Administrator

We are looking for an experienced Administrator to coordinate the clergy appointment process, process DBS checks for new and continuing clergy and provide support for clergy HR processes.

This is a hybrid-working role with onsite working in Hove or Chichester.

Position: Administrator

Salary: Starting salary for this post will be £24,837 per annum

Location: Hybrid (either Hove or Chichester - with a requirement to work at least one day each week at the other site, precise working pattern to be agreed, with the option to work remotely for part of the week).

Hours: Full-time, 35 per week hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: midnight on 7th September 2025

About the Role

You will manage clergy appointments and provide HR administration support, which includes:

- Liaising with suffragan bishops, archdeacons and PAs on clergy appointment adverts, applications, and interviews.

- Managing the Pathways portal, forwarding application packs and maintaining records.

- Coordinating shortlisting, Right to Work checks and safer recruitment compliance.

- Distributing applications to bishops, archdeacons and parish representatives, ensuring timely, accurate communication throughout the recruitment process.

- Preparing and manage clergy statements, property licences, and departure notices.

- Maintaining and update personal files, vacancy progress records, and distribution lists.

- Liaising with other dioceses on clergy movements, ensure role descriptions are current, and notify relevant officers and publications of appointments, departures, and retirements in line with policy.

About You

With a good general standard of education, you will have experience of complex administrative processes and HR-relevant office experience.

You will also have:

- Excellent communication skills both oral and in writing

- Strong interpersonal skills and effective at building good working relationships with a wide range of people

- Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload

- A good working knowledge of MS Office applications such as SharePoint, Teams, Word and Excel

- The ability to work confidently on own initiative, and capable at collaboration and teamwork

- An understanding, or ability rapidly to acquire knowledge, of the Church of England and its systems, structures and terminology

- Sympathy with the aims and mission of the Church of England and the work and ministry of the Bishop of Chichester

The organisation wants its commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in the composition of staff and are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from communities currently underrepresented in the diocese.

In return:

- Flexitime and remote working options

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Membership of the Church Administrators Pension Builder scheme

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