Part Time Communications Assistant (0.8 FTE)

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

7.5% employer pension contribution

2.5 year fixed term contract

Job summary

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James, Westminster in Central London invites applications for a Part Time Communications Assistant (0.8 FTE). The role supports marketing, online content and communications around the site's temporary closure as part of the Wren Project.

The post holder will report to the Chief Operations Officer, with a dotted line to the Wren Project Heritage Programme Manager, helping deliver the Activity Plan and engage audiences in our 340-year

Responsibilities

• Driving and deepening relationships with audiences
• Decreasing barriers to access
• Uplifting the heritage story
• Increase organisational resilience
• Support individual and community wellbeing needs
• Support local economic needs
• Promoting environmental sustainability and climate action

Job description

Part Time Communications Assistant (0.8 FTE)

£27,000 p/a pro rata

Central London

St James’s, Piccadilly is at an exciting moment in its 340-year history. The ‘Wren Project’ was recently awarded major grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to complete fundraising towards the £23m. The Wren Project has secured it’s Permission to Start from the Heritage Fund and the Delivery Phase is well under way.

The Communications Assistant is a role which is designed to support marketing and promotion of activities at St James’s including online content and support communications around the temporary closure of the site. The post-holder will be managed by St James’s Chief Operations Officer, with a dotted line to the Wren Project Heritage Programme Manager who is overseeing the delivery of the Wren Project Activity Plan.

The Activity Plan will ensure that the proposed repairs and upgrades to the buildings are delivered in tandem with a first-class heritage learning and participation programme. It will be impactful, inclusive and sustainable, delivering outcomes for the community, the heritage and the organisation. This will be achieved by:

• Driving and deepening relationships with audiences
• Decreasing barriers to access
• Uplifting the heritage story
• Increase organisational resilience
• Support individual and community wellbeing needs
• Support local economic needs
• Promoting environmental sustainability and climate action

St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

St James’s actively welcomes applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

• £27,000 p/a pro rata and 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays) pro rata;
• 7.5% pension contribution by the employer with .5 contribution by the employee;
• 2.5year fixed term contract