Hackney & Islington Programme Manager

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

We’re looking for an exemplary relationship and people manager (with strong coaching skills) to equip and support churches in the North (including Leeds, Preston and other northern cities) to deliver the Spear programme in their local community.

The important stuff 

Salary: from 30,000 dependent on experience

Hours: 5 days per week (4 days considered), 9.30am-5.30pm

Contract: Permanent 

Location: Home based role, with fortnightly travel to our London office required (cost covered) and regular travel to our Centres in Leeds, Preston and other northern cities

Closing date: 28th June (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack below for more information about the role and Resurgo

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays
• Excellent personal development and training opportunities, including our iLM-accredited 5-day Coaching for Leadership programme (worth £3,000)
• Regular staff prayer meetings, conferences and retreats (one residential)
• Excellent Health Insurance plan, including gym discounts and other perks

Person Specification 

• An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo, and our mission to equip and support organisations to play a meaningful part in the repair of our social fabric.
• Excellent all-round coaching ability, with 3 years of relevant coaching experience, including strong group facilitation and 1-1 coaching skills.
• Excellent time management, organisation skills and initiative, with the ability to balance a range of varied tasks and prioritise accordingly.
• 3 years experience of line management and holding responsibility for others’ professional development and wellbeing.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to relate confidently to a range of audiences, internally and externally, including demonstrable experience managing partnerships with churches as well as corporates.
• High emotional intelligence, a desire to work as part of a close-knit team, and a sense of fun.

Key Responsibilities

Support and Equip Church Partners

• Work with the wider Church Partnerships Team to meet key strategic goals to build social transformation across the church in the UK.
• Manage working relationships with caseload of partner churches within a region of the UK to ensure programme delivery flourishes, that the church has ongoing support and feels connected to Resurgo, and feels ownership and vision in relation to the programmes their church runs.
• Liaise with church partners regarding fundraising challenges, providing strategic support and connecting them to the wider Resurgo team for further assistance around key challenges.

Line Management, Team Training and Development of Spear Centre staff

• Manage Spear Centre Managers, through regular 1-1s, reviewing KPI’s and helping them troubleshoot challenges.
• Oversee the overall performance management for church partners in a region, delivering feedback regularly, reporting on key performance indicators and running reviews at intervals throughout the year.
• Work with the Impact team to identify training needs, then design and run training initiatives to meet these needs, including all-team training days, role-specific training streams, and volunteer training.

Curriculum Development

• Engage with wider national policy around NEETs and unemployment to ensure we are at the cutting edge within the sector.
• Develop programme curricula across all our programmes.

Active Participation in the Philanthropy and wider Resurgo Mission

‘To Inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery.’

• Help build and develop Resurgo’s ethos and Christian life as a team member.
• Lead and contribute to regular team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo’s operation and for the success of its mission.

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.