ARE YOU A GIFTED NETWORKER WITH A DEEP LOVE FOR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND A HEART FOR JUSTICE? DO YOU LONG TO SEE THE CHURCH MOBILISED TO MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN POVERTY?

We are looking for a Head of Strategic Partnerships (Church of England) to join our Church Partnerships Team at Compassion UK. In this pivotal role, you will shape and lead our strategy to engage with Church of England leaders, events, and networks across the UK. Your work will help us achieve ambitious growth targets in child sponsorship and transformational giving.

Additional Requirements:

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for regular travel
• Availability for approximately 24 weekend church or event activities per year
• Personally committed to the Christian faith. You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop strategic relationships within the Church of England
• Inspire action through powerful communication and preaching
• Collaborate across teams to unlock sponsorship and fundraising growth
• Represent Compassion at major events and conferencesSupport and serve church leaders in their mission

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL BRING THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO THRIVE IN THIS ROLE:

• Strong knowledge and experience of the Church of England including leadership structures, networks, theology, and mission culture
• Proven success in building strategic relationships, ideally within a church, ministry, or mission organisation
• Confidence and clarity as a public communicator with experience preaching or speaking at events
• Demonstrated ability to lead growth strategies and manage complex partnerships
• Experience in sales or fundraising, with the ability to manage full partnership development cycles
• Excellent self-motivation and organisation, with the ability to work independently in a dispersed team

Additional Requirements:

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for regular travel
• Availability for approximately 24 weekend church or event activities per year
• Personally committed to the Christian faith. You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians.

As part of our recruitment process, assessment tasks are required. Should you progress beyond the shortlisting stage, we will ask you to complete a task for the panel to assess. Based on the outcome, you may then advance to the interview stage.

• Please submit your application as early as possible, as Compassion UK reserves the right to close this vacancy early. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, prior to the closing date. We also reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable applicant before the closing date