Position Available: Act2 Project Lead

Act2 Project Lead

Uniting Church in Australia Assembly

The Role

The Uniting Church in Australia is living through a time of change, opportunity and challenge. The size, shape, demographics and needs of the Uniting Church have changed significantly since its birth in 1977, and so has our wider community. Our structures, practices, and culture need renewal and change too. The Assembly, the national council of the Uniting Church, established the Act2 Project as a major change project to address our challenges and discern a life-giving future for the Church as a whole.

As the full-time Act2 Project Lead you will lead and manage the work of the Act2 Project in a new phase, building on work undertaken between 2022-2024, including the conclusions of extensive consultation with the national Church. You will work to carry forward decisions of the triennial 17th Assembly meeting in three key areas:

• Life-giving Communities of Discipleship and Mission (local Uniting Church communities)
• A Network for a Flourishing Theological Culture (our theological life and education)
• Sharing Our Common Life and Wealth (the way we govern and resource the whole Church)

What you will be doing

• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets that align with the Assembly and Act2 strategic objectives.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
• Develop and maintain project management frameworks and methodologies, ensuring quality assurance processes and controls are working effectively.
• Maintain an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact, and collaborate where possible.
• Establish and maintain effective reporting mechanisms to keep stakeholders informed of project progress, including preparation of high-quality documentation, reports, and presentations for various church bodies and stakeholders.
• Design, implement, and review changes to systems, policies, procedures, and processes for all areas of responsibility, or when requested to do so.
• Facilitate change management processes to support successful implementation.
• Act as the Executive Officer of the Governance, Resourcing & Administration Commission.
• Provide leadership to the Act2 Project team, role modelling the Church's values and professional standards.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, working with other team members to inspire and motivate staff to achieve their professional objectives.
• Actively develop direct reports with scheduled regular catchups to set and monitor goals, develop a growth plan, coach, and provide feedback

What you will need

• Experienced in the Uniting Church and an understanding of its theology, polity, practices and culture.
• You are outcomes-driven with a focus on goals, plans, and priorities, adjusting actions to respond to changing circumstances.
• Commitment to providing outcomes for the Assembly that contribute to the mission of God in all parts of the UCA.
• A willingness to go above and beyond in service to others.
• Ability to build relationships by respecting diversity and supporting and encouraging others.
• You can facilitate contributions across broad perspectives and distill into clear next steps.
• Experience in change management and/or people leadership.

About You

• Communicates clearly and confidently.
• Listens actively, while shaping conversations to ensure focus and understanding.
• Adapts communication style and medium to suit the situation and the audience.
• Acts with integrity.
• Remains positive in the face of setbacks and obstacles.
• Understands own strengths and limitations and is focused on self-development.
• Lives out the Assembly values of respect, compassion, hope, justice, integrity and innovation.

Why us

• Flexibility in location with applications from interstate welcome
• Hybrid working conditions
• 12 weeks paid Parental leave
• Opportunity to Purchase Leave

How to apply

Applicants can submit a resume and 2-page cover letter to careers@nswact.uca.org.au. To request a job description, please contact careers@nswact.uca.org.au.

Applications close Wednesday 26th March at 12pm.