{"id":14,"date":"2025-01-23T12:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/bre\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:24:29","slug":"person-specification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/person-specification\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Personal Characteristics<\/h3>\n

Essential<\/em><\/p>\n

Mature Christian Faith:<\/strong> An active, practicing Christian able to articulate a clear, personal, and scripturally rooted faith.*<\/p>\n

Values-Driven Leader:<\/strong> Passionate about the charity\u2019s mission, embodying Christian values of integrity, humility, compassion, and a servant-leader mindset.<\/p>\n

Prayerfulness:<\/strong> Rooted in prayer and a desire to see God’s work advanced through the movement.<\/p>\n

Resilience & Integrity:<\/strong> Personally resilient, able to navigate complex pastoral and ethical situations and operate under high pressure.<\/p>\n

Empathy & Humility:<\/strong> A warm, patient, and empathetic approach, with a “can-do” attitude and a sense of humour.<\/p>\n

Leadership & Strategic Experience<\/h3>\n

Essential<\/em><\/p>\n

Senior Management:<\/strong> Significant experience in a senior leadership role, preferably within a similar international charity or not-for-profit sector.<\/p>\n

Strategic Planning:<\/strong> Proven ability to define a vision, develop a strategic plan, and lead a movement through growth or change.<\/p>\n

Governance & Compliance:<\/strong> Strong understanding of charity governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n

Team Leadership:<\/strong> Experience in leading, motivating, and supporting staff and volunteers, creating a positive, inclusive culture.<\/p>\n

Working with Trustees:<\/strong> Experience of working effectively and collaboratively at a senior level with a Board of Trustees on governance and strategy.<\/p>\n

Skills & Competencies<\/h3>\n

Essential<\/em><\/p>\n

Financial Acumen:<\/strong> Confident in managing large budgets, financial planning, and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.<\/p>\n

Fundraising & Income Generation:<\/strong> Proven track record in securing funds from trusts, grants, major donors, or churches.<\/p>\n

Safeguarding:<\/strong> A clear understanding of safeguarding principles and practice, including the protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and upholds a culture of safety, wellbeing, and accountability across the organisation.<\/p>\n

Ambassadorial\/Communication Skills:<\/strong> An inspiring speaker and writer, able to act as the public face of the charity to stakeholders, media, and church networks.<\/p>\n

Networking & Partnership:<\/strong> Skilled in building partnerships with other charities, churches, faiths, government bodies, and commercial movements.<\/p>\n

IT Literacy:<\/strong> Competent in standard office software and donor management systems.<\/p>\n

Education & Qualifications<\/h3>\n

Essential<\/em><\/p>\n

Relevant Qualification:<\/strong> Educated to degree-level or equivalent senior-level experience in a relevant field (e.g., charity management, business administration, international relations, theology).<\/p>\n

Desirable<\/em><\/p>\n

Driving License:<\/strong> Frequently required to travel and therefore to have a clean driving license and access to a car will be important.<\/p>\n

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*This appointment is open to those who are baptized in the Trinity, believe in Jesus Christ and adhere to His teachings, and demonstrate this by faith in action, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/mothers-union\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}