Finance and Resources Administrator

South West Community Chaplaincy; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing coffee mornings

Menopause support

Volunteer days

Family emergency leave

Prayer resources

Job summary

Church Mission Society in Oxford is seeking a proactive Finance and Resources Administrator to handle front-of-house reception, administrative coordination, and cross-team support. The role is office-based, full-time, 35 hours per week, with a starting salary and generous pension contributions.

The successful candidate will join a mission-driven organisation, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing and detailed safeguarding practices. Experience in admin and customer service is important.

Qualifications

• Educated to A level standard or equivalent with proven administrative experience in a busy team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm reception to visitors (front of house).
• Manage meeting logistics and provide administrative coordination.
• Support cross-team activities and internal coordination.

Skills

Reception

Administrative coordination

Customer service

Facilities experience

Education

A level standard

Job description

Finance and Resources Administrator

Do you have excellent customer facing, administrative and communication skills? Enjoy working with a wide variety of people?

Permanent, Fulltime, 35 hours per week

Office Based, 5 days a week at CMS House, Oxford.

Starting salary £28,170 per annum, with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary

CMS offers 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoptionleave.

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
• 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

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from women and 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

We are looking for a proactive team player who enjoys a varied role combining reception (front of house), administrator and cross-team support. You will provide a warm reception to visitors, manage meeting logistics and provide administrative coordination.

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 educated to A level standard or equivalent, with proven administrative experience in a busy team environment, customer service or facilities experience, strong written and verbal communication skills, and excellent organisational skills.

You will also need to be in sympathy with the aims and values of Church Mission Society.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification, available to download from 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 and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 15th November.

Interviews are planned to be held on Thursday 26th November 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.