Children, Youth and Families Strategy Delivery Officer, NFP PEOPLE

Children, Youth and Families Strategy Delivery Officer

We are seeking to appoint a part‑time Children, Youth and Families Strategy Delivery Officer to work closely with parishes, diocesan teams, and project boards to enable the delivery of the Children, Youth and Families stream.

Position Details

Position: Children, Youth and Families Strategy Delivery Officer

Location: Hove/Hybrid

Salary: £22,517 per annum (pro-rata FTE £37,528 pa)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week which can be worked over 3 days (flexi time)

Contract: Fixed term contract to 31 December 2030.

Closing Date: Midnight on 12th March 2026

Interview Date: Hove on 27th March 2026

About The Role

The Diocese has recently launched its Diocesan Growth Strategy. This ten‑year plan will create vibrant and sustainable communities of faith across Sussex by supporting parishes to revitalise churches, invest in children and youth ministry and develop excellent leaders.

In this role you will:

• Support parishes to develop proposals and robust missional project plans.
• Guide projects through assessment and approval processes.
• Help parishes recruit new Children’s, Families, and Youth Workers.
• Agree and monitor delivery plans for each supported parish project.
• Gather learning and data from projects, producing reports and analysis for diocesan boards.
• Identify, share and develop good practice across the diocese.

About You

We are looking for someone who is a practising Christian committed to the mission and ethos of the Church of England. You will have/be:

• Experienced in children’s, youth or families ministry.
• Skilled in planning, managing and monitoring multiple projects.
• Confident analysing information, tracking impact and reporting findings.
• A strong communicator, able to build relationships across diverse teams.
• Organised, self‑motivated and adaptable.

About The Organisation

The vision of the Diocese is to help people to know, love and follow Jesus. Based in Hove and serving the people of Sussex across more than 360 parishes and 154 church schools and the wider community, this is a great role for someone who supports the ethos, aims and objectives of the Diocese and the Church of England.

As an employer, and as a team, the mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive.

What’s On Offer

• Enrolment into the Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution and flexible employee contribution of between 0-6%.
• 0.6 pro‑ra of 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional 2 privilege days leave per year.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling, GP appointments, financial and legal support.
• Free parking, use of the ride‑to‑work scheme and free eye tests.

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and must be personally committed to the Christian faith, respecting, upholding and working within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This represents an occupational requirement justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3. #INDNFP

Other roles you may have experience of could include Children, Youth, Family, Partnerships Officer, Community Partnerships Officer, Project Manager, Project Officer.

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.