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BMS World Mission is looking for a talented and motivated Global Team Administrator to join our Department for World Mission. BMS is a Christian mission organisation founded in 1792, today we are working in around 30 countries over four continents. We are passionate about making Jesus known across the world and transforming the lives of those we serve.
As a vital member of the team, you will provide essential administrative and organisational support to Team Leads and Heads of Programme. Your duties will include communication with overseas partner organisations and supporting the wellbeing of our personnel while they are working overseas through effective administration skills.
The successful candidate will be highly organised with an eye for detail and have the ability to work closely with a wide range of people across the organisation, with sensitivity to diverse cultures and perspectives. You will also have experience in accurately recording and maintaining information and a willingness to partner with others to improve processes.
If you have strong administration skills, a passion for making a positive impact in the world, and a desire to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world.
Country: UK
Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire / Flexible working
This role can be office-based or hybrid. Coming in to our office regularly in Didcot is preferred (for example one or two days a week on average). The cost of travel to BMS Didcot whether on a regular basis or infrequently, would be borne by the employee.
Employment type: Fixed Term (18 months)
Hours: 28 hours per week
Salary range: £21,374 to £25,855 per annum (Pro-rata)
Closing Date: 9 am, Friday, 18 October 2024
Interview date: 30 October 2024
If you would like to discuss this role further, please feel free to contact Melanie Bister, Global Team Lead Administrator, BMS World Mission.
BMS World Mission mobilises people, resources and skills across the Global Church to share the good news of Jesus and practical hope they’re need
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Regionally-based post from Autumn 2024
28 hours per week – including some weekends and evenings and frequent travel in the region and nationally
Based from home and locations within the geographical area covered by this role
We are seeking an enthusiastic, pragmatic person who is excited by what spirit-led growth might mean in a faith context. Our local development team is a key part of our plans to reinvigorate Quakerism and to help Quaker communities thrive.
As a local development worker, you will support Quaker communities to be inclusive, welcoming and all-age. The support areas include worship, community, organisational management, social action, collaboration in the wider community, and outreach. You will provide accompaniment, facilitation, project support, and training. You will work alongside others at Quakers in Britain and Woodbrooke to provide resources and opportunities that grow from the identified needs of local Quakers.
We invite applications from people who are:
- Good listeners with experience of working with groups to develop and deliver a shared vision
- Familiar with Quaker worship, community, witness, and organisation
- Organised and resourceful, able to research information, analyse and sift it, and apply it appropriately to a range of situations and personalities
- Creative and adaptable, able to encourage innovation and support experimentation
- Digitally curious, willing to experiment with digital platforms and programmes to develop community and progress work.
Alongside the opportunity to transform the experience of Quakers across Britain, we offer a generous benefits package.
For further details and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 14 October 2024.
Interviews: Tuesday 22 October 2024.
Quakers have a faith commitment to equality, and encourage and welcome applications for posts from people of all identities and backgrounds. As a result of our recruitment practices, individuals will be selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities. A candidate’s sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnicity, nationality, disability, marital status or class will not be a barrier to working for Quakers in Britain.
We aim to operate an equitable and user-friendly application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact our People Team. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect you to uphold the values of the organisation.
Quakers in Britain is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment. Our recruitment and selection process reflects our commitment to safeguarding, and the suitability of all candidates will be assessed during recruitment in-line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines. Successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks in line with these guidelines.
Come and make a difference at St Paul's! We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Community Development Worker to support and engage with a wide range of people coming through our doors each week. You will be working within our existing programme and bringing new ideas to help all in our community flourish. Our programme is diverse, including provision for the homeless, vulnerably housed, adults living with various disabilities and for the elderly. You will work across this varied programme with our staff and volunteers, developing more ways for us to engage with people through meaningful activities and day trips.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
XLP is a vibrant youth work charity dedicated to shaping bright futures for young people. Leading the charge against poverty and educational failure in inner London, we offer holistic, long-term support to 11 to 25 year olds in both schools and communities.
We work across nine London boroughs, in four quadrant teams. Each borough has a Senior Youth Worker who oversees the work in those communities.
We’re looking for a Senior Youth Worker to join our South team. You’ll coordinate and develop our work across Southwark, with a particular focus on delivering face to face youth work in schools and on community projects.
Lymm Methodist Church seeks to employ someone to deliver and develop their existing work with the children and young families connected with the church.
As well as supporting children and young people with their faith journeys, the post holder will also assist with the planning of contemporary worship for certain church services. They will also engage with local schools with whom we already have well established relationships. They will engage with children’s groups and activities going on within the church and also lead on the wider Circuits involvement with the Methodist youth conference, 3Generate, and also with local ecumenical activities.
The post holder will work from Lymm Methodist Church.
There is a genuine Occupational Requirement for the holder of this post to be a Christian.
This post requires and Enhanced Disclosure DBS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
XLP is a vibrant youth work charity dedicated to shaping bright futures for young people. Leading the charge against poverty and educational failure in inner London, we offer holistic, long-term support to 11 to 25 year olds in both schools and communities.
Our buses act as Mobile Youth Centres and provide a unique and rare platform to engage with young people on a weekly basis. They enable a team of experienced youth workers to provide a range of services for young people. Whether table tennis or trivial pursuit, cooking or competitions, games consoles or group discussions, FIFA or Forza, we use our buses to help London’s young people create their positive future. We pride ourselves on being able to provide a safe and consistent environment where young people can grow. We use mobile youth centres to offer them further opportunities to gain new experiences and develop their skills, helping them create their positive futures.
We’re looking for a youth worker who’ll also be responsible for driving one of our buses to and from projects. The role reports directly to the Youth Work Manager - Outreach and work closely with the area based Senior Youth Workers.
There are two roles. South East serves Lewisham and Greenwich. East serves Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham.
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At Better Story, we are dedicated to raising funds and shining a light on organisations that are making a real impact in the world. From those who provide vital support to refugees, to those who empower individuals to transform their lives, and those who are driving positive change in their local communities, we stand behind causes that truly matter.
An essential part of our sustained growth is the recruitment of a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant. Could that be you?
As a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant, you will play a crucial role in serving our clients by:
- Understanding their work in detail and collecting the necessary information to write compelling cases for support and applications.
- Leading communications with the clients you support.
- Researching suitable trust funds and foundations
- Creating a strategic plan for submitting applications.
- Writing inspiring applications that get results and make a real difference to the organisations we support.
Please see the full job description that is attached.
Further Details
- Full Time = 35hrs a week
- Salary: £26,250 + Pension contribution + home working allowance + IT equipment.
- Location: Fully remote. With optional meetings in Bristol, UK
- Annual Leave: 35 days per year including Bank Holidays
Please submit a CV and tailored covering letter. We'll be interviewing as and when suitable candidates apply.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
ABOUT THE ROLE
The purpose of the Regional Safeguarding Lead role is to support safeguarding practice in dioceses and cathedrals across the Church of England.
As a Regional Safeguarding Lead, you will support the development of best safeguarding practices in one of eight regional clusters of Diocesan Boards of Finance (DBFs) and cathedrals. Providing professional supervision and quality assurance to Safeguarding Officers, you will support the implementation of the National Safeguarding Standards to encourage consistency of practice. You will also support Church bodies to respond to the findings of the Independent Safeguarding Audit Programme.
You will facilitate the sharing of best practices and resources, group supervision, and the commissioning of joint initiatives between Church bodies. Working closely with senior managers, senior clergy and other stakeholders, you will ensure Church-wide consistency in approach.
- Providing 1:1 professional supervision to Safeguarding Officers in dioceses and cathedrals, informed by the 4x4x4 integrated/restorative model of supervision (Morrisson & Wonnacott).
- Providing advice and guidance on individual cases and safeguarding-related situations.
- Using tools and frameworks to examine practices and processes ensuring the Church of England's National Safeguarding Standards are being consistently met or worked towards.
- Leading regional networks of safeguarding professionals from dioceses and cathedrals, and facilitating joint working, sharing of resources and other mutual support arrangements.
- Establishing effective relationships with key stakeholders within dioceses and cathedrals, in particular, their senior leadership teams.
ABOUT YOU
You will have experience of working at a strategic level, at least at the middle manager level, influencing decision-making and implementation. You'll have a case worker lead responsibility in cases involving the protection and safeguarding of children and/or vulnerable adults, and up-to-date knowledge of research and evidence-based practice models relevant to safeguarding.
You will also need:
- A professional qualification or equivalent experience relevant to safeguarding.
- The ability to apply safeguarding theory and good practice models in a way that delivers positive outcomes for children and/or vulnerable adults.
- Experience in leading organisation change and development, including cultural change, that results in improved outcomes for relevant stakeholders.
Please note that if you are successful, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
We are a large and busy Church of England parish and are looking for an energetic and self-motivated Operations Manager to join our leadership team. You will be someone who can oversee all the operational elements with appropriate attention to detail and processes and also take a full part in supporting new developments in line with our vision.
Our Operations Manager is moving on after almost 3 years in post so we are looking for someone to lead our Operations Team at All Saints Church, Ecclesall.
The role requires the oversight of four areas of church operations:
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Administration including finance
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Communications
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Estates
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Governance
You will manage the operations team (6 staff) and work closely with the ministry team, a wider range of active volunteers and users of our halls complex. You will be able to deal with issues sensitively and with an approach appropriate to our Christian faith. The role does include some evening and weekend work but will mainly be carried out during office hours.
Responsibilities:
General Operations Management
1.1 Manage the Church Office to ensure that the working environment and working practices are efficient, flexible and fully reflect the mission and values of All Saints.
1.2 Manage and maintain the church databases and files to ensure kept up to date and fully compliant with Data Protection legislation.
1.3 Working closely with the Ministry Team, including participation in the weekly senior team meeting, manage the church programme and calendar.
1.4 Oversee the preparation of the resources required to support the weekly services, major church festivals and other church events. Lead on arranging some events.
1.5 Oversee enquiries about baptisms, weddings, funerals and church yard.
1.6 Provide informed support to volunteers in all areas of administration and operations covering a wide range of regular and adhoc activities.
Communications
2.1 Support the Vicar in ensuring timely, appropriate and effective internal and external communications including the weekly e-mail and hard copy church notices.
2.2 Ensure that the website is regularly reviewed and updated, as required.
2.3 Manage All Saints’ profile and activity on social media.
2.4 Respond to enquiries and requests from the Diocese, local community and external organizations, as required.
2.5 Manage communication with members of the church family in matters relating to news and weekly notices in a timely manner
See attachments for furhter responsibilities and details
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Church of England Birmingham (CofEB) is on a journey of growing churches at the heart of every community.
- Building on the work to date, develop a financial sustainability strategy around giving which will form part of a major long-term strategic bid to the national CofE for funding to support the delivery of our vision and strategy.
- Create the project plan and resource requirements (including people resources) for delivery.
- Develop an approach to engage parishes and oversight areas.
- Working with the Project Management Office (PMO) ensure plans for financial sustainability are integrated into our overall strategic plan.
- Deliver the project in line with the project plan and budget.
- Working with HR, recruit the team to deliver the project and provide line management as appropriate based on the new structure.
- Be involved in hands on delivery with parishes to see giving and generosity flow.
- Track progress of the project and all key indicators. Supplying reports to funders, feeding into our governance structures and creating any needed change requests.
- Create a stakeholder management plan and ensure good relationships and engagement with all stakeholders.
- Highly numerate and logical with an understanding of financial principles and how these apply to a medium-sized complex charity.
- Project Management experience with good knowledge and experience in using project tools. The ability to apply those PM skills across complex and sometimes ill-defined structures.
- Good degree of IT literacy.
- Experience in successfully line-managing a team.
- The ability to communicate well in written media and presenting in person, particularly with a view to influencing stakeholders.
- An understanding of, or ideally experience of working with volunteers, or those outside of a line management hierarchy.
- An understanding of generosity and giving as a key part of Christian discipleship, and how these are informed by theology across different traditions and scripture.
- An understanding of the structure, organisation and culture of the Church of England would be helpful.
- Understanding of how parish finances work and the Common Fund system would be helpful.
- An appreciation of theology and discipleship as they apply to generosity and giving.
- Strong influencing skills are vital.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present credibly to clergy and laity in parishes.
- Ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy to achieve desired outcome.
- Innovative and creative approach to problem solving
- Adaptability and willingness to consider a range of options and possibilities when working with others.
- The ability to plan, self-organise and prioritise effectively within complex structures in order to achieve objectives.
- Able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends.
- The role holder will need to travel to parishes across the breadth of the diocese which includes city, suburban, market-town and rural contexts, and therefore the ability to drive and access to a car would be beneficial
Church of England Birmingham is on a journey of growing churches at the heart of every community. To do this well we need to be intentional and strategic in our approach and this requires accurate and timely data presented in a way that everyone can understand. Data will help us make the right decisions, in the right ways at the right times so that we can become a growing and financially sustainable diocese.
- Proactively develop fresh insights through analysis of quantitative and qualitative data both from within the CofEB and from external data.
- Working with colleagues to use the analysis to help frame questions that could form the basis for fruitful discussion and decision-making throughout the organisation but especially the Bishop's Senior Staff Team.
- Collect and present data using a range of presentation methods, e.g. dashboards (static and dynamic), maps, graphs and PowerPoint, any of which may be used to contribute to reports and presentations to a range of audiences and therefore information must be presented in an appropriately accessible way
- Act as the driving force for improvements in data collection and reporting; working with colleagues to request, collect and process data
- Review and align datasets so that they interact well together and are easy to maintain and access.
- Develop, document and embed the processes for maintaining datasets; ensure there is one version of the truth, and a shared language for describing data.
- Support colleagues in their use of data by providing timely and accessible information and how to use it effectively.
- Help to build an ongoing information analysis capability across the organisation.
- Assist the Director of Strategic Transformation and Project Manager(s) to establish measurement mechanisms for projects.
- Participating in an annual review and appropriate continuing professional development.
- Highly numerate and logical.
- High degree of IT literacy. Use of data analysis tools and a working knowledge of databases.
- Familiarity with a variety of ways of presenting complex data clearly.
- Naturally trustworthy, confidential and aware. Data, and processes, can be seen as a threat or cause for concern by some within the organisation. You need to be able to navigate through this well.
- Managing and organizing a range of datasets from multiple sources to enable analysis, presentation and the identification of synergies.
- An understanding of the structure, organisation and culture of the Church of England, ideally including some knowledge of how a diocese works, and how churches and parishes work.
- Awareness of external, public data sources e.g. census and public health.
- Understanding of GIS software and data.
- A record of collecting, analysing and presenting insights from mixed data sets.
- Experience of working with and developing financial models for large, complex, organisations would be an advantage.
- An enquiring mind and a forensic approach to manipulating and mining data to create insights and information and to frame the questions that matter.
- Ability to interpret data through an understanding of the real world.
- Strong communication skills with a creative approach and the ability to deliver insights in clear and accessible written, verbal and visual media.
- Understanding and experience of using presentation software.
- A methodical approach.
- Enjoy research and problem solving.
- The ability to plan, self-organise and prioritise effectively in order to achieve objectives.
- Stakeholder engagement skills.
- Sympathetic to the mission of the Church of England.
- Willingness to consider a range of options and possibilities when working with others.