Summary
Are you looking for a Programme Officer role?

About the Department/Role

The Growing Faith Foundation (GFF) exists to change the culture of the Church of England so that everyone instinctively puts children and young people at the heart of all they do. It involves households, churches and schools working together with the child or young person at the centre. The GFF team of 7 people sits within the Education Office of the Church of England and is developing Hubs, networks, programmes, research, chaplaincy and other projects.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of this one-year fixed term role is to support the work of the GFF team with administration, communication and events management. This is a role full of potential for the right person to deploy their existing skills and develop new ones in a supportive, purposeful and friendly team, which is keen to become more representative of the communities it is serving. Diversity, equity and inclusion are of key importance to the team and its work.

The role will be a great opportunity for someone keen to develop transferable skills in the workplace, whilst contributing to an exciting overarching vision for children and young people. The GFF team combines the close working relationships of a small team with the wider opportunities presented by being part of the larger, diverse Education Team.

In this role you will be:

• Managing the digital filing system, including ensuring that data protection needs are considered and actioned
• Creating and handling data spreadsheets
• Preparing and distributing the GFF digital newsletter
• Organising venues for meetings and residentials
• Creating robust risk assessments for online and in-person events
• Providing technical, safeguarding and other support for online meetings

Key role requirements

• This role is a 12-month fixed term contract.
• In this role you will be working from home with occasional travel to events or meetings around 3 times a month.
• An enhanced DBS is required as part of this role.
• The closing date to apply for this role is midnight on 20 January 2025.
• This is a 2-stage interview process, the 1st stage is a task and if you are shortlisted, the 2nd stage is an interview on 04 February 2025.

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 have:

• Understanding of the work of the Growing Faith Foundation
• Experience of Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel
• Experience of editing and uploading videos and podcasts
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent attention to detail in presentation, planning and delivery
• Understanding of the importance of data protection
• Self-motivated, organised, comfortable working on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise and to meet deadlines

Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.

What we offer

Your Salary

• A salary of £33,382 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.

Your Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days.
• 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.

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.

ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS

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.

Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.