Community Engagement Manager

Cornerstone United Reformed Church is looking to appoint a dynamic and forward-thinking Community Engagement Manager who will play a key role in helping Cornerstone achieve our ambitious five year strategy: It’s a crucial and exciting time in the history and further development of Cornerstone, and through this role the successful candidate will be able to make a difference to the lives of our congregation, and our communities in South Manchester.

Key responsibilities:

• Community outreach and relationship building: Serve as a point of contact and ambassador to build and strengthen relationships with community members, partner organisations, and stakeholders.
• Strategic planning and implementation: Develop and execute strategies to increase community engagement, participation, and support for the church's 2030 vision.
• Event coordination: Plan, organise, and support community events, conferences, and meetings to promote engagement and expand reach.
• Communication and content creation: Manage internal and external communications, create engaging content, and utilise various channels (like social media and newsletters) to inform and involve the community.
• Resource development: Work alongside the ministry team to produce and distribute resources related to theology, worship, and pastoral care for use by the congregation and community.
• Partnership management: Build and maintain partnerships with other churches, faithbased organisations, and local groups to foster collaboration and increase impact.
• Volunteer programme: Recruit, motivate, and support volunteers and to help achieve engagement goals.
• Funding development: Lead on the application of grant funding to co-fund engagement activity and support our mission, vision and values.
• Analysis and reporting: Monitor the strategy to ensure its successful delivery, adjusting as needed.
• Youth engagement: Support the work of our established church affiliated Youth Organisations to have the maximum impact & reach.
• Leadership support: Support the church elders and trustees in other duties as required.

Ideal candidate:

Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Empathetic to the mission and values of Cornerstone United Reformed Church and the wider United Reformed Church.
• Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Proficiency with software like Google Workspace and familiarity with digital communication platforms.
• Passionate about youth work.
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing priorities and learn new skills.

Desirable:

• Experience using graphic design software such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Managing real-time / social media platforms.
• Handling marketing data and analytics software.