Project Administrator

Church of England; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A religious institution in Liverpool is looking for a full-time administrative support role within the Fit for Mission project. The position involves managing communication with church leaders, scheduling meetings, and overseeing data management in compliance with GDPR. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented professionals with strong communication and organizational skills. A supportive work culture and opportunities for learning are also offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Non-contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working hours

Employee discount in Cathedral shop

Qualifications

• Experience in administration support roles.
• Ability to handle data and maintain digital filing systems.
• Familiarity with GDPR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration support to the project team.
• Coordinate events and meetings effectively.
• Manage data inputs for local finance teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Data management

Job description

Context

We are excited to be part of a new project in the Winwick Deanery which seeks to bring together a significant number (12 of 14) of the Church of England parishes on many aspects of church life, change the way we organise ourselves at parish level, facilitate greater collaboration between congregations and streamline governance structures. The aim is to be more effective in providing more opportunities for people in the deanery to experience church and faith and for the church to serve the needs of the local community and through this change to grow the church both numerically and spiritually. This change project is called Fit for Mission.

Job Summary

In this exciting two year role, you will provide efficient administration support to the Winwick Deanery Fit for Mission Team Lead and Navigation Team who co‑ordinate this local project. Excelling at creating new systems and championing clear communication, you will be responsible for the collection, development and handling of data, as well as overseeing the co‑ordination of events and meetings. Familiar with traditional and modern communication strategies, you are a confident, flexible and professional administrator with an eye for detail.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Developing and implementing effective systems to communicate to church leaders, PCCs, change teams and church members in relation to Fit for Mission; this includes a new website and social media pages, events and meetings.
• Scheduling meetings & producing agendas and minutes with a quick turn‑around; collating the required documentation.
• General administrative support to local clergy including organising service rotas, preparation of orders of services, arrangement of parochial meetings.
• Helping to establish the future Support Services function.
• Liaising with a range of team leads to feedback and keep the project on track.
• Preparing documents and reports, proof‑reading and editing documents written by others.
• Collecting and inputting measurement data and maintaining spreadsheets.
• Liaising with Finance, HR and other departments.
• Providing data input support for local parish finance teams (training will be provided).
• Initiating and maintaining a digital filing system (SharePoint).
• Managing data in compliance with GDPR.
• Other administrative tasks that are required to support the navigation team lead, portfolio leads, and change facilitator to achieve a successful and timely transition as they balance this role with ongoing parochial responsibilities.

There will be a requirement to occasionally attend meetings in other locations of the Diocese.

What We Can Offer You

• A varied role with support to learn and to put your broad range of communication skills into practice.
• You will be a part of a fun and friendly team with a shared sense of purpose.
• 25 days annual leave pro‑rata, plus up to 3 days over the Christmas period.
• Non‑contributory pension scheme with generous employer contributions (additional voluntary contributions may be made).
• Employee Assistance Programme giving you 24‑hour access to support for your health and wellbeing.
• A supportive culture that values work‑life balance including flexible working around core hours in a 35‑hour week.
• Employee discount in Cathedral shop and bistro.
• Free on‑site parking at St James House, secure bike storage and easy access to public transport when meetings are held in Liverpool.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Liverpool Diocese is committed to treating our whole community with dignity and respect. We desire to represent diverse identities within our community whether this be by race, culture, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability or social background of each person to ensure they fulfil their potential within a proactive, loving and caring environment.

About The Diocese Of Liverpool

The Diocese of Liverpool is the Church of England in a corner of the North West with churches from Southport to Widnes; Wigan to Warrington and throughout the city of Liverpool all working their hardest to fulfil our vision of asking God for a bigger church making a bigger difference with more people knowing Jesus and more justice in the world.

As we work towards that vision we have four priorities:

• Introducing people to Jesus
• Deepening discipleship
• Developing Christian leaders
• Working for justice

About Fit For Mission

The Diocese of Liverpool is on a transformation journey called Fit for Mission, a six‑year strategic programme to support our vision of asking God for a bigger church to make a bigger difference. The goal of Fit for Mission is to enable all parishes, church plants, fresh expressions, schools and chaplaincies to fulfil God’s mission and to make new disciples where they are.

The Fit for Mission programme will provide focus and support to work together to face the significant issues that hold back mission and growth.

Fit for Mission will support each deanery in the Diocese of Liverpool to create their own future. There are six elements to this, and for each of them the programme will make available help and specialist resource.

• A focus on developing our discipleship culture through training and support, including delivering ‘Cultivate’, a successful Local Missional Leadership programme. Resulting in hundreds of newly planted worship communities and justice initiatives.
• Creating core support‑services in deaneries to support and resource your mission.
• Creating missional leadership teams of lay and ordained people over larger areas with responsibility for specific mission and worship communities.
• Developing agreed mutual support and accountability structures for all leaders.
• Work towards each deanery having one Larger Parish. Fewer parishes, but more worshipping communities and more justice initiatives. Less bureaucracy, more mission. With a local strategic approach, more diversity of worship will be possible.
• Making sure buildings are fit for purpose, with buildings expertise available to assist in making good decisions on use, investment, or closure.

Earth Justice is an identified priority, being high on the priorities of young people, as well as a mandate set out by national synod. The Diocese of Liverpool has a strategy that sets out how we propose to meet our carbon net zero targets by 2030. This reinforces our objective to be a sustainable flourishing church equipped for the future.

For more information on Fit for Mission go to www.liverpool.anglican.org/fitformission

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Other
• Industry: Religious Institutions