About The Role
Job title: Befriending Programme Development Manager
Salary: £25,594.80 (0.6 FTE) – £34,126 (0.8 FTE) (prorated from £42,658 including £6,745 London living allowance)
Band: 6
Contract: 12-18 months fixed-term contract
Working hours: 21-28 hours/week (Requires working on occasional evenings and or Saturdays to see the current befriending model at play)
Probationary period: 3 months
Notice period: 2 months
Location: All Souls Clubhouse; 75% WFH and 25% office based
Annual leave: 25 days + bank holidays (prorated)
Our strategy is anchored by a pioneering ambition: to champion Christian Befriending in the heart of London, embodying a commitment to meaningful relationships in our communities. We aim to be leaders, cultivating authentic connections with those we serve. We uniformly apply a professionally developed framework with clear objectives to all ASSTC ministries.
The Christian Befriending scheme includes a volunteer onboarding initiative to equip our volunteers with the requisite skills and compassion for meaningful engagement with those we serve. The goal is to tangibly impact the lives of our clients and create a framework for churches and Christian charities to emulate, enabling others to embrace the power of befriending within their specific endeavours.
This role is subject to right to work in the UK, clear basic DBS check, a genuine occupational requirement for applicants to be Christians.
Strategic Priority 1: We are leaders in Christian Befriending
Goal 1: Engage a consultant to advise on and co-create a Christian Befriending programme that cultivates authentic, supportive relationships consistently across ministries.
Goal 2: Establish and implement a Befriending programme consistently across ministries.
Goal 3: Establish and implement a Befriending programme training for volunteers consistently across ministries.
Goal 4: Create training materials for churches and Christian charities to implement Christian Befriending programmes.
Prioritised Goals
Throughout the course of this Strategic Planning Project, the creation of a unified Christian Befriending scheme arose as a clear, unambiguous strategic priority towards which the other strategic goals point. To effectively realise this Strategic Priority, it is imperative for ASSTC to lay a robust foundation upon which to build.
Education/experience
Essential
– University graduate (under-graduate or masters) with experience in carrying out research and development of a practice strategy to be deployed with a related background for example Psychotherapy
– A background in social work, a social action organisation or a third sector
– Able to demonstrate experience of working within an environment that requires monitoring and collection of data for KPIs
– Able to demonstrate experience of being a strong self-starter who is willing and able to take the initiative, and which includes planning and time management
Highly desirable
– Experience in training course design and delivery
Skills
Essential
– Excellent communication skills (both orally and in writing), highly organised, keen attention to detail
– Safeguarding knowledge
– Strong project management and administration skills, preferably in the charity sector
Highly desirable
– Able to apply a strategic lens to the role and shape it to fit into the wider ASSTC strategic vision
– Knowledge of, and experience in, safeguarding within the Diocese of London
Personal qualities
Essential
– A drive to deliver change within a diverse team environment
– Whole of life disciple wanting to know Christ more and grow in grace, obedience, and Christ-likeness
– Committed evangelical Christian in full sympathy with the vision, mission and values of All Souls Serve the City, All Souls Church and the Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith
Highly Desirable
– A personal interest and experience in befriending and discipling those who are new or young in the Christian faith
– Based in London or close travelling distance to the Clubhouse
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.