Organisational Change Manager

NFP PEOPLE; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A Christian organisation is seeking an Organisational Change Manager based in Crawley. The role involves leading operational staff in delivering strategic change and ensuring compliance with safeguarding requirements. The candidate must have significant experience in change management and operations, possess strong leadership skills and be a practicing Christian. This part-time position is offered on a fixed term contract of 18 months, with a flexible hybrid work arrangement. Competitive salary on a pro rata basis.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading operational and strategic change initiatives.
• Experience managing financial and human resources effectively.
• Ability to comply with legal and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational staff to deliver strategic changes.
• Oversee the church's social transformation work.
• Ensure compliance and steward resources with integrity.
• Support ministry areas in collaboration with leadership.

Skills

Change management

Operations management

Delivering successful projects

Developing and managing operational systems

Human Resource management

Facilities management

Financial management

Project management

Job description

Organisational Change Manager

We are looking for an Organisational Change Manager to lead operational staff and volunteers to deliver significant strategic change and transformation across the operational, financial, facilities and hospitality function.

The role is based in a Christian Church community. All teams, including the staff team, pray together whenever they meet, sharing prayer and worship times throughout the working week. Therefore this role, has a genuine occupational requirement to ensure protection of the strong Christian ethos and values.

Position: Organisational Change Manager

Location: Crawley, West Sussex/Hybrid (flexibility for one day a week to be worked remotely)

Hours: Part Time, 3 days per week (25 hours per week (including regular Sundays; some evenings)

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 pro rata

Contract: 18 months Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: Monday 5th January 2026. Please note this role may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found.

Interview Date: Interviews due to take place during w/c 19 January 2026

The Role

This role will be a second chair role that will oversee the church’s social transformation work across the three parishes, enabling ministry to flourish and grow. You will ensure full legal and safeguarding compliance, steward resources with integrity, and co‑lead agreed ministry areas in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team. As this is a faith‑based role, the successful candidate must be a practising Christian who actively participates in the spiritual life of the church.

Key duties include:

• Operational and Financial leadership
• People leadership and Compliance
• Social transformation and community engagement
• Ministry contribution

This role requires an enhanced DBS/Police check and safer recruitment checks and you must have the right to work in the UK. Occasional weekends or evenings as required. You will be required to work key church events including Focus, church family week away in July and the HTB Leadership Conference

About You

We are looking for someone with experience in these key areas:

• Change management
• Operations management
• Delivering successful projects
• Developing and managing operational systems
• Human Resource management
• Facilities management
• Financial management
• Project management

The Organisation

The Church exists to promote the whole mission of the church, pastorally, evangelistically, and socially, and this extends into the staff team where everyone who joins will thrive in this environment, able to contribute to the community of shared faith.

As you will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian organisation, the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

We encourage applications from those of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

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