Parish Share Program Lead

The Church of England; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of England, Diocese of Liverpool, is seeking a Parish Share Officer to lead the coordination and delivery of the Parish Share project across diocesan teams, clergy leadership, and parishes. The role strengthens parish share engagement, plans a clear process, and oversees communications that explain giving, parish share and ministry costs locally.

Through effective project management and stakeholder engagement, the postholder will contribute to long-term clergy funding and collaborate

Responsibilities

• Establishing, coordinating, and leading a Parish Share project team bringing together colleagues from finance, communications, clergy leadership and other diocesan teams to ensure a coherent and joined-up approach.
• Serving as a key member of the working group developing a new parish share system
• Acting as a principal point of contact for parishes in relation to parish share, developing constructive relationships and supporting engagement through face-to-face contact where appropriate.
• Developing robust, effective and supportive interventions framed by our Parish Support Action Plans which, will focus relational, hands-on and strategic support for churches struggling to meet their parish share pledge.
• Leading the development and delivery of a comprehensive parish share communications strategy in partnership with diocesan communications colleagues.
• Ensuring communications are tailored to different audiences, including PCCs, clergy, church officers and congregations, and providing resources that help churches communicate confidently and effectively about giving, parish share and ministry costs at a local level.
• Contributing to the delivery of Generous Disciples and other stewardship initiatives which support parish share growth, including: Parish Giving Scheme; Digital Giving; Good Stewardship Practice (Preach, Teach, Ask); Budgets and Planning; Legacy Giving.
• Ensuring parish share processes and communications are aligned with the Code of Fundraising Practice and relevant diocesan policies. Managing and monitoring a tracking process for parishes in relation to Parish Share, anticipating risks to pledged commitments and providing regular updates and recommendations to the Bishop’s Staff Team, to Bishop’s Council and to Diocesan Synod.
• Using data, insights and feedback to evaluate project impact and to report to the Parish Share Project Team and Senior Data Analyst in the National Giving Team.

Job description

The Church of England, Diocese of Liverpool, is seeking a Parish Share Officer to lead the coordination and delivery of the Parish Share project across diocesan teams, clergy leadership, and parishes. The role strengthens parish share engagement, plans a clear process, and oversees communications that explain giving, parish share and ministry costs locally.

Through effective project management and stakeholder engagement, the postholder will contribute to long-term clergy funding and collaborate