Church and Community Manager

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This role may be based in Belfast or Dublin, please note the salary if based in ROI will be €57,927 per annum. Christian Aid Ireland is NOT a visa sponsoring organisation, therefore ONLY those with full and current eligibility to work in the UK/ROI will be considered.

A hybrid working model will be available.

We're looking for:

A great team leader passionate about engaging Christians to seek justice, and energised by equipping others to take action in response to poverty and injustice. You love developing strategy, and working with others to work towards delivering results.

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About the role

The Church and Community Manager leads the Church & Community sub-team within the wider Fundraising & Supporter Engagement Team. You will lead on developing Christian Aid Ireland’s strategy on community fundraising and church engagement, which feeds into the organisational strategy, Stronger Together.

You will report to the Head of Fundraising & Supporter Engagement, working closely together to build Christian Aid Ireland’s reputation as the ‘go-to’ organisation for churches desiring to have a global impact, to develop ways for churches and our team of voluntary church representatives to take action in response to poverty and injustice, to deepen our relationships with our sponsoring churches and to identify opportunities to build partnerships within Christian networks and spaces.

You will provide inspirational leadership and effective management of five direct reports working across Ireland, as well as colleagues and volunteers. You will work closely and collaboratively with other members of the Christian Aid Ireland team in order to ensure maximised income throughout the year, and particularly during ‘key moment appeals’ and with colleagues in the Fundraising & Supporter Engagement Team of Christian Aid GB.

You will be data driven, using evidence from surveys and our database, Microsoft Dynamics, and other analysis tools, to inform decision making and strategy development.

You will lead on Christian Aid Ireland’s Global Citizenship Education strategy, developing plans, analysis and implementation to further these aims.

The Church and Community team engage with churches, campaigners, supporters, volunteer networks and others across Ireland to empower an effective response to poverty, and to build Christian Aid Ireland’s profile.

About you:

Essential

Experience of leading, managing, supporting and motivating volunteers and staff in church and/or business contexts.
Proven experience of raising funds through church engagement and partnerships

Ability to lead and work collaboratively with colleagues across distances, maintaining vision and energy and translating that vision into practical work plans.

Sound knowledge of: churches and church networks in Ireland, theology particularly in relation to issues pertaining to CAI’s work, of global development issues, of events management, of fundraising practice and of volunteer management.

Excellent verbal and written presentation skills with an ability to relate to diverse audiences.

Experience of working with churches, ecumenical movements and church-goers, of preaching and leading worship creatively.
Willingness to work some evenings and weekends and to travel throughout the region and, on occasion, internationally.
Car driver with full license.
There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post-holder be a Christian under the Fair Employment and Treatment (NI) Order 1998 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 (ROI).

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. To discuss this role in greater detail, please contact Ruth Cooke rcooke@christian-aid.org

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

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