Project Manager – Contactless Giving Rollout

The Church of England

Project Manager for the contactless giving rollout project, facilitating digital donations in churches. Leading a significant initiative to enhance diverse giving mechanisms for church ministry.

Posted 7/6/2026part-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and deliver the contactless giving rollout project
Equip 850 churches with contactless giving devices to enable them to receive digital donations
Deliver the project in partnership with the Church of England’s 42 dioceses
Include initial design work for other digital giving project ideas, depending on capacity alongside delivery of the contactless rollout
Compile training materials to support churches and dioceses with onboarding and effective contactless giving
Deliver training to church in-person, as needed to support diocesan colleagues
Organise and run ‘train the trainer’ in-person workshops for diocesan Giving Advisors
Develop strong and effective working relationships with the project board, wider Giving Directorate, key internal stakeholders, suppliers, and diocesan Giving Advisors
Report to the project board and Senior Responsible Officer on project progress
Manage project risks and issues
Capture key qualitative and quantitative data throughout the project
Regularly circulate a project dashboard to diocesan colleagues to update them on device outcomes, tracking initial realization of benefits

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong track record of delivering medium-size projects with multiple stakeholders, either as a project manager or in a dedicated project support role
Experience of working within the charity sector
Experience of creating training resources and delivering training, both online and in-person
Experience of influencing others through communication and strong leadership skills
Highly computer literate, with proven use of Microsoft Word, Teams, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, CoPilot, and Canva
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to communicate to large groups and key stakeholders clearly, both verbally and in writing
Ability to work well with numerical data and produce financial reporting including budget updates
Ability to work well in a team with good inter-personal skills
Flexible and organised approach to work
Able to work comfortably with competing priorities
Ability to provide excellent support to churches and Giving Advisors
Ability to build relationships with key project stakeholders, articulate a project’s priorities, and advocate for it internally
Experience of encouraging giving in a paid or voluntary capacity (digital giving is particularly desirable)
Experience of the Church sector, either in a paid or voluntary capacity, ideally in relation to giving or church finances
Experience working with Power Automate
A professional project management qualification e.g,. APM PMQ
Familiarity and experience of working within the NCIs project management framework
Valid UK driving license

Benefits

Comp & perks

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The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute.
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We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would like to hear from you.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Project ManagementFinancial ReportingData AnalysisDigital Giving ExperienceTraining DeliveryPower AutomateProject Risk ManagementBudget ManagementProject Dashboard CreationNCIs Project Management Framework

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsLeadership SkillsOrganizational SkillsFlexibilityAttention to Detail

Certifications

APM PMQValid UK Driving License