Administration Assistant - The Office of The Bishop of Birmingham

The Church Of England Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent religious organization in Birmingham seeks a part-time Administration Assistant to provide support for the Bishop's ministry. The role involves managing communications and organizing hospitality, requiring excellent organizational and administrative skills. Ideal candidates will have a calm demeanor and strong interpersonal abilities. The position offers a salary of £9,934.80 pro rata, along with various benefits including annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Occupational Health access

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Part-time role, working 14 hours per week on Monday & Thursday.
• Able to manage a high volume of telephone calls and emails.
• Experience in office administration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in arranging official hospitality for the bishop.
• Act as the first point of contact for inquiries.
• Maintain confidential clergy personal files.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Calm approach

Job description

Administration Assistant - The Office of The Bishop of Birmingham

We're looking for aAdministrationAssistant to support an efficient administrative centre for The Bishop of Birmingham’s ministry.

The Office of the Bishop of Birmingham provides efficient administration to support the work and ministry of The Bishop of Birmingham as he leads The Church of England - Birmingham in its vision of “Growing Churches at the Heart of Every Community”.

The role is varied and demanding, requiring a calm and patient approach and a high degree of organisational and administrative skills. Key working relationships are with The Bishop and his family, the Bishop’s Chaplain, the Office and Site Manager and Executive Assistant and the rest of the team in the Bishops’ Office, and, more widely, with a wide variety of people locally, nationally and internationally.

Duties will include:

• Assisting in arranging official hospitality by the bishop as required and sharing in welcoming visitors to the Bishop’s Office.
• Acting as the first point of contact for the wide range and high volume of internal and external telephone calls, emails and other enquiries for the Bishops’ Office.
• Keeping confidential clergy personal files up-to-date, tidy, and well-organised.

Key role requirements:

• This role is part-time, working 14 hours per week, to be worked on a Monday & Thursday
• Place of Work: Bishops Croft, Old Church Road, Harborne, B17 0BG

Interviews to be held at Bishops Croft on Tuesday 16th October 2025

Deadline for Applications Sunday 5th October 2025

About You

The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Please refer to the Job Description here for more information about the role and person specification.

• A salary of £9,934.80 pro rata (FTE £24,837) per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays.
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash(one of the UK’s leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.