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Director for the St James’s Changemakers – P/T (1.5 days per week)

£18,000 pa pro-rata (£60,000pa FTE)

Central London

£18,000 pa pro-rata (£60,000pa FTE); 7.5% pension contribution by St James’s with 0.5% contribution by the employee; pro-rata: FTE 25 days annual leave plus public holidays

St James’s Church seeks an energetic and dedicated individual to launch a new Changemaker Programme, for which seed funding has been secured. The idea behind the programme is that creative leadership is urgently needed in society today; and a matter for the soul too. The invitation is to be part of the change that such leadership can bring. The vision is that by 2035, 50 changemakers, aged between 22-34, will be innovating, inspiring, and creating other changemakers in society, rooted in the character, values and vision of St James’s Piccadilly. It is not growing church leaders but leaders in society, intentionally bringing together young leaders from its five programme strands: Social Justice, Arts and Heritage, Music, Environment, Business.

The Director role has responsibility for the promotion, implementation, sustainability of, and reporting for the Changemakers programme. The essential requirements are leadership of an organisation with an education, charitable or community setting; ideally to have extensive operational programme and line management experience within the education or charitable sector; evidence of strategic thinking and business planning; evidence of delivering and or managing the delivery of events.

St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

St James’s actively welcomes applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

Please send full CV with a covering letter outlining your interest in the post and forward to Jane Gray, HR Advisor hrjobs@sjp.org.uk by midday Monday 16 June 2025 (Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an application form in due course.)

Initial interviews are planned for Tuesday 24th June.

If you are interested in having a conversation about the role this is by arrangement with David Hamilton-Peters at the Parish Office 0207 734 4511 or email administrator@sjp.org.uk between 27 May – 2 June or between 9 June – 16 June 2025.