Parish Giving Advisor
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £32,000 to £34,400 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Working hours: This is a full-time role (35 hours per week).
Salary: £32,000 to £34,400, subject to qualifications and experience
Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including hybrid and flexible working, 11% non-contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday rising to 29 after five years’ service.
ROLE DUTIES
• Act as champion for the adoption across the Diocese of effective mechanisms to enable giving, supporting parishes to transition towards modern stewardship approaches including digital giving, and regular planned giving through the Parish Giving Scheme. The Parish Giving Scheme website can be found here: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk )
• Providing clergy training to build confidence and deepen theological understanding of generosity
• Advising and resourcing PCCs, treasurers and parish finance teams/committees
• Present relevant information using PowerPoints at Deanery Synod meetings to groups of clergy
CRITERIA
• Experience of raising funds in the environment of a charitable organisation.
• Experience of working with charity accounts
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• A sound working knowledge of the structure, governance and ethos of the Church of England, especially related to stewardship or willingness to learn.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Chelmsford Diocesan Website to complete a full application form.
Closing Date: 16 February 2026
Interview Date: 23 February 2026
We reserve the right to invite candidates for preliminary interviews.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close the role early and we cannot consider candidates who do not complete and return a completed application form.
Please refer to the CDBF Privacy Policy which can be found on the Chelmsford Diocesan Website, for how we will process your data.
Salary: £32,000 to £34,400, subject to qualifications and experience
Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including hybrid and flexible working, 11% non-contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday rising to 29 after five years’ service.
ROLE DUTIES
• Act as champion for the adoption across the Diocese of effective mechanisms to enable giving, supporting parishes to transition towards modern stewardship approaches including digital giving, and regular planned giving through the Parish Giving Scheme. The Parish Giving Scheme website can be found here: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk )
• Providing clergy training to build confidence and deepen theological understanding of generosity
• Advising and resourcing PCCs, treasurers and parish finance teams/committees
• Present relevant information using PowerPoints at Deanery Synod meetings to groups of clergy
CRITERIA
• Experience of raising funds in the environment of a charitable organisation.
• Experience of working with charity accounts
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• A sound working knowledge of the structure, governance and ethos of the Church of England, especially related to stewardship or willingness to learn.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Chelmsford Diocesan Website to complete a full application form.
Closing Date: 16 February 2026
Interview Date: 23 February 2026
We reserve the right to invite candidates for preliminary interviews.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close the role early and we cannot consider candidates who do not complete and return a completed application form.
Please refer to the CDBF Privacy Policy which can be found on the Chelmsford Diocesan Website, for how we will process your data.