Are you a dynamic and proactive leader with a passion for creating well-run, welcoming and efficient workplaces? We’re looking for a facilities manager to join our team and take the lead in delivering high-quality facilities services. Permanent, 28 to 35 hours a week Office working at CMS House, Watlington Road, Oxford. Occasional travel to other British CMS properties as required. Starting salary £41,795 per annum (full-time equivalent) with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave. 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/or 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 laid down in the job description and person specification. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring our office and reception services run smoothly, our contracts and suppliers deliver real value, and our teams and tenants have the spaces and resources they need to do their best work. From overseeing health and safety compliance to managing refurbishments and new office space setups, you’ll be at the heart of the organisation’s operational success. You will manage a full range of facilities owned by CMS, predominantly focused on CMS House in Oxford, to be used flexibly for strategically driven services in relation to CMS’s vision and values. This role requires someone to develop and build strong team relationships throughout the organisation, as well as within a small team of direct reports. The aim is to offer a facilities service which is customer focused, professional and unobtrusive. Delivery of a quality service, which will embody the level of hospitality and welcome consistent with the CMS ethos, is a primary performance measure. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services, you’ll manage a small, dedicated team and work closely with managers and directors across the organisation. Whether it’s overseeing work carried out by contractors, managing a budget, tendering an external contract or helping our staff and tenants meet their health and safety responsibilities, your work will directly support our mission and the delivery of our organisational purpose to make disciples of Jesus at the edges. If you thrive in a busy, varied role where no two days are the same and you’re excited by the chance to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. 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 substantial experience in managing a facilities function, including managing external contractors, suppliers and budgets. You will also have people management and occupational health and safety experience. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian as well as committed to CMS’s values and aims. Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download below. Our commitment to you 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 and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding. 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 must get your application by midnight on Sunday 3 August 2025. Interviews are planned to be held first over Zoom on 11  August and then for the final stage in-person at CMS House, Oxford on Tuesday 19 or Wednesday 20 August.