Operations Manager

Do you love God and long to see the local church flourish?Do you have a God given passion for and experience of translating vision into strategic and effective planning and delivery, harnessing and directing resources to match the priorities and ministry of a church or charity?Can you provide organisational leadership and oversight to ensure good governance, transparency of operations and management of risk alongside experience of ensuring the smooth and efficient running of a church or charity? St. Andrew’s is an evangelical church in the Diocese of Oxford with priorities of developing leaders, growing churches and transforming communities as we see lives transformed by Jesus.  We have 4 congregations on a Sunday with average attendance of c.450 people each week, spanning all ages – we also have a church plant on the local estate of Cutteslowe which has a significant presence in the community. We are looking for an Operations Manager to serve as a strategic partner to the Vicar, building and implementing strategies, structures and systems to deliver the Church’s vision, mission and plans; to provide operational leadership, ensuring effective execution of projects, oversight of key administrative functions and fostering a culture of collaboration across ministry teams at St. Andrew’s church. As part of the senior leadership, the roleholder will provide spiritual and strategic leadership so that the Operations ministry of the church rightly serves, resources and contributes to ministry plans.There is a genuine occupational requirement that the holder of this post is a committed Christian.