Project Manager , Missing Generations Project, Everton

Project Manager (SDF4) – Missing Generations Project, Everton

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The purpose of this role is to coordinate and drive forward the SDF4 Missing Generation Project in Everton, ensuring compliance with diocesan processes and contributing to the project's successful outcome. You will bring experience in project management, financial oversight, and line management to support the project's aims and deliverables.

A passionate, capable, and energetic project manager eager to take on this challenge and support the Church of England in Everton on its growth journey. You will build and work closely with the local project team, establishing strong relationships to ensure the project achieves all its objectives. You are expected to bring your own creative and fresh perspectives to develop the best solutions and outcomes.

You have a proven track record of delivering results and always strive to do your best, aiming for the team’s output to be of the highest quality.

• Emotionally intelligent and self‑aware
• Strong relationships guru
• Servant‑hearted, focused on team results
• Loves process but not a slave to it
• Prefers immediacy over long‑term delay
• Proactive, outcome‑obsessed
• Challenges the status quo
• Obsessed with prioritisation
• Makes boring tasks fun

This role involves engaging with a diverse range of people and contributing creatively to the development of the project’s delivery.

• Plan, maintain, and monitor project plans with the Project Lead, ensuring they are useful, current, and aligned with strategy.
• Financial reporting and forecasting: manage budgeting, produce monthly summaries, submit claims for grant funding, and ensure expenditure is properly accounted for.
• Staffing: support recruitment of a local project team, ensuring compliance with safer recruitment and safeguarding requirements.
• Communications: oversee stakeholder engagement, communication, and occasionally represent the project to stakeholders.
• Measurement: agree on project metrics, collect and report data regularly.
• Safeguarding: implement diocesan safeguarding policies across the project and ensure local church engagement.
• Governance: organise the Project Board, set agendas, produce reports, and act as secretary.
• Building project oversight: oversee reordering works, coordinate with dedicated contract Project Manager, ensure due diligence.
• Project Leader oversight: line‑manage the Project Leader, develop local management, assure effective delivery, provide training, mentoring and remove obstacles.

• O‑level / A‑level / BTEC qualifications demonstrating ability in English and Maths
• Competent Project Manager with experience delivering a national church‑funded project
• Experience in financial processes and procedures; expertise in finance IT (MyFund Accounting, Xledger)
• Comprehensive understanding of safeguarding processes within a church setting
• Experience collaborating with clergy and church community on change projects
• High level of IT proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to take responsibility and ensure tasks are completed
• Detail‑oriented, completer/finisher, but facilitates others’ work
• Ability to build and maintain good relationships while persisting to get work done
• A proven problem solver with resilience and flexibility
• Excellent communicator
• Prioritisation and self‑management skills
• Excellent personal organisation and administration skills
• Shares the values and ethos of the Church of England

• Project Management qualifications
• Proficient in Microsoft Project
• Member of the Church of England
• Experience in the voluntary sector
• Experience in procurement
• Experience working in a Church context
• Knowledge of the structures and organisation of the Church of England

The Liverpool Diocesan growth strategy, ‘asking God for a bigger church to make a bigger difference’, applies to all age groups. We recognise a distinct need to increase capacity to address the missing generation of 11‑29 year olds. By 10 years, we aim to be known for outstanding youth and student ministry. The Missing Generation Project is focused on creating opportunities for young leaders.

The project in Everton is the final stage, with the goal of establishing three Resource Churches or ‘landing places’ in Liverpool.

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