Loughborough United Reformed Church believe in the love of God expressed through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, coming alive in the actions of love-shaping communities.
We seek to express our life together around six core values; Inviting, Including, Involving, Invoking, Investing, Inspiring.
Job Description.
We are looking for an Administration & Fundraising Officer who shares our values and ethos and can bring their own organisational, marketing and fund-seeking skills to work with Elders/Trustees and Congregation. They will provide the administration for the Community Centre, market the Centre, maintain business with current building users, generate new business and make funding applications to support the Centre’s use by groups without access to funding.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administering the use of the Centre by church and community. Maintaining the diary, liaising with contractors, checking inventory and ordering supplies as needed.
- Work with and build a relationship with community centre user groups by providing support as required based on the needs of the groups and being available when on site.
- Marketing the Community Centre in the local community, making bookings for rooms and maintaining the lettings diary. Liaising with user groups and Trustees/Elders
- Fundraising Bid Writing
- Lead on research, preparation, writing and submission of grant application materials in collaboration with Trustees
- Identify local, regional and national grant making bodies.
- Report on funder requirements, crafting narratives and financial reports.
- Creating reports as required in response to funders requirements.
- Providing assistance to the Treasurer, ensuring that all records, reports and financial statements are accurate and updated as necessary and held securely. Creating separate financial records for Centre activities from Church activities. Ensuring invoices are raised and purchase orders are processed in a timely manner.
- Communications
- To manage and maintain the website in respect to the Community Centre
- To create and update Social Media Accounts to promote and tell our story
- Maintain a database of case studies, photos and evidence to promote the Centre and for fundraising bids
- Produce and send a monthly newsletter of all activities to internal and external users
- An ability to work flexibly, on your own and with church volunteers. The office can be a busy place with people calling in at various times and it can be a quiet place with no one immediately available to refer to. The postholder needs to be confident in their decision making and able to work despite distractions.
- Ensure records and communications are compliant in terms of GDPR and Safeguarding.
Experience & Skills
| Essential | Desirable | |
| Qualifications | GCSE – English and MathsHigh standard of English for public communication | Educated to A Level or equivalent, or higher.Qualification in administration |
| Experience | Excellent administration skills and attention to detailProficient with Word processing and spreadsheet softwareMarketingSocial media & website | Experience using databasesExperience of the United Reformed Church, or experience in a similar role in the Charity/voluntary sectorPrevious administrative and financial experienceWriting Funding applications |
| Skills & Abilities | Good organisational skills: ability to plan, organise, prioritiseAttention to detailExcellent communicator, in English, ability to communicate confidently, clearly and diplomatically with a wide range of peopleProactive, shows initiativeAbility to manage work and multi-taskSelf-starter, self-disciplined | Willingness to learn new skills and gain experience |
| Personal Qualities | FlexiblePositive, friendly attitudeTeam playerCommitted to and willing to work within LURC’s values and ethos | In sympathy with Christian faith |
A DBS check will be required
Location:
This role will be based in the Office at Loughborough United Reformed Church. Whilst much of it could be done from home, the role also involves being in the building and being available to current and potential building users.
Hours:
15 hours per week, worked across 3 or 4 days as agreed with Elders/Trustees. There is no set time when we would expect you to work, it could be a daytime or evening role but should be when other building users are usually present.
Salary:
£14.30 per hour – 15 hrs per week = £11154 pa with annual pay review.
Includes 4 weeks paid holiday (60 hours)
Length of Contract
This post will be funded for 2 1/2 years from Church resources and Synod Grant. In order for it to extend beyond July 2027, the Community Centre needs to be providing enough income to be self-sustaining. That income should come from a mix of building users who are paying rent to make use of the facilities, and funding applications that allow us to make the facilities available to groups that either would not be able to otherwise use the building, or that meet our own mission objectives.
By that time we would hope to be able to extend the post and employ an outreach worker/CRCW alongside this post. Part of the funding for that post will be evidenced from the work that is being carried out within and from the Church building.
Equal Opportunities:
The United Reformed Church believes that all people are created in God’s image and are loved by God. We intend in spirit and in deed to promote equality of opportunity and diversity in all spheres of the church’s activity and we are committed to behaving as an equal opportunity organisation, acknowledging that people are called to be diverse and lively, inclusive and flexible through the sharing of the Gospel. Loughborough United Reformed Church endorses and supports this denominational commitment.
The main office that this post-holder would work from is accessible by someone with mobility issues. There are a couple of areas of the building that might be tricky to access, but doing so is not essential in this role. If there are other accommodations that you may require then please ask during the recruitment process.
Closing dates for applications is Saturday 30th November and should be by email to loughboroughurc@gmail.com setting out the ways you meet the job description and including two references. If the right candidates emerge before that date then we may close applications before that,
If you would like an informal conversation then please contact our Minister, Craig Muir, 07483 107735
Interviews will be on Friday 13th December 2024 or earlier if the right candidates emerge sooner than that.