Church Engagement Manager

Church Mission Society; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension contribution up to 10%

36 days annual leave pro rata

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing events

Volunteer days

Family emergency leave

Retreats and prayer resources

Job summary

Church Mission Society is seeking an experienced Christian fundraiser and relationship-builder to grow income from UK churches, individuals and legacies, and to drive the Global Edge Church initiative.

You will manage high-value portfolios, oversee national events and lead a small team across church fundraising, individual giving and supporter care, while coordinating marketing campaigns and ensuring robust CRM data management.

Qualifications

• Committed and practising Christian required.
• Experience fundraising or marketing within a Christian context.
• Proven ability to manage CRM systems and teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute a data-driven engagement strategy to expand income from church giving, individual supporters and legacies.
• Lead the Global Edge Church initiative.
• Line-manage direct reports across church fundraising, individual giving, editorial content and supporter care.
• Coordinate cross-functional marketing campaigns and ensure robust CRM data management and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Fundraising

Relationship building

Public speaking

Negotiation

CRM experience

Job description

Are you an experienced, skilled and passionate Christian fundraiser and relationship-builder who is experienced in engaging with UK churches, dioceses and other supporters? Can you inspire and persuade both existing and potential key supporters to partner with Church Mission Society and drive our mission with significant financial support - to help people at the edges discover and follow Jesus?, Your primary responsibilities include executing a data-driven engagement strategy to expand income from church giving, individual supporters and legacies, as well as leading the landmark Global Edge Church initiative. You will personally manage high-value church giving portfolios with senior leaders, oversee national event presences and line-manage direct reports across church fundraising, individual giving, editorial content and supporter care. Additionally, you will coordinate cross-functional marketing campaigns and ensure robust CRM data management and regulatory compliance.

To succeed, you must be a committed and practising Christian with proven experience in fundraising or marketing within a Christian context. You need strong relational, negotiation and public speaking abilities, experience managing CRM systems and teams, and a full UK driver's licence with willingness to travel., The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to develop and deliver strategy as a leader of a small team. You will have a track record in successfully initiating, managing and developing relationships with senior church leaders, individual Christians and CMS volunteers. You will be driven to create successful church fundraising, marketing and communications campaigns across multiple mass marketing channels, including direct mail and national Christian events/festivals. You will have experience with working with the Christian media for recruitment and retention activities to grow our loyal supporter base and increase income. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be in sympathy with the aims and values of CMS.

As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from at least the last five years for any 'SEAH' (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires. Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.

• Permanent, full-time (35 hours a week)
• Hybrid working - approximately two days a week at CMS House, Oxford.
• Starting salary £42,840 with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:
• access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors
• regular wellbeing coffee mornings
• support on menopause for women
• up to three volunteer days a year
• up to three family emergency leave days a year
• retreats and resources for prayer life