Technology Sharepoint Project Manager

Church of England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent religious organization in Greater London seeks an experienced SharePoint Project Manager for a 6-month Fixed Term Contract. You will lead the planning and design phases of a new SharePoint solution, ensuring stakeholder engagement and alignment with best practices. This role requires excellent communication skills and a strong background in project management, particularly in IT. The organization values diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, including under-represented groups.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to health cash plan

Structured induction programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading SharePoint projects in a complex environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to design solutions tailored to diverse user needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and documentation phases of the SharePoint solution.
• Conduct stakeholder engagement for business requirements.
• Design solution blueprint that is scalable and manageable.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Change management

Job description

About the Role

The NCIs are embarking on a strategic initiative to plan and scope a new SharePoint solution. We are seeking an experienced SharePoint Project Manager to join on an initial 6‑month Fixed Term Contract to lead the discovery, design, and early planning stages of this business‑critical project. This role sits within the Technology Services department, reporting to the Head of IT Portfolio. We are a busy and close‑knit team, working across the NCIs to deliver IT solutions and services, as well as project and programme delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, scoping, and documentation phases of a new SharePoint solution across multiple business units.
• Conduct stakeholder engagement activities to gather business requirements, current pain points, and operational nuances.
• Design a SharePoint solution blueprint that accommodates bespoke needs of each department while remaining scalable and manageable.
• Develop a roadmap that includes phased implementation, adoption strategies, and business change considerations.
• Ensure alignment with best practices in information governance, data retention, and security compliance.
• Drive business buy‑in by clearly communicating the value and day‑to‑day benefits of the new solution.
• Work closely with technical teams to define system architecture, integration needs, and data migration requirements.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, change managers, and internal communications teams to support culture change and adoption.
• Report regularly on project progress, risks, and dependencies using a variety of project toolsets.
• Embed change management principles to support successful rollout and long‑term sustainability.

About the National Church Institutions

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 – a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder. We include, you belong. Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whatever NCI they work in and whatever their background.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

What We Offer

Salary

• A market rate salary, plus age‑related pension contributions between 8‑15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro‑rated if working part‑time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at on a case‑by‑case basis and if this fits within the department's needs we try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work‑life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus‑one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

Equal Opportunity

The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under‑represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.