Administrative Assistant, Friends International, Guildford

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Administrative Assistant, Friends International, Guildford

Transforming students, transforming nations

About Friends International

Friends International is a Christian mission agency dedicated to encouraging and equipping UK churches to reach out to international students in friendship and sharing the Gospel. It currently has over 60 Field Staff and Associates working in 30 university towns and cities across the UK.

As the Guildford Administrative Assistant, you will play a vital role in aiding the local Friends International Staff worker in all aspects of administration, data management, communication with students, liaising with volunteers/partners in local churches and general office duties. Please note this role is a new post working primarily from home with equipment provided. 

Essential requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Good office skills and a high level of computer literacy, including the use of social media
• Excellent time management and prioritising abilities
• Accept the Christian ethos of Friends International

Hours

12 hours per week. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months, with the possibility of extension.

Salary

Dependent on hours, but pro rata of full time salary (£14,290 for a 35 hour week).

Application deadline

5:00pm on Monday 26 February 2018, with interviews by late March.

For more information

Or an application pack please contact:

Friends International, The Rowan Centre, All Nations Christian College, Easneye, Ware, Herts, SG12 8LX, Tel: 01920 460006

Friends International Ministries is a registered charity no.1094095

Executive Director, Global Connections, Leamington

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Executive Director, Global Connections, Leamington

Following the resignation of Anna Bishop, the Board of Global Connections is recruiting a new Executive Director.

You can find the details on the Christian Vocations website. The closing date for applications is 16th February.

This is a unique opportunity for a senior Christian leader to be an ambassador and facilitator across the evangelical spectrum inspiring collaborative partnerships to work towards its vision of ‘mission at the heart of the church, the church at the heart of mission’.

The person appointed will have excellent interpersonal, leadership and people management skills. They need previous CEO or significant senior leadership experience and they will need to be an engaging and inspiring communicator, possessing the ability to inspire others.

International Director, Faith2Share, Oxford

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International Director, Faith2Share, Oxford

Faith2Share is looking to recruit a new International Director.

It is currently recruiting a new International Director to lead its growing network of global mission movements after Mark Oxbrow moves on in 2018.

Is this the right post for you?

Do you know the person who should be applying?

Could you pray for God to raise up the next leader for Faith2Share?

The International Director provides leadership within the network in the following key areas:

• Networking the member organisations
• Disseminating mission research and information that will advance the common goals of mission
• Sharing or finding resources to advance the members’ mission objectives.

The International Director facilitates the cooperative development and implementation of shared policy within the network and catalyses the network’s growth through intentional and relational bridge-building with organisations sharing a common mission vision who may wish to join the network.

The post holder will ensure that the whole Faith2Share network continues to work at the cutting edge of contemporary mission, specifically by working with other global mission networks to explore appropriate responses, and new mission models, as churches face new opportunities and challenges in mission.

For more information, to access the full job description and to see how you can apply please go to the website recruitment page.

Fundraising Assistant, Mahabba Network, Derby

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Fundraising Assistant, Mahabba Network, Derby

Introduction

At a glance

Part time
£17,000 pro rata
Derby

The Mahabba Network is looking for a personable, organised, technology-literate individual to assist the Hub Manager (think Operations Manager) with fundraising applications.

You might be a student looking for a bit of work around studies; be interested in getting some experience in charity work or fundraising; or perhaps looking to serve our vision to see Muslims come to know Jesus.

Important note

If you are put off by the idea of fundraising, likening it to grovelling for money, think again. This is an opportunity to learn how to market and promote Mahabba, communicating the needs, benefits and the impact we can make with partners. The skills you will learn and employ are akin to those you would wield marketing in the business sector.

About us

We are a relatively small, young charity, founded in 2012, but with a presence across the UK.

We help everyday Christians engage with Muslims by: facilitating opportunities to pray; increasing understanding of Muslims and Islam; equipping them to share Jesus with Muslims.

We have sown and planted 53 local Mahabba groups (at the time of writing), which gather local Christians from a variety of churches to pray and engage practically. This is the Network that we support and encourage.

We want to continue to engage Christians with the need to pray and share Jesus with Muslims. To do that we want to increase our revenue and ultimately establish a large support base of individual givers.

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Who you will be working with

You will predominantly work with Simon, the Hub Manager, in The Hub office in Derby.

Our Hub is the focal point within the Network for admin, communications, finance and fundraising. Simon facilitates the central admin we need to exist as a registered charity, as well as maintaining the flow of communication with local Mahabba groups.

We try to keep things lightweight structurally to reflect our shape as a network, but focus on efficiency and impact to ensure we use what we have effectively. A lot of our tools and systems are cloud- and app-based, such as MailChimp, Donorfy, Google Apps, WhatsApp and Skype.

You will also cross paths occasionally with other teams, such as the Network Team (made up of our regional reps), local group coordinators and trustees.

We are blessed to share desk space with Community Church Derby and East Midlands Christian Fellowships. We also relate closely to other charities, such as Upbeat Communities and Welcome Churches, so the office is a fun, lively and vibrant place to work.

Responsibilities of the role

• You will work closely with Simon, create reports and send updates to him
• You will update the fundraising database, Donorfy, with grant applications
• You will help Simon prepare and write grant applications to trusts and foundations
• You will print, package and send off applications by post as well as by e-mail
• After training, and with ongoing support, you will call individuals to share news and ask whether they would like to support Mahabba financially
• You will help Simon with fundraiser e-mails via MailChimp, keep donor records up to date and engage with donors when they get in contact
• You will help Simon with sourcing stories of impact and text and image content for publications
• Depending on time and your aptitude, you may also help Simon with engaging our audience on social media 

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Requirements of the role

• Use customer relationship management (CRM) software to create reports on fundraising data for the management team on deadline
• Follow established workflows and processes to produce high-quality, branded materials to be sent out in a timely fashion
• Able to manage your time and work, balancing getting your tasks done with catching up with Simon and identifying ways we can improve
• Experience using or adapting to cloud-, app-based software for communications and administration, such as MailChimp and Donorfy
• You should be able to talk to and e-mail funders, donors and Mahabba people, using a warm, friendly and engaging style
• Able to receive direction on your work and then work independently, making it your own, solving problems and developing it in line with our overall objectives

Benefits of working with us

• Experience of fundraising for a Christian charity and operating in the evangelical, faith-sector
• Experience of working in an office environment with exposure to a range of practical tasks that can help you with your career progression
• Flexibility to arrange your work schedule to suit your other commitments, by mutual agreement with Simon
• An easily-accessible work location, ideal if you live in Derby or Nottingham
• Contact with colleagues from Community Church Derby and East Midlands Christian Fellowships and opportunities to interact with Upbeat Communities and Welcome Churches
• Opportunities to take on further responsibilities and work for the right person

Location & salary

• This is a fixed term project until 31 August 2018 in the first instance, and depending on further funding
• Location: The Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HY
• 1.5 days per week, with flexibility
• £17,000 pro rata

Closing date

12:00pm Friday 15 December 2017

Interview date

w/c Monday 1 January 2018 TBC

Anticipated Start Date

w/c Monday 8 January 2018 TBC

Application process

• If you want more information or an informal chat with Simon, e-mail info@mahabbanetwork.com or call the office on 0300 302 0017
   
• Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to Simon at info@mahabbanetwork.com explaining how your skills and experience meet the responsibilities and requirements above, and why you would like to work with Mahabba Network
   
• Submit your documents no later than 12:00pm on Friday 15 December 2017
   
• Applications will be sifted and if you make it onto the shortlist, you will be called to interview
   
• The interview will likely consist of a short practical exercise and a panel interview, held in Derby

More Information

Call 0300 3020017 or e-mail info@mahabbanetwork.com

Families Ministry Leader, birmingham

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FAMILIES MINISTRY LEADER, BIRMINGHAM

Edward Road Baptist Church (Balsall Heath, Birmingham) is looking for the right person to be a key member of the church eldership and to lead the Families Ministry on a three-quarter-time to full-time basis, initially for a three-year term.

The successful applicant will:

• Be passionate about making Jesus known through church ministry to churched and unchurched families
• Be passionate about discipling believers
• Understand and value cross-cultural mission in a deprived, multi-cultural and multifaith, inner-city community
• Be a good team leader and administrator who is able to think strategically and to take initiative
• Be gifted at supervising volunteers and team members
• Demonstrate good pastoral and listening skills
• Be a humble and gracious team player who’s able to work with people from different backgrounds

The successful applicant will have specific responsibility for the families’ ministry, as well as a key role in wider church ministry, including teaching and preaching.

They will work closely with the senior pastor and be accountable to the eldership.

They will be a practicing Christian and in full support of the Evangelical Alliance Basis of faith. (By the nature of the job this is regarded as a specific occupational requirement).

Location & salary

Based in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, the salary will be £22,500 (pro rata), in line with BU Home Mission stipend.

Pastors will also receive a manse allowance, currently set by the BU at £6,000, as well as some additional expenses.

Closing date

Monday 5th June 2017

Interview date

Thursday 29th June 2017

Anticipated Start Date

September 2017

More Information

www.erbc.org.uk/recruitment or email recruitment@erbc.org.uk