Events Coordinator (Clergy Generosity Training)

We are seeking an experienced Events Coordinator to support the delivery of an exciting new Clergy Generosity Training Programme. This project aims to engage one third of the country’s clergy in generosity training and retreats over the next three years. A large focus of the work will be delivering ‘Clergy Generosity Retreats’. Run over 24 hours, these retreats will provide clergy with the space to engage more deeply with the subject of generosity and resource them to build culture change around giving and generosity in their churches. The Events Coordinator will provide event management of these retreats ensuring they reflect our ethos of welcome and hospitality.

The Clergy Training Events Coordinator will also be an active member of the Learning & Development team in the Giving Directorate. This team seeks to inspire, support, train and equip ordained and lay leaders to grow cultures of generosity and giving in their church contexts and encourage the wider network of Diocesan Giving Advisors.

Responsibilities include:

• Event Management of Clergy Generosity Retreats
• Secure inspiring venues and hospitality that support leadership reflection.
• Ensure the ‘welcome’ and smooth running of the 24-hour clergy retreats as they happen.
• Manage event logistics including catering, accessibility requirements, dietary requirements, room layout and equipment, facilities requirements, onsite delivery and contracting.
• Conduct pre-event venue checks to ensure the quality of accommodation facilitates the ethos and learning outcomes of the retreat.
• Manage a pipeline of retreats to ensure events are organised according to appropriate timelines.
• Support the coordination of external speakers and facilitators.
• Provide excellent administration around clergy recruitment, delegate communications, registration, attendance tracking and follow up communications.
• Monitor retreat spending so training is delivered within the project budget.
• Assist with onboarding dioceses or stakeholders into project frameworks or pilots.
• Coordinate project activities, timelines, communications, and documentation to ensure smooth delivery.

Wider Clergy training responsibilities include:

• Provide excellent administration support to the wider clergy training programme, including setting up webinars, managing registrations, supporting recruitment and providing follow up support.
• Provide timely and consistent responses to clergy queries.

Impact reporting and evaluation:

• Support impact reporting of the clergy generosity retreats and training through the collection of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Contribute to training evaluations.
• Maintain accurate project records relating to stakeholder engagement and project outputs to ensure data integrity.
• Monitor project data and work closely with analysts to inform evaluation cycles.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication:

• Build strong, positive working relationships with diocesan staff and national colleagues.
• Provide administration and project management support to the Clergy Training Project Board.
• Coordinate meeting logistics, agendas, and well-structured minutes.
• Support with the production of newsletters, training materials and web content.

Wider Directorate Project Support:

• Contribute to emerging or innovative projects designed to enhance generosity or improve parish engagement.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Learning and Development team and wider Giving Directorate.
• Support development of data-led insights to inform diocesan and national decision-making.

General Project Administration:

• Maintain project documentation and version control.
• Track actions, risks, and issues.
• Support monitoring and evaluation cycles.
• Ensure compliance with NCI project management standards.
• Contribute to a collaborative working culture across the directorate.

Your job description is intended to reflect your main tasks and areas of work but is not exhaustive. Changes may occur over time, and you will be expected to agree any reasonable changes to your job description that are commensurate with your banding and in line with the general nature of your post.

This is a fixed-term role till 31 December 2028 with a possibility of extension, funding dependent.

Qualifications:

• Significant experience of planning and delivering hospitality events, conferences, retreats, training programmes or fundraising events.
• Experience coordinating multiple events simultaneously while meeting challenging deadlines.
• Experience managing logistics, suppliers, venues and participant communications.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

• Understanding of parish ministry, diocesan structures, or church governance.
• Experience in giving, fundraising, stewardship, or church finance.
• A qualification relevant to event management, project management, education or theology.

The role requires travel throughout the UK and is based within a remote team. You will need to attend some meetings and training at Church House, and so must be willing to travel to London 1-2 times per month.

We offer a highly competitive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing and long-term financial security.