Christ Church W4 is a charismatic and evangelical Church of England parish church with a worshipping community of about 450 people of all ages. We have three sites in Chiswick. West London: Christ Church Turnham Green, St Alban’s Acton Green and the Mission Hall in Chiswick, West London. Our buildings are all used daily and our aim is to be a beacon to our area and the beating heart of the community blessing and impacting many hundreds of people each week.
We exist to welcome each other home into God’s radical, life changing, saving love. To worship and enjoy God; being shaped, revived, challenged and nurtured. To be sent out joining God in great creative adventures which renew all things and call each other home.
Role Description
In partnership with the Vicar, the Operations Director will help steer the mission activities of the church to further realise its vision whilst maintaining a firm foundation of operational efficiency and effectiveness:
* To serve on the Leadership Team, and to work collaboratively with the Vicar, other Senior Leaders and other ministry leaders, the Trustee Board (PCC) and its sub-committees, helping CCW4 to thrive and fulfil its vision.
* To take a lead in the management and care of the operations team, helping to develop, promote and champion a healthy staff culture and a cohesive sense of team.
* To support the leadership of the whole staff team in a similar way.
* Alongside the Vicar, to provide strategic direction, implementation and tactical support for all church operations, administration, and ad hoc projects, facilitating the necessary leadership and staff planning discussion.
* To be responsible for the management of the church’s resources of buildings, people, IT & systems, and finances.
* To develop existing and new income streams for CCW4, ensuring ongoing financial health and growth of development funds to support current and new mission opportunities.
* To oversee church communications and communication channels.
* To continually develop effective, efficient, and flexible administrative processes, and robust and appropriate structures for leadership, management, and governance (including statutory compliance).
* To be responsible for compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements from finance (with the Treasurer and Finance Team) to data (with the Senior Administrator) to Health and Safety and insurance (with the Premises Manager and Fabric Committee).
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will be passionate about building the CCW4 community - from welcoming through to feeling part of the church and serving through volunteering - and will have:
* Church/charity operations management experience (paid or voluntary)
* Property and facilities management experience
* Project management skills and experience
* Financial awareness of the church or charity sector
For a detailed recruitment pack including details on how to apply, please see https://www.christchurchw4.com/jobs.
Application Process
LinkedIn provides a first step qualification process for this role. If we deem that your background and skills match the role, we will invite you to full application. Please be advised that we will reject any approach that does not satisfy the genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 that the postholder is a committed Christian. If your experience is weighted firmly in secular work, please explain how it aligns with this role.
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