GB Church Partnerships Lead Midlands

Job Description

Job title: GB Church Partnerships Lead: Midlands
Salary:pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract type: Permanent Part Time 4 days)
Line managed by: National Team Leader GB

About the GB Team

We are part of a connected movement igniting prayer mission and justice across denominations. We are a catalyst for spaces of encounter and renewal with Jesus. We guide and influence a national agenda for prayer mission and justice. Our hope and strategies aim to stir a prayerful awakening in Great Britain through increased engagement with key 247 Prayer ministries: Prayer Rooms Prayer Spaces in Schools and Youth and Student provision.

Role Overview

This role will serve and lead the work in the midlands region on behalf of 247 Prayer responsible for implementing strategy to serve the church regionally and locally in the three key 247 Prayer ministries listed above. This role identifies key churches and ministries to serve in the region creating a growth plan for the area.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Strategy:

• Develop and implement a regional strategy to grow and develop Prayer Rooms Prayer Spaces in Schools and Youth and Student provision in the midlands area
• Identify and curate relationships with key churches leaders and networks in the midlands introducing them to 247 Prayer and discerning how best to serve
• Design and implement a volunteer strategy to create a team of volunteers who will represent 247 Prayer. Examples of these volunteers include speakers and Prayer Spaces in Schools Networkers
• Manage reporting and budgets for strategy implementation
• Speak at events and conferences on behalf of 247 Prayer
  

Team Collaboration

• Work with wider team to help ensure that 247 Prayer resources communications and social media accounts serve the nation and regions well
• Collaborate with the GB team to ensure all work is delivered in prayer to a high standard and aiming toward shared goals
• Serving the wider movement in line with your skills and in agreement with your line manager

Key Requirements and Skills:

• Experience and Knowledge
  1. Strong and thorough understanding of the church culture in the region with reference to theological differences priorities needs and crossdenominational relationships
  2. Understanding of the particular needs challenges and suitable approaches to support Gen Alpha and Gen Z
  3. Strong understanding of safeguarding best practices and compliance
  4. Proven record of negotiating partnerships (at a national level desirable)
  5. Leadership of a volunteer group or program with creation of a team that collaborates well with each other
  6. Public speaking to a variety of group sizes and environments
  7. Customer service support or similar representing an organisation and responding to enquiries from the general public
  8. Project delivery of events and/or resources
  9. Theological training desirable
     
• Skills and Abilities
  1. Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence with the ability to establish and maintain healthy and positive working relationships within the team and with external partners
  2. Strong organisational and strategic skills with the ability to execute multiple projects priorities and deadlines methodically effectively and efficiently
  3. Strong and clear and engaging written and verbal communication skills
  4. Highly motivated to see growth and development and confident in taking initiative and being innovative

• Practical Considerations
  1. DBS/Police Check
  2. Ability to travel
  3. Weekend and evening working hours as required
  4. There is an occupational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian who maintains a living relationship with God and lives consistently according to biblical principles
  5. All staff are expected to live out 247 Prayers values as they represent 247 Prayer externally
  6. All postholders are expected to fulfil their personal objectives set by their line manager contribute to their teams overall objectives take responsibility for reviewing their ongoing personal development and maintain an awareness of the global 247 Prayer movement strategy
  7. All 247 Prayer staff share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture including the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities

For more information please check the attached job description.