Introduction
This new role, funded by the Church Commissioners' 'Buildings for Mission' grant, will provide frontline support to parishes in the Southwark Diocese for capital fundraising to maintain, repair, and conserve church buildings. The aim is to ensure these buildings remain sustainable, open, and available for both worship and diverse community use. The post-holder will offer hands-on support to priority churches, ongoing guidance to around 50 additional churches, and ad hoc advice as needed.
Main Responsibilities
- To provide specialist advice and – where appropriate –‘hands-on’ assistance to parishes on grants applications and other means of capital fundraising, for maintenance/repair/conservation of church buildings and capital improvement-works projects.
- To offer encouragement, help and support to parishes in developing strategic financially-achievable approaches to maintenance/repair/conservation and sustainable use of their church buildings, including community engagement and wider uses, as well as energy-efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.
- Support Capital Fundraising: Advise parishes on grants and income generation to maintain and improve church buildings, including achieving Net Zero Carbon goals.
- Parish Assistance: Help parishes with grant applications, financial planning, and income-generating strategies through meetings and ongoing support.
- Grant Management: Administer building and energy-saving grants, ensuring effective allocation and use.
- Training and Guidance: Deliver workshops and provide resources to enhance parish fundraising skills.
- Communication: Share updates on funding opportunities and celebrate parish successes.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Track project outcomes and contribute to diocesan and national evaluations.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience working with building owners, volunteers, and community groups to build capacity.
- Proven ability in grant processing, fundraising bids, and applications.
- Knowledge of maintaining and sustaining historic or community buildings.
- Experience managing project finances, budgets, and cash flows.
- Awareness of legislation for historic buildings and the planning process.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and building proposals.
Are you interested in applying? Please view the Job Information Pack for full and further details about the role.
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and will not discriminate on the grounds of race, nationality, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Its employees are expected to abide by the Equal Opportunities Policy which embodies these principles.
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Are you self-motivated, flexible and adaptable, content to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team? Do you share our passion for serving those crossing our threshold and for those in need in our town? If you think this role could be calling you, please read on.
We believe God’s vision for Coffee Bar is to be a place of wellbeing, belonging and community which strives for justice for the people we serve. We want to recruit someone who shares our vision for social justice, and who brings skills and experience to strengthen our team.
We have achieved a huge amount through our dedicated staff, trustee and volunteer team so why appoint a Capacity Building, Partnerships & Funding Coordinator? Our work and impact have been recognised by several funders, including The National Lottery Community Fund which recently awarded Coffee Bar a five year funding package. But there is more to do. We want to build capacity, enhance our collaborative working model and improve financial resilience so that Coffee Bar is sustainable and continues to respond to and meet the changing needs of our community. This new role will be core to developing what we do and how we work.
This is a new and multi-faceted role which will develop over time, although your key responsibilities will be:
• Capacity building - developing skills, support and structures
• Partnership development and management - sustaining and enhancing our partnership and collaborative working model with statutory agencies and fellow VCFSEs
• Building financial resilience – including securing new funding
Because of the nature and the importance of this role, we are seeking candidates with experience in at least two of the three key areas (or deep experience in one of these areas).
We’d love to hear from people who are excited by this opportunity to increase Coffee Bar’s effectiveness, sustainability and resilience, equipping Coffee Bar for growth and supporting Holy Trinity’s mission of reflecting the love of Christ in the heart of Warrington.
The closing date for applications for this role is 24th February 2025 and more details about the role (including essential skills and experience) and the application process are available on our website.
Safeguarding and safer recruitment
Holy Trinity is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and to safer recruitment. More details about the specific reference and screening check requirements for this role can be found within the Job Description and on our website.
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Holy Trinity’s mission is to Reflect the love of Christ in the heart of Warrington
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