from Global Majority Heritage or UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds, those with visible or invisible disabilities and those who identify as LGBTQI+.
The Church of England Birmingham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment.