Project Manager – PACL (Farsi Speaking Communities)

The Persian Anglican Community in London (PACL) has a brief to work across the Diocese of London, supporting, equipping, and serving communities of Farsi-speakers in partnership with local churches. This involves identifying local needs, training leaders, and developing materials and dynamics for evangelism and discipleship. Some attendees will come simply for practical help or friendship; others will be seeking to know more about the Christian faith; others will be committed Christians – all are welcome.

The work is to be funded for the next three years by a grant from the CoE’s ‘Innovation Fund’ and is payable to the Diocese by the Strategic Development Unit (SDU) of the CoE. The Project Manager will provide administrative and organisational oversight, as well as reporting, compliance, co-ordination & communication support to the Leadership of the PACL BMO. The PM will also have day to day direct line-management responsibilities for the Pastor/Community Builder, the Discipler/Evangelist and any clergy committed to PACL other than the BMO Leader.

Main Responsibilities:

• Overseeing all aspects of administration within the team, including organising multi-stakeholder meetings via Zoom, Google Meets and Microsoft Team, plus physical room bookings and diary management.
• Attending meetings with the PACL Board, stakeholders, and partner organisations, and acting as secretary for minute taking where needed.
• Maintaining electronic filing systems.
• Ensuring all finance systems are set up and working well, including liaising as appropriate with the SDU.
• Day to day oversight of the budget, and planning the financial expenditure for the project with the clergy and Trustees.
• Ensuring accurate and timely payment of bills.
• Responsibility for the regular and proper reporting to the SDU over the course of the IF period, and to any other funders who may support PACL in the future.
• Overseeing the content management of the website, ensuring that it is up-to-date, and supporting & facilitating other team members as they also post to the website.
• Sharing responsibility with other paid staff members for posting lively and broad social media content regularly, using Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and video content on YouTube.
• Communicating with others across the Diocese to ensure a joined-up approach to all we do.
• Overseeing staffing and volunteer arrangements, including HR arrangements, for the lay-staff and volunteer agreements.
• Overseeing and administering safeguarding arrangements.
• Managing the relationship with partner churches across the diocese, ensuring good relationships, and the smooth running of all operational matters relating to the use of any church or other building by PACL.
• Setting up & maintaining systems of monitoring team activity and measuring impact.
• Leading on preparing reports, data or other information as may be required by the SDU or other funders.

The Project Manager will be required to undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the role.

Person Specification:

• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Educated to A-level or equivalent standard, or higher.
• Administratively efficient with strong attention to detail.
• A desire to follow a career path in faith-based Community Transformation/Social Action/Church Growth and a willingness to learn.
• IT literate (MS Office Suite used).
• Understanding of Social Media, and/or the ability to learn as needed.
• Excellent people skills and evidenced emotional intelligence.
• Fluency in spoken English and Farsi; ability to write clearly in English.
• Team player with a professional and confident manner.
• Dynamic and self-motivated.
• Ability to deal with competing demands and prioritise work to meet timescales.
• Used to dealing with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to keep confidences.
• Interested in other cultures.

The successful candidate will need to undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.