Senior Vision and Strategy Consultant

The role of Senior Vision and Strategy Consultant within the Diocesan Support sub-team works pro-actively with bishops and senior diocesan leadership teams among a portfolio of dioceses in the north of the country to support and shape their strategy development and resource allocation in line with the priorities of the Vision and Strategy. 

About the Department

The Vision and Strategy team supports the whole Church in its engagement with the Church of England’s Vision and Strategy for the 2020s which has three strategic priorities: to be a church of missionary disciples, to be younger and more diverse, and to develop a mixed ecology – being church in varied forms and settings.  

The team is also the lead owner of the strategy within the NCIs, and therefore responsible for ensuring that the work of other teams within the NCIs is aligned to the strategy and helps ensure its delivery across the Church.?The Vision and Strategy team consults on and manages the distribution of one of the largest grant-making programmes in the country, with over £100m of Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment (SMMI) disbursed annually and helps the delivery of projects funded by previous grants. 

What you'll be doing

In this role, you will:

• Provide strategic consultancy to help, support, advise and partner with a portfolio of dioceses in the north of the country as they develop their mission, people and financial plans in line with strategic priorities of the Church’s Vision and Strategy.
• Support and advise diocesan leadership teams in the design, review and implementation of their strategic funded programmes, including missional and structural design, moving from planning to implementation, introducing appropriate programme governance, attending programme boards and advising on delivery.
• Develop appropriate resources, including strategy development tools, project and programme best practice tools to help dioceses develop their strategic plans. 

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.

What we offer 

Our benefits include:

• A salary of £66,186 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 salary.
• 30 days annual leave plus three additional days.
• Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to 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.

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.