Project Manager - The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon : Job Details

Grade: G

Post status: Permanent

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, including some evening and weekend working

Responsible to: Director of Mission

Location of work: Home Working

Purpose: Growth is a priority for our diocese and the Project Manager will work with our Bishop, the Director of Mission, Ministry Areas & Diocesan Office teams to help achieve our goals.

Main working contacts: Diocesan Bishop, Director of Mission, Diocesan Secretary, Finance Manager, Church Growth Fund Project Leads, Ministry Area Leaders / MACs.

Application process: Please complete an application form, and return by email before the application deadline of 12 noon on Friday 31st January 2025. CVs alone will not be accepted.

We are looking for an experienced project manager, who can rely on their expertise while tailoring their approach to the context of the Church in Wales.

You should be a self-starter - someone who can combine their creative and time-management skills to motivate and organise local church teams to embrace new initiatives, develop new, innovative projects, and see these through to completion. The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, will be key to success.

You should have experience of reporting on project progress to diverse audiences. Reporting and accountability are key in this role; to support this, you will have direct access to meet with the Bishop, as project sponsor. You will be expected to meet regularly - both individually, and together with other project managers across the province - with the nominated officer of the Representative Body, as funder.

You will have experience of working with finance colleagues to ensure that accurate and detailed income and expenditure records are being kept for the project and summarised as part of the regular project reporting.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

To help achieve our goals, we need to embed project-management methodology to plan, deliver and monitor all our growth projects. We need an ambitious and organised project manager to support local teams to successfully deliver these projects, and enable us to monitor, evaluate and report regularly and accurately on progress made.

Key duties are as follows:

• Work with the Diocesan Project Oversight team to identify project requirements, delivery timelines and costs.
• Develop detailed project plans to guide project teams and revise these based on changing needs and requirements.
• Identify and assign project tasks based on the skill sets, experience and strengths of team members.
• Monitor project performance to ensure timely delivery and adherence to budget and intended quality outcomes.
• Conduct regular lessons-learned sessions and exemplify a culture of continuous improvement.
• Compile and submit project status reports to management, the Diocesan Oversight group and other key stakeholders. Work effectively with all relevant stakeholders to support efficient project implementation. This will include adapting own working style to fit the context of the Church in Wales.
• Develop excellent leadership and communication skills to liaise effectively with project stakeholders at all levels of seniority