Parish Giving Advisor

Working with the Parish Finance Manager and the existing Parish Giving Advisor, the postholder will join a team who are responsible for Parish Share assessment calculations, monitoring Share payments, and our Parish Accounts Service, and a bookkeeping service offered to parishes in our diocese

Working hours: This is a full-time role (35 hours per week).

Salary: £32,000 to £34,400, subject to qualifications and experience

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including hybrid and flexible working, 11% non-contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday rising to 29 after five years service.

ROLE DUTIES

• Act as champion for the adoption across the Diocese of effective mechanisms to enable giving, supporting parishes to transition towards modern stewardship approaches including digital giving, and regular planned giving through the Parish Giving Scheme.
• Providing clergy training to build confidence and deepen theological understanding of generosity
• Advising and resourcing PCCs, treasurers and parish finance teams/committees
• Present relevant information using Power Points at Deanery Synod meetings to groups of clergy

CRITERIA

• Experience of raising funds in the environment of a charitable organisation.
• Experience of working with charity accounts
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• A sound working knowledge of the structure, governance and ethos of the Church of England, especially related to stewardship or willingness to learn.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Chelmsford Diocesan Website to complete a full application form.

Closing Date: 16 February 2026

Interview Date: 23 February 2026

We reserve the right to invite candidates for preliminary interviews.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close the role early and we cannot consider candidates who do not complete and return a completed application form.

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