Sharing the joys and challenges experienced in Wycliffe's projects with the UK church.

Wycliffe Bible Translators is looking for a Church & Projects Coordinator to join the Fundraising Team of the Department for Supporter Engagement.

The Department for Supporter Engagement (SE) is responsible for communications and fundraising for Wycliffe Bible Translators. The role of Church & Projects Coordinator assists the Fundraising Team by creating online and offline assets that allow other members of the team to raise income for Wycliffe projects.

In order to achieve the aims of the role, the Church & Projects Coordinator will engage with SE team members to ensure that they are well-equipped to present all the projects to donors in a variety of settings.

Reports to: Fundraising Team Leader

Location: The Clare Charity Centre, Saunderton, High Wycombe.
In the autumn of 2018 Wycliffe will be relocating to central High Wycombe, within walking distance of fast rail services to London, Oxford and Birmingham.

Key Tasks

The Church & Projects Coordinator will:

• work closely with the International Partner Liaison to ensure that all information on Wycliffe projects is up-to-date both online and offline
• research and design online and offline marketing tools that allow other members of the Fundraising Team to creatively present the needs of all projects around the world
• set targets, manage budgets and monitor financial results
• work in coordination with the Fundraising Team to ensure that donors understand all the aspects of the project portfolio and are able to give in ways that suit the donor
• maintain accurate database records and profiles of all projects
• develop a growing donor base of churches committed to projects and their growth over many years
• participate in team meetings and office prayer meetings, and in wider staff meetings as appropriate
• Any other duties commensurate with this role.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• From a fundraising background with an excellent understanding of effective fundraising tools for staff who are on the project fundraising front line
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent administrative skills with attention to detail
• Clear and friendly telephone manner
• IT literate, proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
• A high degree of personal organisation and self-management, with the ability to prioritise, multitask and work to deadlines
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Willing to visit projects overseas when needed
• Copywriting skills.

Preferred

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Experience with client relationship management databases, ideally Salesforce
• French-language proficiency.

Personal qualities

• Passionate about Wycliffe’s aims, and personally committed to cross-cultural mission
• Ability to work well with others as part of a small team
• Trustworthy and honest
• A self-starter with the ability to take appropriate initiative and work independently, but also as part of a diverse team
• Ability to develop good working relationships internally and externally.

Other Requirements

This role requires the postholder to reflect Wycliffe’s ethos and values through their work to Christians and churches across the UK. It is therefore an Occupational Requirement that the post holder be a committed Christian who assents to Wycliffe’s Statement of Faith.

Applicants must be able to prove that they have the legal right to work in the UK.

Further Information

Working hours

We are proud of our flexible working record and creatively consider all requests wherever possible, supporting where the request is role-appropriate.

This position is full-time (37.5 hours per week). The office is open from 8am to 6pm and core business hours, when you are normally expected to be present, are from 9:30am to 4pm. You are entitled to a one-hour lunch break.

Annual Leave

Full time employees are entitled to 33 days’ annual leave, to include public holidays and the office closure between Christmas and New Year.

Term of Appointment

This is a permanent post with a probationary period of six months.