Churches engagement officer jobs

We’re seeking a creative, organised and driven Events Officer to deliver ‘best in class’ events and maximise their impact.

You should be passionate about our Christian mission as we work to see the good news of Jesus Christ impact public life, and support Christians who face challenges because of their faith.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring that our visits to churches and our presence at Christian festivals and exhibitions expands the Christian Concern community, and empowers Christians to seek justice, speak truth and bring hope.

Developing and managing excellent behind-the-scenes processes to serve the delivery of our events will also be a key part of your role.

In addition, you’ll be working with our Events Manager to deliver and improve our wider events programme and church engagement ministry.

To succeed you’ll need to be highly organised and reliable, creative and innovative, personable and articulate. You’ll also need to be passionate about our vision, mission and values.

The ideal person will enhance the impact, memorability and efficient organisation of our events and bring benefit to the wider team.

There is an occupational requirement that the successful candidate be a practising Christian, committed to living in accordance with our statement of faith.

This is a great opportunity for a creative, organised and ambitious Events Officer to serve, learn and grow in the context of a dynamic and exciting Christian ministry.

Interviews

First-round interviews will take place on a rolling basis.

We reserve the right to close applications early and also to appoint before the application deadline, if a suitable candidate is identified, so please apply as soon as possible.

The Network Church Engagement Managers will support food banks to strengthen and shape their relationship with churches and Christian organisations as part of the Together for Change strategy. They will inspire and enthuse food banks about the role the Church can play in ending the need for food banks, and equip them to effectively mobilise church networks in their area.  

These roles will provide food banks with high-quality insight, guidance and sophisticated understanding bolster their engagement with Christian communities. They will act as an advocate for food banks amongst local and regional church networks and denominations in service of our collective vision to end the need for food banks in the UK. They will play a central role in championing, in the food bank network, our commitment to the inclusion of people of all faiths and none as vital partners in delivering our mission.

Role responsibilities

• Supporting food banks to develop and bring their church engagement strategy to life through designing and implementing activities that support food banks to engage, mobilise and partner with Christian communities around the Together for Change strategic areas of Changing Minds, Changing Policy and Changing Communities
• Support food banks to work with their local Christian community to engage with the Together for Change strategy and work to end the need for food banks in whatever way is most relevant in the local context.
• Work with the Network Leads and Area Managers to identify and build strong relationships with key partners within the church and Christian communities at  regional and local level amongst diverse church traditions and networks.
• Work with Church Engagement colleagues across Trussell Trust departments to develop, promote and adapt UK-wide communications, marketing and fundraising campaigns, extending reach within the assigned region.
• Lead training and offer support to Operational colleagues in the region on engaging church stakeholders, championing the Trussell Trust’s foundational Christian values of Compassion, Justice, Community and Dignity; and working with interfaith and non-religious partners.

The Network Church Engagement Managers will support food banks to strengthen and shape their relationship with churches and Christian organisations as part of the Together for Change strategy. They will inspire and enthuse food banks about the role the Church can play in ending the need for food banks, and equip them to effectively mobilise church networks in their area.  

These roles will provide food banks with high-quality insight, guidance and sophisticated understanding bolster their engagement with Christian communities. They will act as an advocate for food banks amongst local and regional church networks and denominations in service of our collective vision to end the need for food banks in the UK. They will play a central role in championing, in the food bank network, our commitment to the inclusion of people of all faiths and none as vital partners in delivering our mission.

Role responsibilities

• Supporting food banks to develop and bring their church engagement strategy to life through designing and implementing activities that support food banks to engage, mobilise and partner with Christian communities around the Together for Change strategic areas of Changing Minds, Changing Policy and Changing Communities
• Support food banks to work with their local Christian community to engage with the Together for Change strategy and work to end the need for food banks in whatever way is most relevant in the local context.
• Work with the Network Leads and Area Managers to identify and build strong relationships with key partners within the church and Christian communities at  regional and local level amongst diverse church traditions and networks.
• Work with Church Engagement colleagues across Trussell Trust departments to develop, promote and adapt UK-wide communications, marketing and fundraising campaigns, extending reach within the assigned region.
• Lead training and offer support to Operational colleagues in the region on engaging church stakeholders, championing the Trussell Trust’s foundational Christian values of Compassion, Justice, Community and Dignity; and working with interfaith and non-religious partners.

Christ Church Students’ Union are looking for our next Deputy Chief Executive. We are seeking a values-led leader who is passionate about empowering students, creating opportunities to make meaningful change, is able to influence and work with stakeholders to provide high quality, engaging services, and support to students.

About us

Christ Church Students’ Union is a student membership organisation that represents over 24,000+ students at Canterbury Christ Church University. We are for students, by students as we are run by a team of annually elected student sabbatical officers, supported by a dedicated team of staff, governed by a Board of Trustees.We aim to support and empower students by representing their views and providing a range of services, events, and activities to enhance the university experience.

About the role

The Deputy Chief Executive will join our Union’s Leadership and Management Teams, provide strategic and operational direction, and have responsibility for the Union’s charitable services.

They will be the senior staff member responsible for broadening and deepening our engagement with the membership, by leading the teams responsible for student voice, student advice, and student opportunities. They will support the Union’s sabbatical officers and work in partnership with our key stakeholders to deliver exceptional student experiences.

About you
You will have experience of effectively engaging with diverse groups of people, and building and maintaining partnerships with a range of stakeholders to create opportunities and make meaningful change.

You will have experience of leading on the development and delivery of strategic plans, objectives and policies.Your experience in conducting research and interpreting datasets will support the creation, implementation and evaluation of data-driven engagement strategies.

As an experienced manager, you will have proven ability to support and develop individuals and teams to create a high performing and positive work culture.

You will bring knowledge and experience of governance, but previous experience of working in a Students’ Union is not essential. It will however be an asset you have experience of working in a member-led environment or have worked in an environment with students to support student-led initiatives. 

You will share our commitment to our values and mission to better student life and enrich our students' experiences. 

Additional Information

We offer a wide range of benefits including Local Government Pension Scheme (defined benefit pension scheme), a supportive, flexible working environment, annual leave allowance starting at 25 days plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days, professional development opportunities and access to an employee assistance programme to support wellbeing.

Inclusion is central to what we do at Christ Church Students' Union. We are committed to creating a fairer, more equal, more inclusive and more diverse workforce that is representative of our diverse membership.We know that Black, Asian and Minoritised-Ethnic staff members are currently under-represented so we particularly encourage applicants with these backgrounds.

How to Apply

Please visit our website to download our Candidate Pack for more information and application details. 

Please note the following dates:

●Closing Date: Monday 11 July 2022 at 10am

●First Stage Interviews: Wednesday 20 July 2022 (remote) 

●Second Stage Interviews: Thursday 28 July 2022 (to be held in Canterbury) 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further, please contact our recruitment partners Atkinson HR Consulting, to arrange an informal, confidential conversation.

Events and Digital Communications Facilitator

You will facilitate the annual Challenge Poverty Week in England and Wales, and support digital communications across all of Church Action on Poverty’s programmes, ensuring that they are coordinated as part of the organisation’s overarching communications strategy.

Key responsibilities

1. Building Dignity, Agency, and Power to end poverty: Challenge Poverty Week

• Liaising and supporting Challenge Poverty Week key partners in promoting engagement with the Week across a range of networks, organise ‘get involved’ events, planning themes and content for the Week
• Coordinate digital content for the Week, including branding materials, website and social media.
• Provide admin and other support for regular meetings to the Challenge Poverty Week project team and core partners meetings
• Support CPW events, including promotion, online bookings, technical support, and support for in-person events as required

2. Building a movement: engaging supporter and partners through digital communications

• Run Church Action on Poverty’s social channels on a day-to-day basis, including developing and optimising text, image, video and audio content for digital and social media output
• Gather copy and graphics from colleagues, and post blogs regularly to Church Action on Poverty’s website
• Create webpages for digital activism and fundraising campaigns using the Engaging Networks platform
• Add/update pages on website as required and ensure they are optimised for search engines
• Draft and send email bulletins to Church Action on Poverty’s campaigners, donors and partners
• Create, monitor and update advertising campaigns, using Facebook Ads Manager and Google AdWords

3. Building our capacity to grow the movement: quality control and monitoring impact

• Provide quality control support e.g. proof-reading, editing, brand guidelines, visual identity
• Follow guidelines to ensure all communications effectively support Church Action on Poverty’s values and strategy
• Work with the Communications and Supporter Relations Manager to coordinate communications from different programmes as part of our overarching communications strategy
• Ensure that all communications foreground the voices of people with lived experience of poverty, in a way that upholds their dignity, agency and power
• Work with the Communications and Supporter Relations Manager to identify and monitor online conversion and engagement goals using Google Analytics and social metrics

Accountability and relationships

You will be accountable to the Communications and Supporter Relations Manager. You will also have a close working relationship with other staff across all Church Action on Poverty’s programmes, and attend regular staff meetings and supervision sessions.

Duration: Permanent contract, with six month probationary period.

Hours: 35 hours per week including some 'unsocial' hours, evening and weekend working and overnight travelling for which Time Off in Lieu is provided.

Salary: Church Action on Poverty Salary Band C (SCP 14 - 22 on the local authority APT&C scale, currently £23,484 - £27,514), dependent on previous pay and experience.

Pension: Church Action on Poverty will make a contribution of up to 10% of salary to the NEST pension scheme, on the basis that the employee contributes not less than 5%.

Holidays: 25 days’ annual leave pro rata plus statutory holidays.

Location: Options to work from home or from our office in Salford.

Applications can only be made using our application form.  No CVs will be accepted. 

Person specification

Skills

Good organisational and administrative skills (A.I.R)

Good written communication skills  (A.I)

Good skills with Google and/or Microsoft Office software (A.I)

Ability to design and edit content using WordPress and/or other content management systems (A.I.R)

Skills in graphic editing, design, and/or video editing (A.I.R)

Ability to be an effective member of a team, but also to show initiative (A.I.R)

Ability to plan and manage time effectively (A.I.R)

Accuracy, reliability and a good attention to detail (A.I.R)

Knowledge

How to use social media to support organisational communication (ideally in a charity/values driven context) (A.I.R)

Good working knowledge of a variety of digital/social media platforms (Facebook, Google Adwords, analytics, WordPress, Eventbrite, Zoom etc) (A.I.R)

Experience

Experience of creating/managing effective social media content/ channels (A.I.R)

Experience of planning and delivering online and/or offline events (A.I.R)

Work-related circumstances

Interest in and sympathy with Church Action on Poverty’s vision and values. (I)

Willingness to work flexibly, including some evenings, weekends, and UK travel, including occasional overnight stays (I)

A = Application; I = Interview; R = Referenc

Starting Salary: £35,703 - £37,210

Contract: 12 Month Contract, full-time

Location: London (Hybrid working option available with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London head Office)

Job Profile

CAFOD is committed to promoting and driving diversity and inclusion.  We acknowledge the lack of diversity within our communications team, and we particularly welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Do you have what it takes to drive proactive and sustained media coverage about our work?

Do you understand the national media landscape, including regional media?

Are you passionate about using storytelling to bring to life our social justice work and help drive change?

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic press officer to join the media team of one of the UK’s largest international development agencies.

Part of one of the world’s largest aid networks (Caritas Internationalis) which has a presence in 193 countries, CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We stand alongside some of the most hard-to-reach communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, working through the Catholic and secular organisations to reach people of all faiths and none and places that others can’t.

We’re a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, we inspire huge trust among our supporters – which we don’t take for granted – and we’re well known and respected among UK policymakers.

This is a great opportunity as you’ll have the chance to get involved in the full range of our work, long-term development programmes, our emergency response, our campaigning and policy work and major fundraising initiatives. You’ll build relationships with colleagues across the organisation and with the overseas partners we work alongside and come up with ways to put their voices in front of the media and across all our owned channels.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong nose for a story, be proactive about hunting out media opportunities across the full range of our work and will be tenacious about seeing your ideas through until coverage appears.

You’ll be comfortable pitching to a range of producers, journalist and editors, will have a sense of what makes a good broadcast spokesperson and be confident helping colleagues to prepare for media opportunities. International development experience is not essential, but you’ll be able to show a strong interest in our work and be passionate about helping deliver our mission.

CAFOD offers a range of flexible working options and there is the potential for this role to be undertaken on a hybrid basis (working 40% of the time in our London head office). Interviews to be held Thursday 21st July 2022 in our London head office.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying newsworthy media opportunities, crafting and delivering strong media pitches, securing broadcast interview slots and writing press releases, statements and comment pieces which generate maximum impact.
  • Organising media interviews, briefing materials and supporting the briefing of spokespeople
  • Building media relationships and contacts across broadcast, national, online and regional media outlets
  • Crafting a range of content for our social media channels and ensuring media stories are being designed and pitched with our digital channels in mind from the outset

• Collaborating cross-organisationally, influencing teams, and achieving good media outcomes in support of our work
  • Building strong relationships with teams across the organisation to gain a full understanding of our work and to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the organisation that might be media-worthy
  • Spotting potential story ideas and developing these, using additional resources if necessary, into compelling media pitches for broadcast, print, specialist and online media
  • Helping influence and advise colleagues so information and content is gathered and shared to allow the media team to successfully deliver coverage for the organisation

• Contributing to the successful day to day activity of the media team
  • Working alongside the Head of Media and other media officers to ensure resources are appropriately focused on CAFOD’s agreed media priorities and key moments
  • Providing surge capacity where required to support other media officers’ briefs and working close with teams across the communications department (including digital and creative content colleagues) to ensure media input into overseas content gathering and to help plan other ongoing communications work
  • Engaging with our celebrity Ambassador programme providing creative input and ideas for their involvement in key CAFOD fundraising and campaigning moments
  • Providing input into the multi- channel planning work on content
  • Playing an essential role in the media team and communications team as a whole, ensuring all media coverage is appropriately logged, media databases are kept up to date and helping to ensure essential media team admin is undertaken

Skills and experience

• A nose for a story and a keen insight into news and current affairs
• Experience writing key messages such as press releases, media briefings and opinion pieces 
• Experience of managing multiple media briefs across different outlets and able to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on several stories
• Strong communication skills, both written (able to produce polished and compelling copy often to tight deadlines and with a good understanding of what works for CAFOD’s digital channels) and verbal (able to be persuasive with pitching media ideas to producers/journalists/media outlets)
• Able to support cross-organisational initiatives integrating corporate objectives into media work and support, motivate and develop staff in understanding what works best for media
• Able to work on issues that are often complex and sensitive to find the best approach for CAFOD’s media engagement

For more information on this vacancy as well as the application process, please visit the CAFOD jobs page.

We are looking for a Supporter Engagement Manager motivate and lead a team of Supporter Engagement Officers to grow and nurture the volunteer network by building relationships with and resourcing our volunteers, engaging with churches, faith groups, schools, universities and other groups.

The Charity
A passionate charity offering remote working and flexible working patterns. They believe supporter engagement should lie at the heart of what they do and are looking to increase their support to 3 million children across Africa over the next year.

This role can be home based but regular fortnightly travel to London office will be required.

The Role
Create and support the delivery of operational work plans which will ensure the sustainable growth of our grassroots movement.
Coordinate grassroots awareness raising and fundraising across key community groups and organisations nationally including churches, schools, universities, groups and associations.
Support the continued expansion, promotion and stewardship of key fundraising campaigns, including Sponsor a School
Contribute highly creative ideas for new fundraising campaigns or initiatives and play a significant role in formulating and implementing approved campaigns
Coordinate the organisation of meetings and events in priority regions, including volunteer information sharing sessions and annual supporter engagement days.

The Candidate
Experience of community fundraising/raising income at a grassroots local level.
Experience of managing a staff team/or managing volunteers.
Ability to think strategically and manage a large and complex workload.
Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills the ability to set up, manage and complete projects
Team player who possesses a warm and engaging personality and excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent negotiator/influencer who is able to foster and develop excellent working relationships.
Diplomatic and tactful approach with a proven ability to communicate well with a broad range of people.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The client is interviewing on a rolling basis so please apply asap to find out more!

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Digital Content Producer

As an inclusive organisation we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

The Digital and Communications teams work to resource more than 4,000 local churches across England, Scotland and Wales as well as support the Connexional Team with guidance, advice and best practice.  

The Methodist Church is looking to appoint a Digital Content Producer to lead and oversee the production of engaging video and produce graphics that help tell stories of those in the Methodist Church, as well as communicate our values and the work taking place throughout it and across our churches.

The successful candidate will have the ability to ensure production of high-quality assets, and to produce and direct others to produce high-quality visuals in line with clear brand guidance.  You will also develop and maintain a video graphics package and will ensure that content produced conforms to brand standards.

You will need excellent video and graphic skills, good project management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.

We offer an exceptional pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement (plus an extra 3 days’ leave granted over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, Flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by the Methodist Church.

For an informal discussion about the role, please see our website for contact details for theDirector of Digital Engagement.

Click apply to be redirected to our website to complete an application. 

Closing Date: 3 July 2022

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 11 July via video conferencing.  

Starting Salary: £32,019 - £33,526  (£35,703 - £37,210 if based in London)

Contract: 12-month contract, full-time

Location: UK-based/flexible location with potential for remote working

Job Profile

Do you have what it takes to drive proactive and sustained media coverage about our work?

Do you understand the media landscape, particularly regional media?

Are you passionate about using storytelling to bring to life our social justice work and help drive change?

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic press officer to join the media team of one of the UK’s largest international development agencies.

Part of one of the world’s largest aid networks (Caritas Internationalis) which has a presence in 193 countries, CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We stand alongside some of the most hard-to-reach communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, working through the Catholic and secular organisations to reach people of all faiths and none and places that others can’t.

We’re a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, we inspire huge trust among our supporters – which we don’t take for granted – and we’re well known and respected among UK policymakers.

We’re looking for an experienced press officer to take on a varied Media Officer role with a particular focus on building CAFOD’s public profile through regional media outlets, by spotting strong angles for media stories and by crafting compelling creative pitches that hit the right spot for journalists, editors, and producers.

You’ll be tasked with searching for and developing regional media angles across the full range of our work, including our long-term development programmes, our emergency humanitarian response and our contribution to Disasters Emergency Committee appeals, our campaigning, policy and advocacy work and our major annual fundraising initiatives.

You’ll be responsible for teasing out and building creative media pitches to ensure week in, week out we are pitching stories to the biggest regional outlets that resonate for their audiences. You’ll do this by building relationships with colleagues across the organisation and identifying what we need to bring regional stories to life, whether that’s additional research, a local spokesperson or internal data on how local communities have supported our mission to date, working with the Head of Media where necessary to resource these additional needs.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong nose for a story, be proactive about hunting out media opportunities across the full range of our work and will be tenacious about seeing these through until coverage appears.

You’ll have an in-depth knowledge of the regional media landscape across England and Wales and will be comfortable pitching to a range of producers, journalist and editors, have a sense of what makes a good broadcast spokesperson and be comfortable helping colleagues to prepare for media opportunities. International development experience is not essential, but you’ll be able to show a strong interest in our work and be passionate about helping deliver our mission.

CAFOD offers a range of flexible working options and there is the potential for this role to be undertaken on a hybrid basis (working 40% of the time in the office) or to be based at home. At such it is an ideal opportunity for a press officer based outside of London. Interviews to be held on Thursday 21st July online.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying newsworthy media opportunities, crafting and delivering strong broadcast media pitches, and writing press releases, statements and comment pieces which generate maximum impact; ensuring all media pitches and content is repurposed efficiently for our owned digital channels
  • Organising media interviews, briefing materials and supporting the briefing and preparation of spokespeople, including identifying and building the confidence of new spokespeople across the organisation where necessary
  • Building media relationships and contacts across all major broadcast, print and online media outlets, predominantly with a regional focus, but providing surge capacity on national media pitching to the wider media team where necessary
  • Crafting a range of content for our social media channels and ensuring media stories are being designed and pitched with our digital channels in mind from the outset

• Collaborating cross-organisationally, influencing teams, and achieving good media outcomes in support of our work
  • Building strong relationships with teams across the organisation to gain a full understanding of our work and to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the organisation that might be media-worthy
  • Spotting potential story ideas and developing these, using additional resources if necessary, into compelling media pitches for regional broadcast, print, specialist and online media
  • Helping influence and advise colleagues so information and content is gathered and shared to allow the media team to successfully deliver coverage for the organisation

• Contributing to the successful day to day activity of the media team
  • Working alongside the Head of Media and other media officers to ensure resources are appropriately focused on CAFOD’s agreed media priorities and key moments
  • Providing surge capacity where required to support other media officers’ briefs and working close with teams across the communications department (including digital and creative content colleagues) to ensure media input into overseas content gathering and to help plan other ongoing communications work
  • Engaging with our celebrity Ambassador programme providing creative input and ideas for their involvement in key CAFOD fundraising and campaigning moments
  • Providing input into the multi- channel planning work on content
  • Playing an essential role in the media team and communications team as a whole, ensuring all media coverage is appropriately logged, media databases are kept up to date and helping to ensure essential media team admin is undertaken

Skills and experience

• A nose for a story and a keen insight into news and current affairs
• Experience writing key messages such as press releases, media briefings and opinion pieces 
• Experience of managing multiple media briefs across different outlets and able to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on several stories
• Strong communication skills, both written (able to produce polished and compelling copy often to tight deadlines and with a good understanding of what works for CAFOD’s digital channels) and verbal (able to be persuasive with pitching media ideas to producers/journalists/media outlets)
• Able to support cross-organisational initiatives integrating corporate objectives into media work and support, motivate and develop staff in understanding what works best for media
• Able to work on issues that are often complex and sensitive to find the best approach for CAFOD’s media engagement

For more information on this vacancy as well as the application process, please visit the CAFOD jobs page.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.

Reporting to the head of grassroots engagement, the supporter engagement manager will play a key role in strategic development and operational management of grassroots fundraising activities and is responsible for the line management of two supporter engagement officers.

Principle duties include:

• Lead, manage and motivate a team of supporter engagement officers to grow and nurture the Mary's Meals volunteer network in London and surrounding areas.
• Develop and deliver a supporter engagement strategy with the head of grassroots engagement that optimises current activities and identifies key growth opportunities in regions across the UK.
• Coordinate grassroots awareness and fundraising across key community groups and organisations nationally including churches, schools, universities, groups and associations.
• Set income and expenditure budgets for the supporter engagement team with the head of grassroots engagement.
• Develop appropriate processes and procedures to maintain and increase our level of supporter and volunteer engagement.
• Contribute highly creative ideas for new fundraising campaigns or initiatives and play a significant role in formulating and implementing approved campaigns.
• Act as an ambassador of Mary’s Meals at public engagements and supporter events and, where necessary, delivering speeches or presentations to a wide range of audiences.

Please see the recruitment pack on our website for further information by following the apply instructions on Charity Job.

Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis.

An exciting new role for an experienced and talented marketing professional bursting with ideas and ambitious to drive awareness and audience engagement as you grow the voice and influence of a flagship project that transforms the lives of vulnerable homeless women in crisis.

This role is pivotal in supporting the growth and sustainability of the Marylebone Project – the UK’s largest women’s-only homeless provision offering safety, support and hope 24/7, 365 days a year.

This is a hands-on marketing role utilising your multi-channel marketing experience to work closely with our Project staff team, the inspiring women who use our services, our Fundraising teams and the Church Army national Marketing Team, our volunteers, supporters and other key stakeholders.

Enthusiastic, passionate to make a difference and empathetic with the issues affecting women’s homelessness you will elevate the profile of the work of the Marylebone Project, demonstrating our impact through a compelling narrative to grow our audiences and support our Fundraising goals.

For more information and a video about our work at Marylebone, please see our website.

Closing Date: 9am Friday 15 July 2022

Interviews: Tuesday 26 July 2022

This is an exceptional opportunity to become part of the Senior Leadership Team as Operations Director at our established charity in Slough. Your focus will be to continue the strong growth of Slough CVS whilst implementing effective back-office infrastructure and governance frameworks that support the delivery of the organisation’s overall mission.

As Slough CVS enters the next phase of its growth plans, your remit will include the day-to-day oversight and management of project delivery and governance.

Collaborating with the CEO, you will  oversee the implementation of strategy as you work closely with the rest of the Senior Leadership Team to engage and lead Slough CVS’s staff through this next period.

• Your strong problem-solving skills will enable you to balance driving and achieving continual improvements, whilst ensuring the organisation operates within all current regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Detail driven, you will need to establish key metrics, guidelines, and standards by which the central operating functions under your responsibility can be effectively evaluated and measured against.
• Alongside the Senior Leadership team you will implement policies and processes, that support Slough CVS’s work.
• Confident in your decision making, you will need to make informed choices in a fast-moving environment, putting your excellent communication skills to use, as you influence and lead your colleagues through a period of change and growth.

Customer Service / Engagement Centre Assistant

Did you know you could use your skills and expertise of building rapport and confident telephone manner to play your part in releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name? Are you looking to use your experience in customer service to make a lasting difference to children living in poverty? If yes, we would love to hear from you.

At the heart of the charity’s ministry is a relentless passion to act on faith and empower every child left vulnerable by poverty. The work is Christ centred, child focused, and church based.

Position: Engagement Centre Assistant

Location: Office-based, Fleet Hampshire

Salary: £21,000 (within the grade £21,000 - £26,600)

Hours: 35 core hours per week, you will be contracted to work between Monday to Saturday
within the hours 08:00 – 18:00, this allows for variations in workload. However, the general working week will be Monday – Friday

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Enhanced pension scheme with 10% employer contribution, equivalent of 5 normal working weeks' annual leave a year, plus normal bank holidays, Dental Insurance, Income Protection and Group Life cover on appointment plus Private Medical & Dental cover on successful completion of probation.

Closing Date: 10.00am on 12 July 2022. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role

Interview Date: 1st Stage interviews w/c 25 July

About the Role

As an Engagement Centre Assistant, you’ll care for supporters and guide them through their journey. You’ll answer incoming enquiries and initiate outgoing enquiries by phone, text, email, chat, social media, and face-to-face.

You’ll help supporters grow in engagement with their sponsored children and with the ministry. By doing this well and delivering excellent customer service, you’ll encourage supporters to participate fully in a global movement, so that we release more children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

Responsibilities include:

• Actively maintain and promote the charity’s UK’s Christian ethos and values
• Build relationships with supporters to ensure they are known, loved, protected, and ignited to action

About You

To flourish in this role, you’ll need:

• Customer service experience
• Core computer and administration skills

You need to be:

• Personally committed to the Christian faith. There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practicing Christian, in order to promote the organisations ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of the work.
• Deeply connected to the ministry to children.
• Aligned to the charity’s cultural attributes.
• A ‘people person’.
• A great listener and communicator.
• Adaptable, flexible, and resilient.
• Open to peer feedback.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

We need you to be…

Personally, committed to the Christian faith. There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote the charity’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work.

Please note the charity can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

You may have experience in areas such as Supporter Engagement, Supporter Engagement Advisor, Supporter Engagement Assistant, Supporter Engagement Officer, Supporter Care, Supporter Care Advisor, Supporter Care Assistant, Supporter Care Officer, Customer Service Advisor, Customer Service Officer, Customer Service Executive, Customer Service Agent, Customer Service, Customer Contact, Call Centre, Call Centre Advisor, Call Centre Officer, Call Centre Handler, Call Centre Agent.

Location: London/Flexible home-based working. Please note that in response to COVID-19, All We Can staff are currently working from home until the end of the year and a return to interim offices in September 2022 will be subject to review and assessment nearer the time.

Job Summary:

Are you a creative team-player, keen to use your skills to help communities and individuals fulfil their potential? Do you love building relationships with funders? Are you passionate about using your unique talents to engage, inform and inspire a wide range of audiences?

All We Can is looking for an enthusiastic Philanthropy Officer to join our small, friendly team. We are looking for a creative, proactive self-starter who shares our commitment to walk alongside people living in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities, through partnership and putting them in the driving seat.

As Philanthropy Officer, you’ll work with members of All We Can’s Public Engagement team to help increase the organisation’s income through building relationships with trusts and foundations and corporates. You’ll have experience creating high quality proposals and communications, and exceptional people skills. As All We Can enters the third year of its new 5-year strategy, you’ll help drive the charity forward, and use your excellent storytelling skills across a number of different platforms.

If this sounds like a role in which you could flourish, we’d love to hear from you.  Please complete the application form and return it to us by Monday 4 July 2022 at 12:00 pm.

Salary: £26, 500 per annum

Term of appointment: Permanent.

N.B.: You must have the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

About All We Can:

All We Can is an international development and relief organisation, working to see every person’s potential fulfilled. Focussed on serving the world’s most marginalised communities, All We Can is rooted in the Christian faith. It works through partnership, alongside our global neighbours most impacted by disasters, poverty and injustice to enable flourishing and resilient communities. 

All We Can is the Methodist development and relief agency and an integral part of the Methodist Church in Britain’s response to international development and relief with its vision, priorities and values grounded in Christian principles.

Application Instructions:

Applications should be sent by email to the All We Can e-mail address on the application form and must be received no later than midday on Monday 4 July 2022. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 12 July 2022.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and interviews of strong candidates may be conducted before the advertised date. Early applications are strongly recommended.

Your application should be on the application form downloadable from the All We Can website.

Note: We do not accept CV’s or other documentation, the All We Can application form must be completed for you to be considered for the job. The appointment is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check, please see application form for full details. We do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies. All We Can is the operating name of the Methodist Relief and Development Fund, a charity registered in England and Wales, number 291691

In the UK, All We Can’s staff and volunteers are expected to follow All We Can’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure is required for all relevant All We Can members of staff and volunteers. In addition, All We Can follows Safer Recruitment principles and guidelines for all posts where contact with children and/or adults at risk is possible – this includes a full application process, interviewing candidates, taking up and verifying two satisfactory references, verifying qualifications, identity checks, and a full DBS check. Since 2021 All We Can has also been a part of The Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme – a scheme initiated to address the issue of known sexual abusers moving within and between humanitarian development and aid agencies. The scheme ensures development and aid agencies can effectively work together to share misconduct data between recruiting organisations and previous employers.

All We Can is Living Wage Employer.