Transitional Property & Trust Officer

The West of England Baptist Network (Webnet) is looking to appoint a Transitional Trust and Property Officer. Working as part of a friendly and relational team, this role is a vital contribution to providing excellent operational support to underpin the work and ministry of the association in growing disciples of Jesus in the West of England. 

Key responsibilities:

1. To maintain and develop the operational and organisational effectiveness of Webnet and WEBTC for supporting our local churches, as they manage a range of governance, legal, property and trust matters.
2. Enabling WEBTC in fulfilling its responsibilities as holding trustees of various church properties and funds, including managing any disposal of redundant buildings.
3. Enabling Webtc oversee operational responsibility to ensure the appropriate management of any property assets.
4. Becoming familiar with and keeping up to date with general legal requirements applicable to Baptist churches and their associated charities and projects.
5. Dealing with enquiries and correspondence from churches, professional advisors and others.
6. Assisting churches when they have a listed building, redevelopment project, sales, purchases, or lease transactions, and other property related matters, including explaining the role of WEBTC as holding trustee.
7. Briefing and liaising with surveyors, estate agents, professional advisors, and other bodies, as necessary, including maintaining and developing an effective relationship with Webnet and WEBTC’s appointed solicitors.
8. Arranging for the execution of documents by WEBTC (usually following receipt from appropriate legal advisors) and maintaining a record of such documents and transactions.
9. Overseeing the administration of closed churches, including the disposal of property and distribution of funds in line with the requirements of their Trust Deeds,
10. Progress chasing work in hand.
11. Communicating with Regional Ministers and other colleagues within Webnet & Webtc teams.
12. Organising, maintaining, and when necessary, archiving appropriate files and records, and having responsibility for the safe storage of deeds relevant to church and other properties.
13. Convening and servicing the meetings of the Board of Directors of WEBTC (usually 4 each year) including preparing appropriate meeting papers, minutes, and a report on the activities and decisions of WEBTC for the Webnet Board.
14. From time to time, if requested to do so, to visit local churches or sites of land relevant to the work of WEBTC.
15. To act as Company Secretary, maintain appropriate information about the company and its directors with the Companies Registry and Charity Commission.