Director of Operations

This is an excitingtime to join Christ ChurchBrixton Road,as our Director of Operations.This is a key role inour leadership team in support of our work to realise our vision at Christ Church Brixton Road and supporting St Matthew'sat Elephant and Castle.

The role is fundeduntil the end of June 2028through a strategic project which is designed to not only enable church growth,directly support abilingual parishapproach(English-Spanish)whereweare able toempower the Latino population and make them feel an integral part of the Church of England.

We are looking for an experiencedOperations Director or Project Managerwho can competentlylead the smooth running and coordination of all Church operations, including the finance and fundraising operations.There is also a strategiccomponentto the role, requiring the individual to work with the incumbent, other seniorleadersand the PCC.

Some key responsibilities of the role would include:

• Manage and develop the parishes' HR functions ensuring that policy and practice support the vision of the church and reflect best practice, as well as managing some parish staff members.
• Oversight for managing the facilities at both St Matthew's and Christ Church in line with strategic priorities and Health and Safety legislation. This will include overseeing procurement and lease/rental of facilities
• Membership of Finance Committee and working with the Treasurer to ensure the finance function and strategic development of planning and fundraising are all efficient and effective.
• Leading on compliance ensuring implementation of procedures and policies in line with statutoryrequirements

Whilst the ability to speak Spanish is not a requirement, it would help in working across our different congregations.