To work with the Head of Giving to continue to promote and develop a culture of generosity, encourage increased personal and congregational giving and offer resources and support to congregations to help grow the Kingdom of God through the Southwark Vision.

Encouraging Generous Giving

As part of the Giving Team, to continue to build a culture of generous giving on a personal and congregational level so that generosity becomes an integrated and key outworking the Southwark Vision for Growth.

To work intentionally with deaneries and their new leadership teams across a diversity of rural, suburban and urban contexts to:

• explore local challenges and opportunities and affirm and share good and innovative practice
• offer training for new methods of giving eg Parish Giving Scheme, contactless giving as well as encouraging good practice in key areas such as legacies

To work proactively with a breadth of parishes, (reflecting our demographic, economic and ethnic diversity), to help them develop effective and creative giving practice to resource their mission and ministry.  This will include

• developing our data analysis to enable a more strategic focus
• consulting with Archdeacons to plan and prioritise support for parishes to help develop their culture of generosity, improve their giving levels and financial sustainability
• developing for each of our Strategic Development Funding Phase 2 projects a giving strategy with the Project Team
• responding to invitations from parishes and helping in the planning of, advising upon and direction of giving programmes. Liaising with the Archdeacons and Financial Services team concerning parishes as necessary
• producing an annual report which evaluates and monitors the effectiveness of encouraging giving campaigns, make recommendations on how future campaigns can improve

To inspire giving and strengthen discipleship by encouraging the recognition of the principles underpinning Christian giving and the Parish Support Fund which include generosity and proportionality. Speak on Christian giving and generosity in parishes and deaneries, both in worship and other gatherings.

Promoting new methods of giving

Working with the Head of Giving to launch the Church of England’s Parish Giving Scheme in 2020

• Maximise the promotion and adoption of the PGS with a with a view to at least 30% of parishes participating by the end of the third year

To maximise the promotion of digital giving by

• providing  local training for parishes through deaneries
• being responsible for managing and promoting the use of the Diocesan machines through the “Try before you buy scheme” and for following up and evaluating any national trials in which our parishes are participating
• updating the website with current information and case studies; signposting to key websites
• aiding the submission of applications for funding for Church of England funded machines for 50% of our parishes (likely to be available from summer 2020)       

Communication, training and support

• To build a good working relationships with clergy and lay people throughout the differing church traditions in the Diocese.
• To promote giving through Gift Aid so that parishes can maximise their income and offer support and parish training where necessary.
• To signpost parish officers to legacy good practice and resources, accounting and budgeting support or funding sources for specific projects, including working closely with colleagues across other departments
• To maintain external links with the Regional and National Stewardship Network and other organisations.

This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act.

The Diocese of Southwark, founded in 1905, forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.  The Diocese covers primarily the area of Greater London which is South of the Thames, together with the Eastern part of the county of Surrey.  It is one of the largest dioceses in terms of population and parishes as well as one of the most diverse.

The Diocese of Southwark serves a growing population of 2.8 million people across south London and East Surrey, an area of rich variety and diversity, through its network of 292 parishes, 358 churches, 190 of which are listed places of worship.  There are 106 church schools across the Diocese, 15 of which are secondary schools.