ASSTC Befriending Programme Development Manager

Role outline

• Job title:
  
  Befriending Programme Development Manager
• Salary: £25,594.80 (0.6 FTE) – £34,126 (0.8 FTE) (prorated from £42,658 including £6,745 London living allowance)
• Band: 6
• Contract:
  
  12-18 months fixed‑term contract
• Working hours:
  
  21–28 hours/week (Requires working on occasional evenings and or Saturdays to see the current befriending model at play)
• Probationary period: 3 months
• Notice period: 2 months
• Location:
  
  All Souls Clubhouse; 75% WFH and 25% office based
• Annual leave: 25 days + bank holidays (prorated)
• Visa sponsorship:
  Not available
• DBS check:
  Basic DBS

All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC) is a Westminster-based charity with a long history of befriending, that seeks to serve those in our area who are isolated, overlooked, and exploited, bringing the message and ministry of Jesus. The charity was formed to consolidate a number of ministries that developed from within All Souls Church, an international, diverse, multigenerational, and vibrant congregation in central London with a heart to reach the city and the nations for Jesus.

We cherish our values of love, honour and service, and come alongside those affected by homelessness, those involved in the sex industry, seniors and children and families in our community.

Visit our website for more information:

We are leaders in Christian Befriending

Our strategy is anchored by a pioneering ambition: to champion Christian Befriending in the heart of London, embodying a commitment to meaningful relationships in our communities. We aim to be leaders, cultivating authentic connections with those we serve. We uniformly apply a professionally developed framework with clear objectives to all ASSTC ministries.

The Christian Befriending scheme includes a volunteer onboarding initiative to equip our volunteers with the requisite skills and compassion for meaningful engagement with those we serve. The goal is to tangibly impact the lives of our clients and create a framework for churches and Christian charities to emulate, enabling others to embrace the power of befriending within their specific endeavours.

Throughout the course of this Strategic Planning Project, the creation of a unified Christian Befriending scheme arose as a clear, unambiguous strategic priority towards which the other strategic goals point. To effectively realise this Strategic Priority, it is imperative for ASSTC to lay a robust foundation upon which to build.

The Programme Manager will work closely with the Executive Director and all the Ministry Managers and Workers, as well as with volunteers and guests/clients we serve.

• Project research and development (6 months)
• Project implementation (6–9 months)
• Project partnering with other churches (9+ months); this part of the project is optional so therefore we are not recruiting for this stage at the moment

We are proposing to replicate the governance from the preparation of the Strategic plan and have an active steering group with possible representation from All Souls ministry, clients, ASSTC Ministry Heads and an independent third party, possibly from a Theological College or a related area of expertise.

Essential

• University graduate (under‑graduate or masters) with experience in carrying out research and development of a practice strategy to be deployed with a related background for example Psychotherapy.
• A background in social work, a social action organisation or a third sector
• Able to demonstrate experience of working within an environment that…