JOB DESCRIPTION: Intercultural Mission Enabler

Document issue date: 25 March 2021 Coventry Diocesan Offices, remote working by agreement, travel within diocese, Location: occasional travel further afield 1.0 FTE 3-year fixed post. Salary and benefits £32,314 per annum plus Employer Pension contributions at 8.5% Hours: 35 hours. This role will require evening and weekend working.

Diversity Statement:

As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from United Kingdom Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage (UKME/GMH) candidates who are currently underrepresented in our organisation. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.

If you have a disability or long-term illness that otherwise prevents you from meeting any of the essential criteria, please contact us to discuss whether reasonable adjustments can be made.

Role Purpose The Intercultural Mission Enabler is a key and important new role to help the Diocese of Coventry: • Grow Healthy church communities that more fully represent the wide ethnic and cultural make up of people living across the Diocese. • Increase the number of UKME/GMH vocations (lay and ordained). • Enable learning opportunities on Race Awareness to be accessed across the diocese. Our vision and commitment to this is a core shared Diocesan objective:

Our shared commitment is to work with determination and zeal towards a fuller representation of social, cultural and ethnic diversity of our region in our church communities, visible and participating in the worship, ministry and life of the church. The role will involve:

• Working with a number of churches in highly ethnic diverse communities to facilitate greater ethnic diversity in the local church as worshippers and in leadership.

• Identifying and making available resources, learning and good practice across the diocese regarding culture and diversity.

• As a member of the RESG, Contribute its thinking, strategy and realisation across the Diocese.

• Help in the development of increasing of UKME/GMH ordained and lay vocations. Context and opportunities

The Diocese of Coventry is committed to a bold and imaginative Mission and Growth Strategy, building on our ‘Whole Diocese’ approach, which sees the diocese as including Churches and worshipping communities, Cathedral, Schools and Chaplaincies. The diocese is committed to numerical and spiritual growth, and as part of this is seeking to develop 150 new worshipping communities in the next ten years, as well as continuing to promote spiritual

Page 1 of 5 health, growth and mission Churches and worshipping communities, Cathedral, Schools and Chaplaincies. The growth strategy will be significantly resourced by fostering more vocations, innovative ‘mission led’ deployment of clergy and licensed lay ministers, the development of local mission and ministry teams and investing in training resources (including online mission and ministry learning resources via the Equip online learning platform).

Believing firmly that ‘All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself, through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation’ (2 Corinthians 5.18)

• our purpose as a Diocese is to worship God, make new disciples and transform communities;

• our vision is to nurture healthy churches that become (naturally) growing churches that become (naturally) self-propagating churches;

• our approach is to operate as a Whole Diocese of church communities, church schools, Christian chaplaincies and the Cathedral;

• our six shared objectives (currently viewed through the lens of UKME/GMH and young people) focus our activities: o Making the gospel known throughout the Diocese so that people become followers Christ. o Strengthening the health of churches and organisations across the Diocese in the 8 Essential Qualities (8EQs) identified by NCD. o Enabling the wellbeing, development and flourishing of clergy and lay people across the Diocese. o Equipping the whole Diocese for the work of reconciliation. o Promoting life-long Christian education across the Diocese. o Delivering positive community transformation.

• our shared commitment is to work with determination and zeal towards a fuller representation of social, cultural and ethnic diversity of our region in our church communities, visible and participating in the worship, ministry and life of the church.

Key Relationships

The post-holder will be line managed by the Director of Ministry and Leadership and sits within the Mission and Discipleship Team.

Key Relationships: ▪ The Bishop of Coventry, Bishop of Warwick, Racial Equality Steering Group, Racial Equality Advisory Group ▪ Coventry Diocese Directors / Senior Managers / Archdeacons ▪ Other members of the Bishops staff team ▪ Diocesan Officers / Teams ▪ Clergy / Lay Leaders

The post holder will be employed by the Coventry Diocesan Board of Finance Limited.

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

• Working with a number of churches in highly ethnic diverse communities to facilitate greater ethnic diversity in the local church as worshippers and in leadership. o Engaging with parishes/ churches in highly ethnic diverse communities to facilitate: ▪ Listening, learning and engagement with wider community. ▪ Exploring a church in a multi-ethnic community can serve the wider community. ▪ Build relationships with other faith groups. Page 2 of 5

▪ Develop a culturally sensitive approach to worship, invitation to explore faith and discipleship. ▪ Work with PCCs and congregations to enable development of ministry and leadership diversity at local, deanery and diocesan levels. ▪ The job holder will work in partnership with schools, chaplaincies and the cathedral in terms of learning from their experience of diverse communities and sharing best practice.

• Identifying resources, learning and good practice across the diocese regarding culture and diversity. o Promote and facilitate Amazing Grace learning communities via RESG. o Promote and facilitate the use of Race Awareness audits across the diocese via RESG. o Help identify and promote best practice regarding intercultural mission and diversity.

• As a member of the RESG, Contribute its thinking, strategy and realisation across the Diocese. Provide advice /resource as requested by the Bishop of Warwick (Chair of RESG) on development of RESG priorities.

• Help in the development of increasing of UKME/GMH ordained and lay vocations. o Working with Director of Ministry and Leader Development, Lead Diocesan Vocations Adviser & Director of Ordinands, ADDO s and Vocations advisors. o Advisory work to the Bishop of Warwick as Sponsoring Bishop. • Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required by the Archdeacon Missioner, Director of Ministry and Leadership, Diocesan Secretary, the Bishop of Coventry, the Bishop of Warwick. • Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in employment practices and leadership relationships, and role model inclusive behaviours in accordance with supporting the diocese to uphold principles and practices of equality of opportunity, as detailed in its strategies and policies, and in accordance with its legal obligations and theological values. A demonstrable understanding and commitment to the Mission of the Church of England, being called to proclaim afresh the Christian Faith in each generation is essential. It is therefore an Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) of this post to have a committed Christian faith.

The post holder will have a fully equipped workstation within the Diocesan offices. The nature of the post will require work to be undertaken in locations around the Diocese. Some meetings and training events will take place during evenings and weekends, for which time off in lieu will need to be taken. The post holder will be expected to work within the terms and conditions operated by the Diocesan Board of Finance.

Monitoring and Evaluation

The post holder will participate in reviews of progress every 6 months and an annual review as a member of Diocesan Staff.

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Person Specification

This section details the attributes which are required in order to undertake the full remit of this post. To be shortlisted an applicant must be able to demonstrate that they have all the essential requirements for the role. AF=Application Form; I = Interview. Attributes Essential Desirable Means of Assessment Qualifications

Ordained priest of the Church of England, or a Church in √ AF communion with it

Have a Degree in Theology or equivalent √ AF

Hold a current driving licence and use of a Vehicle √ AF

Experience

Have experience of leadership in a culturally / ethnically √ AF, I diverse community

Have organised and delivered training programmes at a √ I range of levels, on a one-to-one basis, and on a group basis

Evidence of continued theological learning and development √ AF, I

Have some experience of delivering online learning √ I

Have experience of working with contemporary models of √ I adult learning, and human and faith development

Have experience of managing a busy workload, multi-tasking √ AF, I and meeting sometimes competing deadlines

Show familiarity with different contexts of Church life and √ AF, I have had experience of working with churches of more than one tradition

Have had experience of developing and managing budgets √ I

Skills and Abilities

Ability as a theological reflector, teacher and adviser, able to √ AF, I empower others to do the same

Effective communicator √ AF, I

Excellent time management skills. Able to self-motivate √ AF, I

Proven record of IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office √ AF, I

Have a proactive approach, using own initiative and taking √ AF responsibility for actions and consequences

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Able to secure, build and maintain good working √ AF, I relationships with all stakeholders, contacts and colleagues at all levels

Able to work collaboratively with lay people and clergy as √ AF, I equal colleagues in a strong team culture

Able to demonstrate good emotional intelligence and √ AF, I provide examples of how it has been effectively applied in resolving conflict and/or challenging interpersonal relationships

Knowledge of Church of England processes and approaches √ AF, I Personal qualities

Committed to the Diocesan Mission and Growth Strategy √ AF, I

A creative thinker, able to re-imagine mission and ministry in √ AF, I contemporary society

Inspiring, enthusiastic, encouraging and supportive to others, √ AF, I both one-to-one and in groups

Committed to learning and further study, both for themselves √ AF, I and others

Resilient and well-resourced in their spiritual life √ AF, I

Sympathetic in understanding the range of church traditions √ AF, I

Flexible and positive in approach to working, and an ability √ AF and willingness to travel to various locations if required

The post holder will be required to hold a Basic disclosure certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service in connection with this role, which the Diocese will apply for upon a successful job offer.

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