Project Director

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pioneering Project, as we develop a variety of pathways to faith on the Roundshaw Estate. These include Meal & Meditation , Popcorn & Ponder and Tea & Toast , which give space for a diverse group of people to journey towards faith in Jesus within a relaxed, participative and friendly setting.

With significant grant investment from the Church of England, we are now setting up a Pioneering Project to develop these pathways, with new innovative spaces being added along the way. We will then train and support other Estate partner churches across the Southwark Diocese to try out our approach, contextualising our models of mission to their communities if appropriate. This is a really exciting project that will make a huge positive difference to individuals and communities. As such, we are looking for an experienced Project Director to drive forward this project and oversee the team that will be recruited.

This role is vital to ensure we deliver on the agreed outcomes of the project over 5 years, which will involve:

• recruiting and managing the new team members so they can thrive in their roles.
• developing our finance, IT and communications (inc. new website) processes to support the project.

We would love someone in this role to have a passion for Jesus, a drive to make our processes and systems as fruitful as possible, with the ability to nurture a joyful and motivated team. The team includes a Pioneer Curate supporting the training of partner churches, a Children and Families Pioneer, Media consultants, and in 18 months will grow to include a Youth Pioneer, Music & worship Pioneer and additional Pioneer Curate. The team will be part of the existing Springfield staff team overseen by their Pioneer Vicar.

You will have significant experience of managing and delivering successful projects and enjoy juggling multiple elements with proactive problem-solving skills. You will have a good understanding of how to manage budgets.

You will work from our office in Wallington (SM6 9AA) at least 4 days per week and from home. We are looking for someone who ideally would join our congregation, so the role would best suit someone who lives within reasonable travelling distance of Wallington

You can find out more in the information pack, attached below