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Director of Communications

Employer
Church of England
Location
Church House, Westminster
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
3 Jul 2023

Job Details

Organisation: Church of England

Role: Director of Communications

Salary: Competitive

Location: Church House, Westminster. We work flexibly, with senior members of the time expected to maintain a regular weekly presence in the office

Closing Date: 5pm on Monday 3rd July

The Church of England is the historic national church of England.  It seeks to minister to all the people of England.  It is a family of institutions, not a single organisation, comprising forty-two dioceses and over 12,000 parishes, over four thousand schools, many chaplaincies, and other ministries. The core of Church of England communications is to support the Church’s national vision and strategy, and its theme of creating a simpler, humbler, bolder Church centre on Jesus Christ.

As part of the Church of England’s new national vision and strategy for the 2020s, the National Church Institutions (NCIs) Communications Team is responsible for enabling co-ordinated, effective communications within and beyond the Church.  This includes national press relations and news management, and a high profile and award-winning digital team and Church House Publishing. In addition to the role in supporting this national vision and strategy, the work of communications serves to support the church to contribute to national conversations on a range of issues and plays a key institutional role supporting the Church in fulfilling its obligations regarding transparency and accountability. As Communications Director, you will lead a capable and ambitious communications team in delivering these core roles.  The role carries a broad remit across a complex and significant organisational infrastructure and covers all media relations, external and internal communications, communications training and development, and engaging closely with the communications teams of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, along with the Diocesan Communications network.

This is no ordinary Communications Director job. We are looking for someone with a breadth of experience leading communications strategy and delivery in organisations that operate in the public eye. You will be successful in shaping a positive and compelling message for the Church through a range of channels and be comfortable working within environments marked by complexity, ambiguity and multiple priorities. We are looking for somebody who will champion our values and, whilst not necessarily an Anglican, is a practising Christian*. In addition, you will be a proven leader, with a track record of developing teams and working closely with executives and boards, together with acute political sensitivity and judgement.  This role requires an enterprising and creative thinker, resilience, a sense of humour and with the intellectual rigour and relationship skills to be credible and influential with all our key stakeholders.

For further information and to apply, please click Apply.

* This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the holder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010

Company

The National Church Institutions (NCIs) are a collective group of bodies that together support the mission and ministries of the Church by working with those who serve in parishes, Dioceses, schools and other ministries, and with partners at a national and international level. 

We aim for everyone who works in the NCIs to feel they belong and are valued for who they are and what they contribute.

The majority of NCI staff are based at Church House in Westminster, Lambeth Palace and Bishopthorpe Palace near York.

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