Safeguarding Manager

• Permanent, 4 or 5 day per week (28-35 hours)
• Hybrid working – with minimum of 40% (approximately two days a week) at CMS House, Oxford
• Starting salary £41,794-£43,835 pa FTE depending on experience, with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• CMS offers 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:

• • access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors
  • regular wellbeing coffee mornings
  • support on menopause for women
  • up to three volunteer days a year
  • up to three family emergency leave days a year
  • retreats and resources for prayer life

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from women and individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as set out in the job description and person specification.

Talk to us first?

If you would welcome an informal discussion about the role before applying, please contact Justine Nola, People and Culture Manager, on 01865 787405.

Your role

We are looking for a self-starter who is able to work independently with high level of resilience to lead on CMS’s safeguarding function. You will have experience regarding disclosure and case management of safeguarding and leading a core group. You will work directly with the Director of People and Learning as well as the part-time Strategic Partner Safeguarding Manager on developing safeguarding policies and procedures that will be implemented across the organisation. The post holder’s key responsibilities will be to embed the safeguarding policies and procedures, manage disclosures and casework and to organise training (UK and internationally).

This role requires experience working in a national and/or international safeguarding role, and experience in an international mission, humanitarian or a transferrable international sector involving different stakeholders, authorities and international strategic partners.

The organisation you’ll be joining

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.

What you’ll need to succeed

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years’ experience of successfully of working in a safeguarding role. It is essential that the successful candidate has a safeguarding qualification or equivalent experience in this field, with experience of delivering training, running or assisting in safeguarding investigations, case management and reporting. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian and be committed to the vision, aims and values of CMS, which are detailed on the CMS website.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website: churchmissionsociety.org/jobs

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy(https://churchmissionsociety.org/policies-and-statements/safeguarding-and-whistleblowing/) and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/), which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.    

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 5th January 2025

Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday 15 January 2025 at CMS House, Oxford.

To apply

Please send your application form and CV to jobs@churchmissionsociety.org or by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ.  CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website: churchmissionsociety.org/jobs

Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.

As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.