Job Application Pack Diocesan Office,Communications First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway Officer North, Stoke (Strategic Gifford, BS34 Programme)8YU 1 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited | Reg. in England: Charity 248502, Company 156243

November 2018

Thank you for showing an interest in the role of Communications Officer (Strategic Programme) at the of Bristol. This information pack provides an outline of the role, the skills and experience that we are looking for, plus some further background to the Diocese.

As a diocese we have a vision of ‘Creating connections’ – with God, each other and our communities, across Bristol, , and North . ” The Diocese has agreed three priorities: making disciples, growing leaders and engaging younger generations. The Bishop’s Council has developed Strategic Plan which has six strategic growth initiatives to support the vision and priorities.

One of the major initiatives is to invest in developing Mission Areas with resourcing churches that will have a vision for wider mission, be learning communities, develop leaders, resource others and plant churches. The Diocese’s objective is to establish six to eight by 2020 across the diocese. It will do this in two ways:

1. By investing in churches with existing mission strength that will become resourcing churches across Mission Areas. 2. By creating new city/town centre resourcing churches in strategic urban locations where mission strength is lacking.

These investments, being made with support form the national church, are very important in our aim to reach the community across the Diocese and enable growth. The Diocese has therefore brought them together as one programme to help to ensure a sustained focus over the next few years.

This role will be supporting the Strategic Programme Manager primarily in communications regarding the programme, assisting the Mission Areas and Resourcing Churches’ communications leads, whilst working with the Diocesan Communications Officer on communication across the diocese.

If this is a role that excites you and you believe that you have the necessary skills, experience and motivation, we would very much like to hear from you and we look forward to receiving your application. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please don’t hesitate to contact Ben Evans on 0117 906 0100.

Rebecca Cross Strategic Programme Manager

Diocesan Office, First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8YU 2 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited | Reg. in England: Charity 248502, Company 156243

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Communications Officer (Strategic Programme)

JOB SUMMARY: . Working with the Strategic Programme Manager and the Diocesan Communications Officer, the post holder will provide strategic communications team capacity, particularly in relation to our expanding programme of strategic projects maximising their potential impact in their contexts and across the wider Diocese

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Strategic Programme Manager

TEAM: Diocesan Secretary’s Team

HOURS: 21 hours (0.6)

SALARY OFFER: £17,537 per annum – Fixed term 3 years contract

KEY RELATIONSHIPS: Strategic Programme Manager Diocesan Secretary Diocesan Communications Officer Strategic Programme Board Mission Area and Resourcing Church Communications Coordinators Mission Area Incumbents Strategy Unit (National Church Institutions) National Church Institutions Communications Team

FULLTIME EQUIVALENT: £29,228

LOCATION Diocesan Office, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8YU

Diocesan Office, First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8YU 3 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited | Reg. in England: Charity 248502, Company 156243

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Working with the Strategic Programme Manager and the Diocesan Communications Officer, the post holder will:

 provide strategic communications team capacity, particularly in relation to our expanding programme of strategic projects maximising their potential impact in their contexts and across the wider Diocese, reflecting and incorporating the Diocesan Communication Strategy.

 advise, enable and support the Mission Area and Resourcing Church Communications Coordinators by: o developing communications best practice within each context; o supporting and enhancing communications output; o providing advice, templates and practical support to developing communications output across all forms of media; o supporting effective engagement with local press and media.

 deliver training on a range of communications skills topics to the Communications Coordinators and others involved in communications within these strategic projects.

 capture and spread stories, learning, vision, awareness and excitement for these projects across the Diocese. Effectively utilise a wide range of communications practices and tools, including video, audio recordings (podcasts), websites, blogs, print media and interviews, for this purpose.

 support the project and programme’s effective engagement with key stakeholders including supporting the production of reports, press releases, statements and consultations.

 serve as a digital communications advisor to enable the strategic projects’ digital media strategies and use these tools as an effective means to connect with people and communities and to share stories that generate local interest.

 support the innovative transformation of communications practice in relation to key strategic projects within the Diocese, maximising the impact locally and capturing the learning from this focussed investment.

 support the design and implementation of specific communications campaigns that support these projects and generate wider Diocesan engagement with the activity of these projects. Carrying out analysis of the effectiveness of these campaigns, reporting on impact and disseminating learning from this.

OFFICE DUTIES – related to Communications and Mission Area/ Resource Church Programme

 Act as a first point of contact for callers and visitors, fielding telephone calls/emails in a friendly and professional manner, providing information/advice and dealing with, or re-directing, queries appropriately.

 Manage and review operational office practices and implement improvements where necessary.

 Create, update, file and send documents such as letters, email and spreadsheets as required.

 Prepare papers for, and take/write up minutes of, meetings as required.

 Receive and sort all correspondence, dealing with routine items in line with agreed processes.

Diocesan Office, First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8YU 4 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

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SPECIAL NOTES AND CONDITIONS This role may require some out of hours working.

NOTES AND CONDITIONS The postholder will be expected:-  To be fully supportive of the Christian objectives and ethos of the Diocese of Bristol.  To comply with terms and conditions of service.  To adopt a flexible approach to changing patterns of work including times where there is a requirement to work outside normal office hours and undertake such other duties as are consistent with the job purpose.  To promote best practice in meeting the requirements of Health and Safety legislation and comply with other relevant statutory legislation.  To carry out duties in accordance with the Diocese of Bristol policy on equality and diversity.  To accept that everyone has a right to their distinct identity, treating everyone with dignity and respect.  To develop oneself and others by making every effort to access development opportunities and contribute effectively by participating in the Diocese of Bristol’s personal development and performance review scheme.  To be willing to undertake travel as required.  To ensure that the principle of confidentiality and the requirements of the Data Protection Act are fully applied to all work of the Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance.  To act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults. Familiarisation with and adherence to the Diocese of Bristol’s Safeguarding policies is an essential requirement of all employees as is participation in related mandatory/statutory training  To undertake such other tasks as may be reasonably requested by the post-holder’s direct line manager.

GENERAL NOTES This is a description of the job as it is constituted at the effective date shown. It is the practice of the Diocesan Board of Finance to periodically review job descriptions, update them and ensure that they relate to the job performed, or to incorporate any proposed changes. This procedure will be conducted by the appropriate manager in consultation with the post holder.

In these circumstances, it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible, the Board of Finance reserves the right to make changes to your job description following consultation.

Diocesan Office, First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8YU 5 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

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SAFEGUARDING The Diocese of Bristol is committed to safeguarding, safer recruiting practice and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of children, young people or vulnerable adults in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in relation to the safeguarding of children, young people or vulnerable adults gives cause for concern, the Diocese Allegations Management procedure will be followed, alongside implementation of the Disciplinary Procedure as required.

Effective Date: Nov 2018

Revised Date:

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Diocesan Office, First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8YU 6 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

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EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION

To enable us to shortlist in a fair and unbiased way please provide us with sufficient information to demonstrate how you meet or exceed the criteria outlined in the specification.

ESSENTIAL

Education:  Educated to degree level or equivalent

Skills/Aptitudes:

 Excellent communication skills both written and verbal  A good understanding of marketing, promotion and PR  Ability to offer advice and support on a one-to-one basis  Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines  Ability to write concisely and clearly for publication  Ability to work in a team and build key relationships across the Diocese  Ability to design and deliver training in a workshop environment  Excellent IT skills including MS Office and online media platforms  Confident and helpful telephone manner

Knowledge/Experience:  Media/communications experience in the workplace and in church contexts  Experienced in effective use of a full range social media and online communication tools  Experience of successfully co-ordinating and delivering communications projects and campaigns  Experience of writing copy to effectively promote a story/project to a range of audiences  Experience of managing and editing within a new environment (websites and periodicals)

Personal Attributes:  Flexible approach to work life  Energetic and engaging  Fully supportive of the aims and ethos of the Diocese of Bristol  Excellent interpersonal skills

DESIRABLE

Skills/Aptitudes  Professional development qualification in Communications / Marketing related area (CIM or equivalent)

Knowledge/Experience  Experience of successfully delivering church communications projects  Understanding of project stakeholder engagement through effective communications  Experience of crisis management  Understanding of current issues facing the

Diocesan Office, First Floor, Hillside House, 1500 Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8YU 7 0117 906 0100 | www.bristol.anglican.org |

The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited | Reg. in England: Charity 248502, Company 156243

The Diocese of Bristol is the Church of England across Bristol, South Glos, North Wilts and Swindon. There are 30,000 people worshipping regularly in more than 200 churches, led by hundreds of clergy who we train and provide. Around 15,000 children and young people attend our 69 Church schools, while chaplains serve in institutions across our region.

Our diocesan identity and vision of “Creating connections: connected with God, each other and our communities”, helps shape the work of ministers, parishes and schools. Our priorities as a diocese at the current time are making disciples, growing leaders and engaging younger generations.

The Diocesan Support Services exist to support our identity, vision and priorities. Based at the Diocesan Office to the north of Bristol and made up of 50 employees and volunteers, we serve ministers, parishes and schools by expressing vision, strengthening relationships, empowering people, maximizing resources and developing structures. We offer training, consultancy, advice in a range of areas, highlight and share best practice across the Diocese and manage different aspects of the life of the Diocese. Come and join a strong and committed team.