Chief Operating Officer’s Department Communications Manager Information for Applicants Contacts for enquiries Martin Miller, Chief Operating Officer [email protected] or Candice McDonald, Head of HR [email protected] Introduction from the Archbishop of Liverpool Thank you for your interest in the role of This is an exciting and dynamic Communications Manager for the opportunity and the Communications Archdiocese of Liverpool. It is a hugely Manager is a key appointment in helping important and challenging time for our the Archdiocese to deliver its mission. communities as they look to, and hope Under the direction of the Trustees, and for, the end of the pandemic. However, a the Chief Operating Officer, she/he will fundamental question is being asked lead on the development and about what ‘normal’ will look like in the implementation of strategic plans for future. The Church has a profound duty communications across all areas and will to be involved in this: practically and be the principal communications adviser spiritually. The Synod process, already to senior clergy, the parishes and the underway in the Archdiocese before the Archdiocesan officers. Day to day pandemic, will refresh the Church’s ability accountability will be to the Chief to reach out, to serve and to proclaim the Operating Officer and the Gospel message boldly: a role even more Communications Manager will be joining vital in helping communities embrace the a team of officers dedicated to delivering recovery. Effective communication is services to the local Church: our parishes essential for us to deliver on these key and schools. If you would like to have an mission objectives. We need a step informal discussion about the role, please change in our communications function. contact our Chief Operating Officer, This change is required both internally Martin Miller. Please find enclosed in this and externally and across the full range of pack the following information: modern communication channels and platforms. We need to better serve the • Profile of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. needs of the current Church and it is • Communications Manager – Job urgent we learn to communicate better Description and Person Specification. with those with whom we are already • How to apply. engaged. But we also cannot be the Church which reaches out, serves and I very much look forward to hearing from proclaims unless we communicate you. effectively and engage with the wider world in fresh and creative ways. The messages of the Synod will need to be carried beyond the traditional walls of the Church into the communities we serve. Most Reverend Malcolm McMahon OP 2 | Archdiocese of Liverpool - Communications Manager - Information for Applicants Overview of the Archdiocese of Liverpool The Archdiocese of Liverpool extends from the Mersey to the Ribble and encompasses the Isle of Man, parts of Lancashire, north Cheshire and Greater Manchester. The Catholic population of this area is 574,150 (November 2013) and Mass attendance figures stand at 38,314 for 2019. The Archdiocese is divided into 18 separate administrative areas or deaneries which are each overseen by a Dean. The deaneries are further divided into 147 parishes. In the parishes of the Archdiocese, the Archbishop appoints parish priests who act as the responsible local officials, with both canonical responsibilities and civil law requirements to act as agents of the Archdiocesan Charity Trustees in relation to charity law. Archdiocese of Liverpool - Communications Manager - Information for Applicants | 3 Synod 2020 After Archbishop Malcolm was appointed to Liverpool, he looked around and became aware of the most recent pastoral challenges in the Archdiocese. He decided to call a Synod for the Archdiocese because he identified the need for a “grace filled event” in which the people of God together with the bishop meet to address the pastoral challenges of the time. This enables the whole diocese to be involved in charting the way forward as it faces the challenges and opportunities of the future. The Archbishop is deeply committed to the fact that God will speak to us through the bishops, priests, deacons, religious and people of the Archdiocese. That is why the Synod is called, “Becoming the Church we are called to be.” Every person has a voice and their voice must be heard. The Synod will inspire us and direct us as we find new and exciting ways to meet the challenges of being members of the Catholic Church in the years to come. Originally intended to meet together in 2020, the Synod gathering had to be postponed because of the pandemic. However, this has not stopped the process. Rather, it has emphasised the need for a fundamental engagement with the people of God so that we can, in the words of Archbishop Malcolm, regain our missionary spirit so that the call to holiness we heard in our baptism is expressed by a change of direction. Baptism has changed us so that as Christians we live no longer for ourselves but for others. A key strand of the future will be how we engage with children and young people. The schools of the Archdiocese, and other areas where we meet with these groups, will have a major role to play in meeting our future mission priorities. 4 | Archdiocese of Liverpool - Communications Manager - Information for Applicants Governance structure of the Archdiocese In Canon Law, the Archdiocese of Liverpool is under the authority and pastoral responsibility of the Archbishop. He is assisted in Archdiocesan executive matters by an Auxiliary Bishop and a number of Vicars General and Episcopal Vicars. Knowing the mind of the Archbishop, the Vicars General have the full ordinary power of the Archbishop while Episcopal Vicars have authority for specific areas of the life of the church. The Archbishop has an Episcopal Council to advise him, comprising the Auxiliary Bishop, Cathedral Dean and all Episcopal Vicars and the Director of the Diaconate. There is an incorporated, registered charity, The Liverpool Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Trust, (charity number 232709, more commonly referred to as the Archdiocese of Liverpool). The charity exists exclusively to serve the life and mission of the Church in the Archdiocese. The board of the trust is chaired by the Archbishop and includes the Vicars General, the Cathedral Dean, several Episcopal Vicars and five lay Trustees. The Board meets regularly to provide strategic direction and decision-making on key issues and is ultimately responsible for the administration, assets and compliance of the charity. The Trustees are advised by a number of committees including the Finance Advisory Committee, the Investment Panel, and the Building Projects Committee. A number of specialist lay-people are co-opted to these committees, which meet on a regular basis, and their findings are recommended to the Trustees or operate under Trustee- delegated authority. This structure is under revision and new committees with direct oversight of diocesan operations are being created, including a new Education Committee. The proposed governance structure (subject to Trustee approval) is shown on the next page. A number of essential functions of the Archdiocese are also operated through subsidiary companies. Archdiocese of Liverpool - Communications Manager - Information for Applicants | 5 Canonical Bodies Vicariates Tribunal Clergy Council of Priests Religious College of Canons Sick and Retired College of Consultors Pastoral Audit Development Sub-Committee Committee Independent Advisory Commissions Safeguarding Ecumenism Finance Liturgy Committee Justice and Peace Evangelisation Education Investment Property Committee Subsidiaries Panel Panel Officers of the Archdiocese 6 | Archdiocese of Liverpool – Communications Manager – Information for Applicants Officer structure Currently, the day-to-day administrative, legal and financial affairs of the Archdiocese are carried out from the charity’s registered office by the Chief Operating Officer, the Senior Management Team (comprising the directors of each department – please see below) and a number of paid employees. Lay staff are also employed by the Archdiocese at the parish level to assist with the work of parishes. The working ethos of the officers is that they are there to serve the Church. The mandate for their work is drawn from the authority of the Archbishop and the Trustees and the needs of the parishes and schools. The officers are arranged into several functional departments to allow for specialization and effective line management. However, the departments are not independent silos but are required to work cooperatively in the service of the Church. The work of all departments is operationally coordinated by the Chief Operating Officer. Episcopal Vicars provide ecclesiological and mission oversight of each department. They also provide a mechanism of accountability to the Trustees for officer performance against agreed plans and targets. The current departmental structure is shown on the next page. Archdiocese of Liverpool - Communications Manager - Information for Applicants | 7 Archbishop Episcopal Vicar for Episcopal Vicar for Episcopal Vicar for Judicial Vicar Finance Education Pastoral Development Chancellor Assistants to the Vice-Chancellor Judicial Vicar Chief Operating Officer (COO) Director of Director of Director of Finance Education Pastoral Development Administration Team Executive Assistant Office Manager to the COO Administrators Archdiocesan Solicitor (including cemeteries) & Compliance Officer Deputy Director