FIEC Ministry Support & Finance Assistant

FIEC is a Fellowship of Independent Churches with members of the family across the whole of the UK. Our mission is to see those independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC and over 650 churches.

With an opportunity for this to be a part time or full time post, FIEC is keen to work with an individual who has excellent administrative and organisational skills and whose faith is in alignment to the vision of the organisation.

The postholder would provide administrative support to FIEC including in the areas of finance and events, support to Ministry Directors and to the FIEC Office. Assisting with various administrative and coordination tasks in relation to existing programmes and new projects and resources.

In particular, the job holder will assist with project plans and progress reports, take minutes / notes of certain meetings, answer the phone, support events taking place nationally, and assist as required with tasks to serve the churches.

Benefits:

• Full Time salary between £23-29,000
• Hours: flexible (minimum 21 hours a week up to full time 35 hours per week)
• Location: hybrid working available but with the majority of time at the FIEC Office in Market Harborough, Leicestershire
• Holidays (FTE): 23 (increasing to 25 days) + bank holidays + Christmas week
• Free onsite parking
• Healthcare scheme
• Pension Scheme

Skills/Experience required:

• Administrative experience
• Comfortable and confident in an administrative role, working with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Good time management skills
• Excellent telephone manner and ability to use the medium of email well
• Numeracy skills: Integrity with financial figures and ability to track and work within a budget
• Ability to explain and answer queries on behalf of the Churches with confidence, enthusiasm, Christian love and integrity;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent use of Microsoft suite of office programmes
• Working in an office environment
• An understanding of how independent churches function
• Understanding of expenses
• Use of database systems

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

Due to the Christian beliefs embodied in the FIEC Constitution, the Christian ethos of the organisation and the duties involved in this post, there is an Occupational Requirement that the job holder is a practicing Christian and in full agreement with the FIEC doctrinal basis and comfortable with the ethos statements.