Programme Manager (Strategic Delivery), DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY

Programme Manager (Strategic Delivery)

Location: Canterbury

Salary: £45,012 – £51,764 per annum, plus excellent benefits.

Contract: Full‑time, fixed‑term for three years.

Your role:

• Lead, coordinate and deliver the strategic change portfolio across the Diocese of Canterbury.
• Work closely with the Director of Strategic Development to bring people together, keep projects moving and turn vision into action.
• Coordinate programmes, manage priorities, risks, governance and budgets, and ensure that ideas become real outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with clergy, parish leaders and partners across the Diocese.
• Support senior leaders and contribute to strategic change initiatives that promote flourishing parishes, sustainable ministry and church growth.

About you:

• Experienced in managing complex programmes and leading change.
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Confident in managing priorities, risks, governance and budgets.
• Practising Christian; good understanding of the Church of England and a passion for its mission.

Additional details:

• Canterbury Diocese is the oldest in England and spans a diverse region from Maidstone to Thanet and the Isle of Sheppey to Romney Marsh.
• Our vision is “Changed Lives, Changing Lives.”
• All appointments subject to Right to Work, references and background checks.

Closing date: 11:59 pm, Tuesday 11 August.

Interview: Wednesday 19 August, Canterbury.

Equal Opportunities: Applications will be considered in a non‑discriminatory way under the Equality Act 2010. GoR applies.

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