Operations Manager

Main Responsibilities include:

Working within the vision and strategy set by the Rector and PCC, develop, implement and oversee operational strategies that support the growth of the church. This will involve working closely with COHL clergy, PCC and sub-committees (churchwardens, finance, safeguarding and standing) to build capacity, develop enterprise and opportunities in order to resource the parish.

This includes:

Operations Management and Human Resources:

Lead and co-ordinate operational support services for worshipping communities across the larger parish, including:- 

• Line manage Support Services team (mostly staff, some volunteers) including HR matters, oversight, support, supervision in their spheres of work, currently
  • Administration of parish database, communications, safer recruitment, occasional offices, reporting of data
  • Governance matters including buildings compliance, insurance, policies, electoral roll, GDPR, safeguarding 
  • Finance, payroll and procurement

Ensure the parish is fully compliant with all PCC policies, particularly safeguarding, Health and Safety, GDPR and any other legal requirements.  Contribute to the regular review of parish policies and other documents. 

Oversee parish IT infrastructure, including ChurchSuite, Microsoft 365 and My Fund Accounting, IT support, website and social media.    

Strategic Leadership - Stewardship and Enterprise

To resource our aspirations for mission and growth, collaborate with church leaders and apply biblical principles in the development and implantation of strategies that encourage:-

• creative and innovative approaches to enterprise, particularly in terms of the development and use of our buildings and other assets

• entrepreneurial strategies for income generation and financial sustainability
• support for local teams of people to develop these strategies into a reality in their setting. 

Develop and implement fundraising strategies including

• experimental and pioneering ideas
• grant applications
• systems to track and monitor success, in terms of community engagement and income generation and the benefit to the mission of the church.

Lead in the implementation of a strategy to increase the capacity of the Support Services Hub, so that COHL may offer our services (at a cost), to other parishes.

Work with the Finance Officer, PCC (Treasurer and Sub-Committee) to:

• encourage setting of aspirational and mission focused budgets
• manage operational budgets, forecasting and reporting

Personal Commitments

• Pray for your ministry and your team, in support of the parish. 
• Take your own journey with God seriously.   
• Demonstrate in your own conduct and encourage in others Christian values including kindness, generosity, patience, compassion and fairness.