Author Assistant

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EBBE WITH HOLY TRINITY AND ST PETER; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EBBE WITH HOLY TRINITY AND ST PETER is seeking an Author Assistant to help develop the global reach of God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts. The fixed-term, two-year contract is part-time (2.5 days per week) with work options in Oxford or remotely.

The role requires an Evangelical Christian with initiative, strong organisational, communication and project-management skills to coordinate translations, fundraising and author support

Qualifications

• Committed Evangelical Christian affirming the St Ebbe’s Basis of Faith.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning: help identify key new language versions and local publishing partners.
• Publisher liaison with IVP and overseas partners for translations.
• Website and social media: update and maintain GBP site and related channels.
• Administration: field enquiries, respond to emails, manage translation list.
• Fundraising: communicate with donors to support global dissemination of GBP materials.
• General author support for writing and publishing projects as required.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Initiative

Project management

Teamwork

Deadline-driven

Job description

Author Assistant

Short-term contract, part-time, £31,640 (FTE) per annum To start as soon as possible

Summary

We are seeking an evangelical Christian with initiative, good administrative skills and the ability to get things done to help develop the global reach of the book God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts.

This is a fixed-term contract of two years.

Applicants are invited to indicate any adjustments that would help them apply for the role, which could be carried out in-person in Oxford or remotely.

About God’s Big Picture

God’s Big Picture is a Bible overview book, which aims to help the reader see the overarching story of the Bible and how it all points to Jesus Christ and his gospel. Since its publication in 2003 it has remained constantly in print in the Englishspeaking world through its British and American editions (IVP and IVP USA). It has also been translated into almost 30 languages.

In 2016 Vaughan Roberts, in partnership with Clayton TV, developed a 9-part video course based on the book, which is freely available online. A version of this is also available in French.

The vision

The big vision is not to promote a particular book or author, but to introduce more Christians worldwide to biblical theology for God’s glory and the good of his church. An understanding of the big picture of the Bible and how it all focuses on the gospel of Christ is still lacking, or at best very confused, in much of the global church, including in many church groupings in the West. God’s Big Picture is one of a number of resources which seeks to change that.

By the Lord’s grace the book and the course have gone far and wide all over the world without planning or marketing. As the 25th anniversary of the book’s publication approaches, we now wish to be more strategic in thinking about how we might help facilitate the spread of these resources more widely and effectively. The Author Assistant will play a key role in this process.

Areas of responsibility

• Strategic planning: help Vaughan identify key new language versions of the book and the course as well as the best local publishing partners.
• Publisher liaison:
  • with IVP as they work on a revised edition of the book to coincide with the 25th anniversary;
  • with overseas partners (for existing and potential future translations).
• Website and social media: updating and maintaining the God’s Big Picture (GBP) website and any related social media channels.
• Administration: fielding enquiries, responding to emails and managing the translation list.
• Fundraising: communicating with potential (and existing) donors who may wish to support the dissemination of GBP materials globally.
• General author support: providing Vaughan with occasional support for other writing and publishing projects as required.

Personal qualities and experience

• A committed Evangelical Christian who enthusiastically affirms the St Ebbe’s Basis of Faith.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a good eye for detail.
• The ability to:
  • show initiative,
  • manage a project both individually and in a team, as required,
  • work to deadlines,
  • get things done.

Other information

• Salary: E15,820
• Contract: This is a two-year contract.
• Pension: i0% pension contribution will be made to either the Church WorkersPension Fund or a similar recognised scheme of your choice.
• Hours: This is a part-time position: 2.5 days per week, which can be workedflexibly by agreement.
• Annual leave: f16.5 days (which includes the pro-rata Bank Holiday allowance, plusall the usual working days between Christmas and New Year.
• Place of work: St Ebbe's Church, central Oxford or remotely.
• Start date: To be agreed.

The selection procedure for the post will follow a process of shortlisting, taking up references, and then interviews. Any offer will be subject to us completing the Church of England Safer Recruitment process. If you have any questions or would like an informal conversation, please contact Alyson Grove ([e-mail]).