Church & Community Engagement Officer

Diocese of Peterborough


Job Summary

The Church & Community Engagement Officer role is to develop and implement an inclusive community-based approach to using church buildings to their full potential as places of community action, engagement, and outreach through supporting existing church groups and users.

Job Description

The role of the Church & Community Engagement Officer is to develop and implement an inclusive community-based approach to using church buildings to their full potential as places of community action, engagement, and outreach through supporting existing church groups and users. The desired outcome is to catalyse the adoption of historic and modern churches by the whole local community and to increase their mixed use.

The Community Support Officer will be a key part of making Church of England buildings used as a social and community resource, thus building their future sustainability. The buildings should be an asset both to worshipping communities and wider society, and opportunities must be found to serve or support all local people within a parish with the use of these buildings.

This is a full time: 3-year grant-funded position

Job Requirements

Skills in building relationships and working with people, including volunteers.
Experience in managing community-led projects and fundraising in general.
Ability to develop and implement strategic plans and drive income generation.
Experience in data collection and analysis
Experience in heritage interpretation.
IT and good record-keeping skills.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly, widely and flexibly in both the rural and the urban parts of the diocese.
Willingness to work outside normal office hours, as some work in the evenings and at weekends, will be core to the effectiveness of the role.
A satisfactory outcome of a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service disclosure.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Church & Community Engagement Officer
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Research
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026

  • Location:

    East Midlands

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Job: Church & Community Engagement Officer

Job: Church & Community Engagement Officer

Organisation: Diocese of Peterborough

Postcode: PE1 1YB

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