Racial Justice Project Manager

This role will be responsible for managing the implementation of Project Metanoia which has been generously funded by the Church of England’s Racial Justice Unit (RJU). The Project Manager is expected to work closely with the Executive Team, Programme Leads, Chair of the Racial Justice Priority Group, Head of Implementation and within the wider operations team.

PROJECT METANOIA

We seek to be a college prioritising racial justice at the heart of who we are, offering resource as a catalyst for change across the Church of England. The report From Lament to Action (FLTA) rightly highlighted the imperative for all to actively engage and work towards building a more equitable church, and we want to play our part. Having pioneered several initiatives and through investment across our national life, we take seriously the call to implement “significant cultural and structural change” on issues of racial justice within the Church of England.

We seek to be a centre of excellence serving the wider church in the field of racial justice, providing catalyst for change. We chose the title ‘metanoia’ as we long to see transformation in this area of the church’s life. This important project aims to influence pedagogical practice and ministerial training as it relates to racial justice. This project particularly seeks to further our ambition that all GMH/UKME students are supported and equipped to navigate the church and wider sector, including where injustice rears its head. We want to be a brilliant place to be a GMH/UKME student or staff member, and to build capacity for future GMH/UKME theological educators. This role will directly impact our intention to be proactive in fostering change by targeting four areas to create a culture that values and celebrates intercultural issues and racial justice. We recognise the importance of taking action that will bring about tangible transformation.

The project covers four areas:

· Diversified Training

· Key Resourcing

· Intercultural Placements

· Targeted Recruitment

KEY TASKS

This is a varied role, which requires the post holder to communicate effectively and thoughtfully with students, academic and operations staff, and external stakeholders. The post holder will need to have an affinity for and aptitude for work within the areas of racial justice, diversity and inclusion, excellent administration, and project management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

· Manage the entire project – building a schedule, and ensuring the project is kept to schedule

· Propose actions and activities to meet the project brief for consideration by leadership

· Ensure effective staff communication on the progress of the project

· Keep Racial Justice Unit informed on progress in coordination with SMC staff, including writing project reports as required

· Manage the project budget

· Convene and administrate meetings with other TEI beneficiaries of the RJU

· Other tasks as required by the Racial Justice Priority Group