Church Engagement and Fundraising Officer, Scotland Remote
Job description
This role is homebased in Scotland.
About us
There’s never been a better time to join Christian Aid’s Fundraising & Supporter Engagement Department. We would say that, wouldn’t we? But we mean it. Despite the challenges we’ve all faced over recent years, we have grown income and smashed our targets, making a transformational impact for people in poverty. Your next career step could see you joining our passionate and energetic team of poverty-fighters. We inspire more than 250,000 supporters and thousands of supporting churches to raise more than £40 million annually to tackle the root causes of extreme poverty.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.
About the role
Church Engagement and Fundraising Officers (CEFO) inspire churches and individuals to be agents of change, with Christian Aid, in order to overcome poverty. The CEFO’s specific contribution is to offer bespoke support, often face-to-face, to a defined set of churches and Christian Aid groups, to enable and enrich their contribution. CEFOs motivate churches, groups and individuals to give, act and pray.
Responding to the needs of churches and church networks in Scotland, CEFOs seek to build on the agency of supporters wherever possible and are responsible for supporting and developing volunteers within their area of work.
About you
If you have a passion for tackling injustice and experience in the areas of fundraising, church life and relationship building, we’d love to hear from you.
Church Engagement and Fundraising Officers are measured against clearly defined targets and success indicators.
- You will steward the relationship with a wide range of churches and Christian Aid groups in Scotland, to inspire them to give, act and pray with Christian Aid.
- You will bring your experience of church engagement and fundraising to build and nurture new and existing networks and relationships.
- You’ll be able to speak confidently and effectively to inspire people with Christian Aid’s work and leverage support and commitment.
- You will support and develop volunteers within their area of work, and draw on volunteer expertise where possible.
- You will analyse and interpret information and data in order to prioritise work to achieve results.
- You’ll meet fundraising targets, generate creative and effective engagement ideas and be ready to partner with stakeholders including volunteers, leaders, pastors, ministers, colleagues and Christian media.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 14 months
Pay: £32,864.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: 4087
