In October 2024, Chester Diocese successfully secured some Capacity Funding from the national church to create two 3-year posts within the central team to support our strategic planning.
Following recent interviews, we are delighted to announce that Rebecca Holland has been appointed as Strategic Programme Manager, and Sarah Jones will be joining the team as Strategic Programme Officer. Rebecca and Sarah will work alongside the Strategic Programme Director (Jon Pocock) to help us design the detailed projects that will support our ongoing transformation towards our shared vision, Together in Christ, Sharing Hope.
Jon said: "I'm really looking forward to working with Rebecca and Sarah. They bring great experience of planning, programme delivery, creativity and strategic analysis, which will be key as we devise programmes of work to help us bless even more of the 1.5 million people in our diocese who haven't yet had chance to encounter the Good News of Jesus Christ. And being able to finance these roles using capacity funding means that we can resource this important work without impacting Parish Share."