About The Role
There has been a church dedicated to St Andrew on the site of the present building for well over 1,000 years. Since just after the Second World War, it has been designated a ‘Guild Church’ and as such its focus is on the community of people who work around it. The church is an active place of worship.
St Andrew Holborn is also a workplace. The staff of the various charities that are associated with the church work in the offices immediately next to the church in the ground floor of what used to be the vicarage. It is also the workplace of the Guild Vicar and the Associate Vicar.
It is also an events space. The church itself and the rooms in the Courthouse are hired out for a wide range of meetings, concerts and other corporate and church events.
And last, but by no means least, it is a home. It is the home of the Guild Vicar and his family and of a tenant who lives in our Lodge House.
Two of the charities based here – St Andrew Holborn Church Foundation and Parish Estates Charity – and a trading company support the work of the St Andrew Holborn Guild Church Council to maintain the buildings and with the cost of providing services at the church.
Three other charities – St Andrew Holborn & Stafford’s Charity, Bromfield’s Educational Foundation and Lady Elizabeth Hatton’s Charity – make grants that provide relief in need, either to individuals directly or through organisations that support individuals. Together they make grants of more than £500,000 a year.
You will be working as part of a small team who support the work of all of these organisations in various ways. While you will be mainly working with the Events Manager, all of the staff are employed by all of the organisations, so the staff are expected to work flexibly to some extent.
You will need to be available to work as part of a rota some evenings and some weekends to support events either in the church or in the Courthouse. You will be paid an additional hourly rate for these out-of-hours duties.
There is no requirement for you to be a Christian or a person of faith, but you must be in sympathy with and respect the aims of the organisations for which you will be working.
You will assist the Events Manager with the planning and delivery of events. This will include:
• Dealing with telephone and online enquiries
• Liaising with colleagues as required
• Setting up before and clearing up after events (which may include moving some furniture)
• Setting up, preparing and clearing away refreshments for meetings and events
• Greeting clients and assisting them as required
• Assisting with preparing invoices
• Updating events diaries within an industry CRM package
• Updating and creating social media content
You will also be required to assist with events outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends), for which training will be given and additional remuneration paid. Such events may also include preparing and serving food and drinks.
Mandatory training will be provided in manual handling, food hygiene, first aid and fire safety.
You may also be asked to assist with other tasks within the organisation as required.
We are looking for a colleague who:
• Exhibits a strong commitment to their job
• Pays careful attention to detail
• Has strong communication and administrative skills
• Is quick to learn and exhibits an ability to adapt and implement efficient processes as new tasks evolve
• Has the skill and confidence to build good working relationships both within and outside the organisation
• Is a self-starter, a creative thinker and has a can-do attitude
• Can demonstrate strong IT and social media skills, ideally including a working knowledge of Priava and Adobe Creative Suite
• Ideally has experience of marketing
• Enjoys working as part of a small team
• Is in sympathy with the aims and ethos of the organisations for which they will be working
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.