Generous Giving Manager

Canterbury Diocese; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A historic diocese in England is seeking a motivated individual to inspire and support generous giving. You will work with deaneries and parishes to identify challenges and share innovative practices. The successful candidate will have a degree or relevant ministry experience, a strong understanding of church life, and excellent interpersonal skills. This role requires flexibility to meet parish needs in various settings. Join us in making a transformational impact on our communities.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial challenges facing parishes.
• Experience leading fundraising in a charitable context.
• Ability to communicate Christian principles of giving effectively.

Responsibilities

• Identify challenges and opportunities for generous giving.
• Advise on giving campaigns and grant funding.
• Share innovative practices to support parishes.

Skills

Understanding of church life

Interpersonal and rapport-building skills

Creativity and solution-focused thinking

Education

Degree-level education or ministry experience

Job description

Location: Canterbury, Kent
Salary: £36,397 per annum plus excellent benefits
Hours:35 hours per week

About the Role

Working closely with deaneries, parishes, and their leadership teams, you will:

• Identify local challenges and opportunities for generous giving.
• Share innovative giving practices to support parishes and deaneries develop creative and effective ways to resource their mission.
• Communicate the principles of Christian giving clearly and inspiringly to a variety of audiences.
• Keep up-to-date with national church resources including the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS), online and contactless giving.
• Offer guidance to parish officers for resources on giving campaigns, legacies, and grant funding.
• Typically, you will operate during office hours but will need to adjust your working pattern in order to meet with parishes in the evenings and/or occasionally attend their Sunday worship, so the ability to travel to remote locations and work flexibly is a necessity.

About You

You will bring:

• A degree-level education or ministry experience.
• A strong understanding of church life and the financial/missional challenges facing parishes, particularly in rural settings.
• Experience planning, advising on, and leading giving or fundraising programmes in a not-for-profit or charitable context.
• A clear understanding of the Christian principles of giving and an ability to communicate them effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and rapport-building skills, with a collaborative and motivational approach.
• Creativity and solution-focused thinking to inspire generosity across diverse traditions and settings.

About Us

Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to Romney Marsh. With historic ports, seaside resorts, rural communities, market towns and commuter hubs, we serve a diverse mission context where affluence and deprivation sit side by side.

At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives.