Digital Marketing Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

36 days leave

Employee assistance programme

Volunteer days

Family emergency leave

Retreats and prayer resources

Job summary

Church Mission Society is seeking an experienced digital marketing manager to advance our digital acquisition, optimise conversion journeys and grow our mass fundraising. You will lead a small, nimble team of talented, creative colleagues dedicated to CMS's mission.

This permanent, full-time role is 35 hours with hybrid working: two days a week at CMS House, Oxford. The starting salary is £42,840 per annum with up to 10% employer pension contribution and a generous leave and wellbeing package.

Qualifications

• Proven digital marketing experience, preferably in charity/not-for-profit settings.
• Experience leading and developing a small, cross-functional team.
• Strong track record in fundraising campaigns and donor journeys.
• Ability to manage budgets and deliver measurable results within income targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the digital marketing strategy to grow acquisition and engagement.
• Hone conversion journeys to maximise donations and ministry support.
• Manage and develop a small, nimble marketing team.
• Develop and maintain digital platforms and tools to support income goals.

Skills

Digital marketing

Team leadership

Fundraising experience

Campaign development

People development

Job description

Are you a digital dynamo who wants to use your expertise to help people at the edges encounter and follow Jesus? Can you radically advance our digital acquisition, help us hone our conversion journeys and persuade people to be part of God's mission through CMS? Are you ready to manage a small, nimble team of talented, creative, passionate people? Then apply to be our new digital marketing manager.

• Permanent, full time: 35 hours per week.
• Hybrid working: two days a week at CMS House, Oxford.
• 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.
• CMS offers 36 days of annual and bank holiday leave as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 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.

Up to three volunteer days per annum.

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

The position is perfect for an experienced digital marketer who loves being at the cutting edge of the charity or not-for-profit space and who likes to see the direct impact of your work on growing our ministry. You will be working for an organisation that actively invests in marketing excellence.

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

We are looking for a proactive and talented person who has a strong skillset in digital marketing along with experience in a fundraising environment. You will effectively lead and manage a team to retain and grow mass market fundraising. You will have experience of developing digital platforms and tools, delivering to an income budget and strong experience of leading, managing and developing people.

It is a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian as well as committed to CMS's values and aims.

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 18 October 2026

Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at CMS House, Oxford

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.