Job Summary
This post, working collaboratively within the Resources Team at St James’ House, seeks to serve the clergy, parish officers and parishes in the diocese of Liverpool in:
1. Building sustainable churches, by assisting both established and new churches:
1. to exercise appropriate governance and financial management
2. to pay Parish Share in full
3. to steward congregational assets in order to such as buildings and to maximise income streams.
2. Growing generous disciples, promoting the biblical principles and good practice of Christian stewardship set out in our for every church:
1. growing the Parish Giving Scheme, a 4,000 strong community of generosity gifting over £4 million annually to Liverpool parishes
2. encouraging Digital Giving
3. maturing Good Stewardship Practice
4. promoting Legacy Giving
5. developing Congregational Budgeting.
This will include:
* Encouraging good financial practice and governance compliance.
The post holder will oversee and review parish governance and accounts and congregational Returns of Parish Finance, provide ‘help-desk’ advice and lead online and in person training events in support of parish officers.
* Advising and supporting parishes on all matters relating to Parish Share.
The post holder will advocate for and communicate as creatively as possible the purpose, practice and importance of Parish Share and will assist parishes in arrears of Share to develop Parish Share Payment Plans, implementing diocesan Synod resolutions.
* Promoting and developing a wills and legacy strategy for local churches .
The post holder will lead on legacy and in-memoriam giving as part of our vision to nurture generous disciples, including assisting churches in creating legacy literature. Experience of legacy fundraising is helpful but not required; training will be provided.
* Assisting in the development of ‘back office’ solutions for church administration.
The post holder will support the roll-out of our robust, integrated software platform across the diocese in support of effective and efficient administration and with due regard to churches transitioning into larger Fit for Mission parishes.
Exercise oversight of the diocesan Gift Aid Scheme
The post holder will finalise the transition of our long standing diocesan Gift Aid Scheme to a new software platform; collecting, entering and maintaining Gift Aid data and following up non-compliance for claims
Please see attached job description for Person Specification.
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