Digital Enabler (Maternity Cover)

We’re looking for a creative digital communicator who will enable Digital mission across the District.

This role is perfect for someone with passion for digital evangelism, discipleship and Christian community. It will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work within a team to encourage the Circuits and churches within the Northampton Methodist District to engage in the Mission of God Online.

·        In partnership with the District Mission Team, develop digital resources for the District’s New Places For New People-FEAST (friends exploring and sharing together)

·        Be at the forefront in developing a digital resources suite tailored to the priorities of the Mission Development Plan to aid the Circuits and Churches in their mission.

·        To assist Circuits and worshipping communities with their missional strategy in upskilling and training digital leaders across the District.

·        Provide crucial theological understanding of how the people called Methodists can form an online church

· Lead the social media across the District’s social platforms- planning, curating, and scheduling regular content for all social media channels.

·        Develop best practices for digital safeguarding online in partnership with the District safeguarding team

·        Collaborate with the District Chair and wider staff team and ensure the website is maintained and used to resource the stakeholders that visit

·        Monitor all social media channels to ensure comments, complaints, and queries are dealt with appropriately and in good time, identifying issues that need response or escalation.

·        Identify digital opportunities (such as campaigns, events, and social trends) that local churches can use

·        Provide digital support for online and onsite events e.g., Synod and ReNew events.

·        Produce regular social media analytics and insights, including identifying trends from social media feedback, sharing results with key stakeholders, and using findings to inform future activity.

·        Contribute to mission team project planning and idea formation and speak into the broader digital connexional work where appropriate.