The successful applicant will be an effective administrator with excellent organisation skills. They will be able to work unsupervised and will be able to work well with competing deadlines. Whilst having a Christian faith is not essential to the role, the successful applicant will be sympathetic to the Christian faith and will work within the values and ethos of the Mission Partnership and wider Deanery. Due to the nature and context of the role, it will be highly likely that the post holder will come into contact with people who are vulnerable or are in distress it is therefore essential that the post holder is able to deal with any enquiries sensitively and with compassion. Key Working Relationships Area Dean Ministry team and congregations of the VAMP churches Incumbents and other deanery staff and officers Church Wardens and PCCs across the deanery community partners (agencies and individuals) Relevant diocesan staff including the Project Manager and Mission Action Planning Officer Other relevant networks Main tasks, duties and responsibilities 1) Communications Maintain a general knowledge and understanding of the Fit for Mission project, aims and objectives of the deanery plan, church and mission partnership activities, individuals, and current events, so that the office can support the Church in its mission and the wider Deanery in its project. Manage all mission partnership and deanery correspondence, including post, telephone and e-mail; Assist in the production of the weekly newsletters for the mission partnership Co-ordinate occasional deanery, parish and mission partnership mailings, both paper and electronic; Administering the database of personal information on Church Suite; Act as first point of contact for all enquiries whether by phone, post, e-mail etc; ensuring they are dealt with politely and professionally and followed up by appropriate action;
The successful applicant will be an effective administrator with excellent organisation skills. They will be able to work unsupervised and will be able to work well with competing deadlines. Whilst having a Christian faith is not essential to the role, the successful applicant will be sympathetic to the Christian faith and will work within the values and ethos of the Mission Partnership and wider Deanery. Due to the nature and context of the role, it will be highly likely that the post holder will come into contact with people who are vulnerable or are in distress it is therefore essential that the post holder is able to deal with any enquiries sensitively and with compassion. Key Working Relationships Area Dean Ministry team and congregations of the VAMP churches Incumbents and other deanery staff and officers Church Wardens and PCCs across the deanery community partners (agencies and individuals) Relevant diocesan staff including the Project Manager and Mission Action Planning Officer Other relevant networks Main tasks, duties and responsibilities 1) Communications Maintain a general knowledge and understanding of the Fit for Mission project, aims and objectives of the deanery plan, church and mission partnership activities, individuals, and current events, so that the office can support the Church in its mission and the wider Deanery in its project. Manage all mission partnership and deanery correspondence, including post, telephone and e-mail; Assist in the production of the weekly newsletters for the mission partnership Co-ordinate occasional deanery, parish and mission partnership mailings, both paper and electronic; Administering the database of personal information on Church Suite; Act as first point of contact for all enquiries whether by phone, post, e-mail etc; ensuring they are dealt with politely and professionally and followed up by appropriate action;
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