Generous Giving Manager

The Diocese of Canterbury; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A church organization in Canterbury seeks a Generous Giving Manager to enhance financial sustainability and encourage generosity in local churches. The role involves collaborating with various church teams to identify challenges and promoting innovative giving practices. Ideal candidates should have experience in fundraising or parish ministry, strong communication skills, and a commitment to community engagement. This position offers a competitive salary of £36,397 per year plus excellent benefits and involves 35 hours of work per week.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in fundraising or parish ministry is essential.
• Understanding of Christian values regarding generosity is important.
• Experience in community engagement and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Build on the foundations of the Generous Giving Team to support local churches.
• Identify challenges and opportunities for generous giving.
• Communicate principles of Christian giving to diverse audiences.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Understanding of church life

Community engagement

Communication skills

Job description

Generous Giving Manager
Canterbury, Kent
£36,397 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week

The Generous Giving Manager is a very exciting and influential role at the Diocese, as you will build on the strong and energetic foundations within our two-person Generous Giving Team to strengthen the financial sustainability of local churches by encouraging generosity in time, talents and financial giving.

Working closely with deaneries, parishes and their leadership teams, you will identify local challenges and opportunities for generous giving, sharing innovative giving practices to help parishes and deaneries develop creative and effective ways to resource their mission.

Communicating clearly and inspiringly the principles of Christian giving to diverse audiences, you will keep up to date with National Church resources, promoting and supporting a wide range of giving methods such as the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS), online and contactless giving. You will also offer guidance to parish officers for resources on giving campaigns, legacies and grant funding.

This is an ideal role for someone with a good understanding of church life, a passion for helping local churches thrive, a strong commitment to community engagement and an understanding of generosity grounded in Christian teaching.

With demonstrable experience in fundraising or parish ministry, you should bring an awareness of the...