Children, Youth and Families Strategy Delivery Officer

The Diocese of Chichester has recently launched its Diocesan Growth Strategy. This ten-year plan will create vibrant and sustainable communities of faith across Sussex by supporting parishes to revitalise churches, invest in children and youth ministry and develop excellent leaders.

We are seeking to appoint a part‑time Children, Youth and Families Strategy Delivery Officer to work closely with parishes, diocesan teams, and project boards to enable the delivery of the Children, Youth and Families stream of the Diocesan Growth Strategy.

• Support parishes to develop proposals and robust missional project plans.
• Guide projects through assessment and approval processes.
• Help parishes recruit new Children’s, Families, and Youth Workers.
• Agree and monitor delivery plans for each supported parish project.
• Gather learning and data from projects, producing reports and analysis for diocesan boards.
• Identify, share and develop good practice across the diocese and wider Church of England.

• A practising Christian committed to the mission and ethos of the Church of England (genuine occupational requirement applies)
• Experienced in children’s, youth or families ministry.
• Skilled in planning, managing and monitoring multiple projects.
• Confident analysing information, tracking impact and reporting findings.
• A strong communicator, able to build relationships across diverse teams.
• Organised, self‑motivated and adaptable.
• Has a qualification in youth work, children’s ministry, education, project management or a related field (desirable).

• A salary of £22,517 per annum (pro‑rata FTE £37,528 pa).
• 22.5 hours per week which can be worked over 3 days or flexibly.
• Fixed‑term contract to 31 December 2030.
• Flexi‑time and hybrid working. The role is based at Church House, Hove with the opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.
• Enrolment into the Diocesan Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution and flexible employee contribution of between 0‑6%.
• 0.6 pro‑rata of 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional 2 privilege days leave per year.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling, GP appointments, financial and legal support.
• Free parking at Church House, use of the ride to work scheme and free eye tests.

Please see the job description and person specification.

As an employer, and as a Church House team, our mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive.

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here. The post holder will be required to have an enhanced DBS check.

If you are excited by the opportunity to help shape children’s and youth ministry across the Diocese of Chichester, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply on Pathways by midnight on 12th March 2026.

Interviews will be held at Church House, Hove on 27th March 2026.