Parish Change Facilitator - Merseyside, United Kingdom - Liverpool Diocese

Liverpool Diocese

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Merseyside, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Overview:

Part time 17.5 hours per week

Number of posts: 2

Fixed term: 5 years

Salary:
£15-£17,500 pa. Salary dependent on experience.

12.5 days holiday per year + pro rata bank holidays + 3 additional days at Christmas

EAP scheme

Non-contributory pension scheme (AVC's may be made)

Free on-site parking at the office

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Applications will be reviewed on submission.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Accountable to:
Transformation Manager

Can you help us find new ways for the local church to flourish?
In the Diocese of Liverpool, we are working to be Fit for Mission, fit for the future. We successfully secured funding from the Church Commissioners and have begun an exciting six-year step change programme. This challenging programme involves meaningful change, changing culture, bringing diversity, growing leaders and rationalising admin.

We need you and your change facilitation skills to make this happen successfully.

So if you think you can help create the conditions for the church to grow into a sustainable future, this is the exciting role for you.

Purpose of the role:

The aim of this role is to facilitate a programme of missional transformation in a deanery.

You will be part of the Fit for Mission programme delivery team with whom you will meet weekly for coordination and problem solving.

The majority of the remainder of your time will be spent with deanery leaders as they travel through their change period.

Main Responsibilities:

You will facilitate and enable good decision making by the leaders of the churches in each deanery.

You will provide energy, experience and process thinking to guide the team through a two-year intensive change period which includes leadership team development, discipleship culture development, lay leadership development, addressing buildings and pastoral reorganisation.

Some key tasks within this role will be to:

Facilitate the work of the deanery navigation team four lay and four clergy tasked with navigating and coordinating the transformation and various portfolio teams. You will attend all their weekly meetings and ensure that decisions and progress are transparent to the wider team. You will facilitate the clarification of their change journey (timeline and required actions), undertake reviews and enable them to stay on course, adapting the change plan as required.
Ensure change portfolio teams and ministry portfolio teams meet regularly and that their leads regularly attend the navigation team for progress and coordination purposes. Attend some portfolio team meetings to assist with coordination.
Build excellent relationships with key deanery leaders, gaining their trust by listening well and transparently doing what you say you will do.
Utilise the support of team coaches to help the clergy team to develop a culture of mutual support and accountability.
Be the main connection point for the deanery with the FfM programme team. As part of the delivery team you will work closely with the Transformation manager on progress and planning, ensuring that remedial action is taken as needed. Through your liaison with the Transformation manager specialist diocesan support can be made available to suit the needs of each deanery (coaching, right buildings strategy, core services development etc.).
Ensure that measurement data flows back to the FfM programme team such that progress and effectiveness can be monitored.
Ensure that communications are effective both within each deanery and back to the comms team. Ensure remedial action is taken as needed.
Enable the larger parish leadership team to define and own the team's specific vision and values.
Enable clarification of team roles and responsibilities.
Enable the clarification of the strategic plan and outcomes (include what to stop, start and priorities). Facilitate by preparing strategy options as required.
Facilitate crossfertilisation of ideas and learning by documentation and communicating.
Recruit and line manage a local project administrator, who will support the navigation team through the transition.

Along with other members of the delivery team you will be a champion to help others:

recognise the urgency and need to lead the significant change required for growth.

- commit to the change journey.
- align to the FfM vision and objectives.

You will work closely with:
Local church leaders (lay and ordained), the transformation manager, and the comms team.

Essential Requirements

Alevel / BTEC qualifications which demonstrate ability in English and Maths.
Competent Change Facilitator with strong facilitation/change experience.
Evidence of ability to facilitate and enable the work of others; skills to facilitate a room.
Evidence of ability to find creative solutions to problems and challenges.
Ability to take responsibility to ensure tasks are completed.
Ability to build good