Church Engagement Manager

Confidential; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

36 days leave

Wellbeing programme

Hybrid work (Oxford)

Job summary

Church Mission Society is seeking an experienced Church Engagement Manager to inspire and secure significant financial support from UK churches, dioceses and individual supporters. The role focuses on data-driven engagement, high-level relationship management and cross-functional marketing, with Hybrid working and an initial salary of £42,840 per year.

Applicants should be practicing Christians with fundraising or marketing experience within a Christian context.

Responsibilities

• Execute a data-driven engagement strategy to expand income from church giving, individual supporters and legacies.
• Lead the landmark Global Edge Church initiative.
• Manage high-value church giving portfolios with senior leaders.
• Oversee national event presences and line-manage fundraising teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional marketing campaigns and ensure robust CRM data management and regulatory compliance.

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?

CMS is a dynamic Christian mission with a three-year plan to significantly increase income to fund contextual mission programmes worldwide. We are seeking a Church Engagement Manager who is passionate about Jesus and who can seize the funding opportunity that will enable CMS to grow.

• Ø Permanent, full time: 35 hours per week.
• Ø Hybrid working: two days a week at CMS House, Oxford.
• Ø Starting salary of £42,840 per annum (with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary. Incremental increases to salaries are applied annually.
• Ø CMS offers 36 days of annual and bank holiday leave as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Ø CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:
• Access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors.
• Regular wellbeing coffee mornings.
• Up to three family emergency leave days per annum.
• Retreats and resources for prayer life.

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as set out in the job description and person specification.

Your role

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 organisation you'll be joining

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.

What you'll need to succeed

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 have experience with working with the Christian media for recruitment and retention activities to grow our loyal supporter base and increase income.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 11 October 2026.

Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 20th October 2026 at CMS House.

Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.

As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any 'SEAH' (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.