Office Manager Jobs

We're looking for someone with experience of verging or similar church support work. Good social skills are essential as is the ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own inititiave.  The ability to work closely with and relate well to all Cathedral staff, ministry team, congregation, volunteers, visitors, and members of the general public will also be required. 

The two Assistant Vergers and Precinct Officers (AVPOs) carry out a wide range of duties under the direction of the Head Verger and Precinct Manager.  Work includes: the careful setting up and delivery of all liturgical matters; ensuring a welcoming, clean, and safe environment for all working in, visiting, or using the Cathedral and Cathedral House and precinct and ensuring the day-to-day smooth running of the Cathedral for all.

Essential experience and skills

• Sympathy with the Christian faith.
• At least one year’s experience as a church or cathedral verger or in a similar role.
• A flexible attitude and willingness to take on a range of duties including practical ‘hands- on’ work.
• Attention to detail and an ability to assess priorities including when under pressure.
• Understanding of liturgy or willingness to learn.
• Ability to be a good team player and work collaboratively with Ministry Team, staff and volunteers.
• Willing to work alone.
• Good administrative and IT skills.
• Good understanding of the importance of security, maintenance and health and safety.
• Good social and communication skills.
• Have an open and welcoming attitude to all including volunteers and members of the general public.
• A trained First Aider (or willing to be trained upon appointment to an appropriate level).·
• Ability to work flexibly over seven days and evenings including holiday periods.

Desirable experience

• A communicant member of the Church of England.
• Previous experience in a liturgical capacity.
• Experience of working in an environment where paid and voluntary staff work side by side.
• Experience of delivering events.
• Experience of caretaking duties.

Personal qualities

• Excellent interpersonal skills, in particular warmth, tact, diplomacy, discretion, and imagination.
• In sympathy with the ethos and aims of the Cathedral as a Christian organisation.
• Highly collaborative.
• Ability to lift and carry furniture, climb stairs, walk, and stand unaided for significant periods of time and work at height.
• Ability to work with senior level colleagues and with the general public.
• Committed to equal opportunities and inclusivity.
• Committed to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

Benefits of working at Portsmouth Cathedral:

• Generous leave allowance of 27 days (pro rata for part-time posts) plus all public holidays
• Employer pension contributions of 7.5%
• Commitment to professional development and training.
• Cash health plan

Safeguarding. The Cathedral takes the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults very seriously, and practices Safer Recruitment for all roles (both paid and voluntary), enhanced DBS for specific roles, and face-to-face or online training as required.

Portsmouth Cathedral is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a member of Inclusive Church.

Closing date for applications: 23.00 Monday 6 May 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing 15 May 2024

Office Administrator - Donor Communications and Volunteer Liaison

Friends of the Holy Land are looking for an energetic, dedicated individual to join our fast-moving, growing charity.

Friends of the Holy Land has a small network of volunteer supporters around the country and an expanding number of financial donors. This new role will be responsible for communicating with these two communities, with a focus on preparing monthly emails to supporters, monitoring and moderating social media accounts, liaising with external partners to deliver external communications, developing donor stewardship and growing our volunteer network.

The role will also be required to help with regular office duties and will need to be familiar with all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity. You will need to be comfortable working in a faith-based organisation, talking to supporters across the UK and with our partners in the Holy Land, and be competent in creating communications.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• Office experience
• Must have strong computer skills using Microsoft office (ideally Office 365).  CRM training will be provided as necessary
• Excellent written and verbal communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to proof-read with attention to detail
• Ability to write and design short communications, e.g. emails, posters (ideally)
• Pro-active with the ability to multi-task and work independently and with changing priorities
• Confident phone manner and a friendly demeanor - be a 'people person'
• Be comfortable working in a faith-based environment
• As part of a small team, a problem-solving, can-do attitude is necessary along with an unflappable demeanor
• Experience of CRM systems helpful but not essential
• Experience managing Social media accounts desirable

This is a full time post and will be office based in an easy location with parking.

The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a full time Programme Manager to play a key role in helping the Diocese deliver its ambitions for making and growing new disciples.

They will work collaboratively with senior Diocesan staff, clergy and laity to  

· Provide programme management for our national church funded urban church plants.

· Develop programme management for the growth of 150 new worshipping communities, with particular focus on governance for the Mission Hub strategy

Provide day to day management for other projects and programmes as identified in the strategic framework

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

In the Diocesan offices we are committed to work with determination towards a fuller representation of the social, cultural and ethnic diversity which accurately reflects the people we serve in the Diocese of Coventry. We expect all employees to promote and model equity, diversity and inclusion in their working practices and relationships and to uphold principles of equality of opportunity in accordance with our legal and theological obligations as written in Galatians 3:28 which says, “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus”.

If you have a disability, long-term illness or are neurodiverse, and you feel this prevents you from meeting any of the essential criteria, please contact us to discuss the adjustments we can make for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from United Kingdom Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage (UKME/GMH) candidates who are currently underrepresented in our organisation. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.

All employees undertake mandatory Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training during their employment with us.

To see more details about this role and how to apply, please click on the "apply" link and it will take you to our website. 

The package also includes:

· 8% employer pension contribution

· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional leave during the Christmas week pro rata

· Season Ticket Loan

About Us

USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice.

About the Role

We have created this new position within  the Finance and Operations team, to provide excellent human resources services to our staff and to support their well-being. With an  increasing number of staff, this role will be a key in providing infrastructure support, developing and implementing HR strategy and will focus on staff wellbeing, and enhancing training and development opportunities. The HR manager will support the Director of Finance and Operations in the smooth running of the HR function.

About You

This position is for a candidate who is innovative and experienced in managing the employee journey from recruitment, retention, development, wellness, and performance to departure, covering the effective life cycle of an employee at USPG. This will involve dealing with complex employment matters, building effective employee relationships, robust policies & procedures, and implementation of all this across the whole organisation on a fair and consistent basis.

The post is based in the Finance and Operations team which encompasses finance, HR, IT, office management, archive and organisational operations related matters. The post holder will work collaboratively across this team and the wider organisation to deliver organisational and team objectives.

How to apply

Please visit the Current Vacancies section on our website and complete the application form and equal opportunities form. Please send both completed forms to Renata Rust.

Closing Date: 19th April 2024 at 12 noon

Interview Dates: Week beginning 29th April 2024

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

Are you a confident and experienced leader, with a heart for social justice and passionate about positively transforming society?

Then this could be the role for you. Join us as our next Centre Manager, and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up the team of three, delivering employment support in London.

You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has equipped more than 9,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the barriers they face. 

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

The important stuff 

Location: Spear Hammersmith & Fulham & Clapham Junction

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am -5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £30,000 

Closing date: Monday 29th April, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Application pack: Download the application packs below for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Strategy, vision and impact [25%]

• Be at the forefront of leading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, empowering churches to transform young lives
• Build and implement a strategy for developing relationships with local referral agencies to ensure effective recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme
• Oversee the reporting of the Centre outcomes and ensure the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets

Leadership, line management and training [25%]

• Lead your team with confidence; spurring them on in Resurgo’s mission; invest in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
• Manage and develop the Lead Coach and Graduate Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development. This includes weekly 1:1s, performance reviews and regular feedback
• Equip your team to drive change through a data informed approach, and keep them accountable to agreed targets for the Spear Programme

Relationship management [20%]

• Manage great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
• Embed into your local church; working closely with your Spear Trustees and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events
• Partner with the Spear Trustees and assist in implementing their funding strategy by helping to build corporate and donor relationships. For example, by hosting prospective donors in the Training Room

Delivery of the Spear Programme [20%]

• Support group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
• Provide guidance to the Lead Coach in the training room when dealing with behavioural and safeguarding situations and upskill coaches with consistent coaching feedback
• Use a coaching approach to engage young people in challenging conversations that will enable them to take responsibility and over significant barriers to employment

Operations [10%]

• Liaise with relevant staff regarding site operations and work to resolve any issues as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and safety policies

This role will suit you if:

• You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
• You want to help others reach their full potential, and enable young people to overcome significant barriers to employment
• You have demonstrable experience in coaching, teaching or training and development, as well as being keen to develop these skills further
• You are an experienced and mature leader/line manager, or have great leadership potential, and are eager to bring out the best in your team
• You are confident building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, with effective written and verbal communication skills
• You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
• You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
• You are IT literate

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities
• Training, guidance and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
• Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)

In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.

MAF UK (Mission Aviation Fellowship) is a dynamic Christian charity committed to making a lasting impact worldwide. We are dedicated to serving remote and isolated communities by providing essential aviation and logistical support. As part of our mission, we are seeking a passionate and driven individual to join our team as a Digital Donor Acquisition Manager.

As the Digital Donor Acquisition Manager, your primary responsibility will be to strategise, develop, and oversee digital campaigns aimed at acquiring new donors and maximising our digital fundraising efforts. Your expertise in digital campaign development, especially in paid ads, combined with your exceptional digital copywriting skills, will be crucial in driving donor engagement and supporting our strategic priorities and goals. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, communications, and fundraising, to create and execute campaigns that resonate with our supporters, acquire new donors and increase donations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing digital campaign strategies, including; overseeing thorough market research and donor analysis to identify target audiences and create data-driven campaigns, as well as leading the copywriting and initial design concepts

• Supporting organisation fundraising campaigns through oversight and support to the matrix team, optimising paid advertising campaigns across various platforms, to attract new donors and supporters . These include - Google Ads, Facebook/social Ads, and other relevant channels

• Increasing our digital copywriting quality

• Developing and monitoring appropriate analytics to generate comprehensive reports on key performance indicators, providing actionable insights for live and future campaigns

• Managing campaign budgets, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources to achieve fundraising targets

To be successful you will need to:

• Be educated to degree level or hold a professional qualification
• Be able to demonstrate a comprehensive strength in the development and management of digital marketing and donor aquisition campaigns
• Be familiar with SEO marketing and CRM systems and related analytics

Deadline for applications: Friday, 19th April 2024 at 12noon.

If you are passionate about using your digital marketing skills to make a difference in the world and share our commitment to serving others, we want to hear from you! Join us in our mission to bring hope and transformation to communities in need.

Terms and Conditions

• Location: This role is base at the MAF UK Offices in Folkestone, Kent.  We welcome hybrid working in line with our flexible working policy, the needs of the business, the requirements of the role and your location. This will be discussed at interview.
• Working Hours: At least 36 hours per week, with 1 hour for lunch daily unpaid. Hours should be agreed with line manager.
• Annual Leave: Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year and 8 paid public holidays per year.
• Pension Scheme: Non-contributory (10% of salary).
• Probation: 6 months
• Notice Period: 3 months each.
• Salary: £40,000 per annum

Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester Dioceses are working towards reaching Net Zero Carbon by 2030 and to incorporate sustainable working practices across all its operations. This includes churches, clergy housing, schools, diocesan offices, churchyards and curtilage land and investment land and housing.

A key aim will be to reduce the emissions from energy consumption year-on-year across the Dioceses, working with the national Church of England Routemap to net zero as a key guiding document.

The post holder will be leading, alongside a committed team, in the development of the Net Zero Carbon policy, strategy and an Action Plan and will be responsible for the monitoring and reporting of progress towards the implementation of the Diocesan Net Zero Carbon Action Plan.

In this pivotal role of Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for the management and successful delivery of all hard and soft facilities services across the Lambeth Palace estate.

You will work closely with the Head of Facilities & Steward to implement Health and Safety compliance across the estate and make Lambeth Palace a safe and well managed environment for our residents, staff and visitors.

A Basic DBS check will be required.

For an informal conversation please contact:

The Role

• Ensure the Lambeth Palace estate is managed to the highest possible standard, ensuring all areas are well presented, safe, secure and compliant for all visitors, residents and staff alike.
• Review and regularly ensure all agreed security measures are in place and are communicated accordingly.
• Ensure all works undertaken across the Lambeth Palace estate are safely assessed and authorised before they are carried out.
• Review Health & Safety risk assessment submissions relating to operations and buildings, identifying and ensuring any corrective actions are completed.
• Work closely with the Hospitality Team to ensure events are assessed properly and robust H&S procedures are in place.
• Manage compliance and ensure best practice in the following areas: asbestos management, fire control management, water systems management, working at heights, electrical compliance, mechanical compliance, lifts, H&S inspections, etc.
• Ensure the proactive management of all hard and soft facilities tasks including, but not limited to office moves, PPM, reactive maintenance, office services and statutory compliance.
• Ensure that all planned and reactive maintenance are undertaken and completed within agreed schedules, frequencies, and statutory requirements.
• Implement and manage facilities contracts SLA's.
• Manage, query and follow up Facilities related tasks.
• Manage all utility contracts, council taxes and licenses.
• Line manage and give day-to-day supervision, direction and motivation to the Facilities Co-ordinators, Facilities administrator and Assistant.
• Manage the Facilities Helpdesk on a day-to-day basis ensuring requests, complaints and questions via telephone, e-mail or in person are acknowledged and acted upon within appropriate timelines and are escalated where required.
• Support and develop best practice standards, procedures, processes and expectations and deliver them to provide a first-class work experience.
• Ensure consistently high levels of customer service are delivered for all hard and soft service facilities and maintenance issues.
• Liaise regularly with contractors, making sure disruption to the Archbishop's family, other residents, staff and Hospitality is minimised and work is completed as quickly as possible.
• Ensure effective communication with the Archbishop's family, other residents, staff, Garden and Hospitality Teams on all work affecting the estate.
• Monitor and report on the Palace's environmental impact and initiating methods to improve sustainability.
• Assist the Head of Facilities & Steward in financial/budgetary management, including verifying and arranging payment of contractors' invoices and reporting on the annual budget.
• Where authority has been delegated, progress the work of the Head of Facilities & Steward in their absence and within agreed parameters, including out of hours working when required.

The Requirements

Essential

Qualifications:

• Hold NEBOSH General Certificate.
• IWFM qualification or equivalent experience.

Skills/Aptitudes:

• Highly organised and efficient; able to prioritise and keep track of multiple projects.
• Ability, enthusiasm and willingness to work as part of a team, giving directions when required within a supportive environment.
• Possess and evidence a strong passion for delivering professional and high-quality facilities services with a "can-do" attitude and flexible approach.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Resilient and emotionally intelligent.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Tactful and diplomatic, with the ability to handle confidential matters.
• Ability and confidence to influence people, at all levels.
• Ability to build effective relationships with a variety of customers as well as internal and external stakeholders at varying levels.
• Excellent IT skills with the capacity to use technology to solve problems and increase effectiveness.

Knowledge/Experience:

• Proven experience in hard and soft FM.
• Experience of leading, motivating and inspiring a team of facilities professionals to ensure that a diverse range of work is carried out.
• Experienced in leading H&S/compliance issues, including full management and organisation of health and safety records and systems.
• Practical experience of managing Health & Safety and carrying out risk assessments.
• Experience of dealing with a diverse range of stakeholders with a wide range of expectations, each requiring a different approach.
• Experience of overseeing a facilities Help Desk.

Circumstances:

• Whilst the NCIs are committed to wellbeing and work/life balance, a willingness and availability to work outside normal office hours (including some weekends) is required.
• Live within easy commuting distance to Lambeth Palace.
• Available to be contacted and/or attend the site out of normal working hours if required.

Desirable

• IOSH Managing Safely Certificate.
• First aid at work trained.
• Experience, knowledge or interest in the facilities management of historic buildings including full management and organisation of health and safety records and systems in a historic setting.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Requirements:

• This role requires a DBS check: Basic level.

The closing date for applications is 21 April 2024.

Interviews will take place w/c 29 April 2024.

We are seeking an enthusiatic candidate to take overall operational management and administrative responsibility for internal and external venue bookings, principally at St George's Centre and St George's Church Leeds. With support for the Events Coordinators at other venues in Leeds for which St George's Church has responsibility (currently Holy Trinity Boar Lane and St Augustine's Wrangthorn). 

Do you have experience in managing the refurbishment of multiple residential properties at the same time? 

Are you able to achieve the best value on all transactions?

At London City Mission our vision is to see a growing and flourishing Church in our city, that is envisioned, equipped, and enabled to share the love of God and good news of Jesus Christ with the least reached communities in London. We are looking for a Property Projects Manager to help support this important vision by overseeing projects aimed at improving LCM properties. This involves the refurbishment of residential properties as part of a strategic restructure. 

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Working with the Facilities Manager, occupiers, and internal stakeholders to establish the scope of work for each property project. 

• Overseeing the tender process to select the most suitable contractors for each project 

• Ensure seamless project delivery within the approved scope, budget, and timeframe, while maintaining quality standards. 

• Monitoring project progress through regular reviews and sharing progress updates with relevant stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be a committed, prayerful Christian with demonstrable skills in project management as well as excellent people and administration skills. If you possess this gifting and skills mix and have a strong desire to contribute to the London City Mission’s gospel outreach in London, then we encourage you to visit our website and apply. 

There is an Occupational Requirement that the person appointed be an evangelical Christian. 

Salary: £32,940. 

Contract: Minimum 18-month fixed-term contract. 

Location: Based at our central London Office at 175 Tower Bridge Road, with flexible working from home options and with travel as needed

Closing date: 26 April 2024 

TLG’s National Development Department is passionate about growing the UK-wide reach and impact of TLG, engaging supporters and churches prayerfully, practically and financially. Our Church Partnership Team is passionate about generating new Church Partnerships for our Early Intervention and Make Lunch programmes in order to see the lives of struggling children transformed through churches around the UK! Our vision is to partner with churches and church networks that represents as fully as we can the UK church in all its diversity and brilliance. We want Christians from every background to be involved in bringing a hope and a future to struggling children in every context they find themselves. 

We are seeking someone who loves the local church, can inspire vision and is incredibly passionate about giving hope and a future to struggling children and their families. The Church Relationship Manager will lead growth in TLG church partnerships in a focussed geographical area and also hold responsibility for at least one denominational connection. We’re looking for a strategic and pioneering leader who is a fantastic networker and has the capacity to work well independently connecting and influencing churches and networks through relationship building, events and meetings.

We are looking for individuals who have a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

This role can be Hybrid or Remote

Want to be part of a close-knit team that inspires, equips and supports people of all ages to grow in Christian faith? We are looking for someone with a passion for our mission who can provide high level service to customers and supporters as part of the Supporter Services team based at the BRF offices in Abingdon. This full time role involves processing orders from online, phone and post and answering queries. 

As part of the Supporter Services team:

• Respond to customer queries received by telephone, letter, and email, always providing a high standard of customer service.
• Process books, subscriptions and events orders received by post, telephone and online.
• Pack and post orders that require sending from the office.
• Process donations received by all forms, including web donations.
• Allocate payments received by BACS, cheque, or credit card.
• Conduct sales ledger reconciliations.
• Open and distribute the post.
• Assist in credit control.
• Manage office stock levels.
• Assist in processing of renewals and subscription releases.
• Order office and event stock.
• Circulate advance copies.
• Assist finance team with statements to account.
• Administrative support to the Operations team as required.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience delivering high levels of customer service.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, high degree of confident on the phone.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, order processing and accounts packages.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to multi-task.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Reliable and consistent.
• Ability to work in a team with a flexible and positive attitude towards sharing tasks and workloads.
• Strong commitment to the aims of the organisation.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 days plus bank holidays after five full years' service)
• Additional three days off between Christmas and the New Year
• Auto enrolment pension scheme (8% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
• Private health insurance (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Generous flexitime scheme allowing employees to accrue time and earn additional days leave
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to financial advice, career coaching and counselling
• Staff discount scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Regular opportunities to connect with colleagues at our weekly briefing and virtual coffee break, and regular team in-person gatherings.
• BRF is proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently under-represented within our staff team. This includes, but is not limited to, people from Black, Asian and other ethnic groups, especially within our leadership roles. 

This is an outstanding opportunity for a forward-thinking marketing professional with experience of generating growth in new donors through marketing campaigns, to join our passionate organisation.In this highly rewarding and engaging role, you will act as a beacon of hope whilst you harness your creativity to support the communities who rely on the critical aid we deliver to them.What’s more, when you join us, you’ll discover a warm, friendly team who are driven by the same purpose, and you’ll be provided with all the support you need to hit the ground running and excel in your new role.

The Marketing and Acquisition Officer will collaborate within a matrix team to spearhead online and offline marketing initiatives, elevating brand visibility and attracting new supporters and donors for MAF. This role entails orchestrating diverse campaigns, liaising with external partners for advertising, and contributing to content creation across various channels.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop multi-channel Marketing and Donor Acquisition campaign plans in collaboration with the Marketing and Acquisition Team Leader and Digital Donor Acquisition Manager.
2. Execute digital-focused campaigns targeting diverse audiences to meet acquisition and income targets.
3. Utilise data and research insights to understand audience needs and motivations, enhancing supporter engagement and long-term value.
4. Ensure coherence across supporter touchpoints, enriching the supporter experience and fostering sustained engagement.
5. Contribute to crafting campaign briefs, content, and copywriting across multiple platforms, including email, display, paid social, and print.

Support Strategic Goals:

1. Identify opportunities to enhance brand awareness and expand the supporter base through acquisition campaigns, aligning activities with organisational priorities.
2. Assist in developing and implementing the digital marketing strategy, brainstorming innovative campaigns to attract new donors.

Analytics and Reporting:

1. Measure and evaluate campaign performance using appropriate analytics tools, providing regular reports to track KPIs.
2. Optimize website, analytics, and social platforms to bolster campaign effectiveness and user experience.

Event Support:

1. Coordinate with event planning to maximize marketing and acquisition opportunities, particularly for donor acquisition products.
2. Contribute to the design and production of interactive event resources and manuals.
3. Assist in event delivery when necessary.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Graduate or professional qualification, preferably in Marketing or Digital Communications.
• Proficiency in CMS software such as WordPress and CRM systems in a marketing context.
• Experience in crafting digital marketing and acquisition campaigns, along with copywriting for a range of audiences and products.
• Familiarity with analytics tools and utilizing insights for communication strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage external suppliers and negotiate effectively.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.

Desirable:

• Copywriting training and experience with click Dimensions and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and content creation software like Adobe Photoshop and Premier Pro.
• Project management experience and proficiency in influencing stakeholders within a complex organization.
• Interest or experience in international development, aviation, or mission work.

Personal Attributes:

• Committed evangelical Christian, aligning with MAF UK's values and actively participating in organizational activities.
• Emotional resilience, flexibility, and service orientation.

Terms and Conditions

• Location: This role is base at the MAF UK Offices in Folkestone, Kent.  We welcome hybrid working in line with our flexible working policy, the needs of the business, the requirements of the role and your location. This will be discussed at interview.
• Working Hours: At least 36 hours per week, with 1 hour for lunch daily unpaid. Hours should be agreed with line manager.
• Annual Leave: Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year and 8 paid public holidays per year.
• Pension Scheme: Non-contributory (10% of salary).
• Probation: 6 months
• Notice Period: 3 months
• Salary: £32,500 per annum
   

Deadline for applications: Friday, 19th April 2024 at 12noon.

If you are passionate about using your marketing skills to make a difference in the world and share our commitment to serving others, we want to hear from you! Join us in our mission to bring hope and transformation to communities in need.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for digital communications and creating engaging content for digital and social platforms. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and implementation skills, who will enjoy being creative and using their expertise to enhance SAT-7 UK digital communications.  The role is based in Chippenham but flexible working options are available.(We will be open to discuss increased hours during a maternity cover period of May – December 2024.)

The Digital Content and Communications Officer (DCCO) reports to the Digital Communications Manager and has responsibility for the SAT-7 UK website, digital marketing and social media. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Website: Developing and updating SAT-7’s websites as inspiring platforms to raise profile, income and engagement.

Emails: Work with colleagues in the Communications Team and across the organisation to build, test and send responsive email templates for all SAT-7 UK’s email requirements (meeting SAT-7’s brand guidelines and conforming to industry standards). Use email marketing tool DotDigital to develop automated communications that strengthen supporter engagement and convert recipients into committed donors.

Content: Deliver engaging and inspiring rich media content across a range of digital channels, including web, email, social media and other digital marketing platforms. 

Social Media: Work closely with other team members to deliver strong social media content and engagement across various platforms, chiefly Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn.

Marketing: Support the digital marketing of SAT-7 resources and campaigns through social media advertising, external agencies and other channels as required, to engage more deeply with existing supporters and donors, acquire new supporters and to raise funds for SAT-7 UK.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• In all communication ensure consistent messaging, branding and tone of voice for the intended audience and that content conforms to the security and style guides.
• Use Customer Relationship Management systems to ensure efficient and secure storage of information.
• Assist members of the team in responding appropriately to communications from supporters and other organisations.
• Liaise with SAT-7 staff from other offices to share ideas and resources.
• Assist the Digital Communications Manager and represent SAT-7 UK at conferences and events as required.
• At all times operate within relevant statutory requirements and guidelines, following best practice recommendations wherever possible. Specially ensure compliance with the Fundraising Regulator and General Data Protection Regulations.

Please see the Application Pack and apply via the SAT-7 UK website.