If you are keen to join to a small, passionate team where your skill and expertise will positively impact clergy families, and will be nurtured through our renewed commitment to staff development, then we’d love to hear from you.
As the largest and oldest charity supporting Anglican ministers and their families, we exist to serve those people who, through their ministry, spend their lives serving others.
Clergy Support Trust is an inclusive and supportive organisation. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and believe a diverse workforce leads to fresh ideas and creative thinking, as well as reflecting our diverse beneficiary base across the UK and Europe.
Current vacancies
External Engagement Officer
(closing date: 9am, Monday 20 April 2026)
External Engagement Officer
Our dynamic, creative External Relations Team truly punches above it's weight when it comes to fundraising, events and communications. The External Engagement Officer will provide vital administrative and operational support across fundraising, events, and communications, such as event logistics, copywriting content, preparing social media posts.
We are excited for you to join us and make a meaningful contribution to our high-performing team.
- Fundraising and Data Support
Managing Contacts: Ensuring that up-to-date records are kept throughout our CRM (Salesforce)
Financial Processing: Responsible for adding weekly bank donations onto Salesforce and working with the Finance Team to reconciling income and assist with gift processing
Supporter Care: Lead on thanking supporters, specifically managing emails and cards
Legacy Administration: Assist with the administration of legacy giving, including thanking donors for pledges and gifts.
Prospect Research: Support the Fundraising Manager in carrying out research into potential prospects and networks to help expand the Trust's reach.
- Events - Logistics and Administration
Guest Management: Support event logistics by using our CRM to manage all aspects of our events including guest lists, RSVPs, and creating name badges for attendees
Box Office Function: Act as a point of contact for event booking enquiries and assist with seating plans
On-site Support and post-event coordination
- Communications and Digital Engagement
Inbox Management: ensuring timely and professional responses
Social Media: Assist with digital engagement by managing DMs, replying to comments, and creating content.
Print Advertising: Manage the logistics of print advertising
- General / Team Support
Inventory Management: Maintain an organized inventory of fundraising and event materials, such as banners, stationery, and merchandise
Team Collaboration: Provide general administrative support to the ER team and contribute creative ideas for improving supporter care and donor engagement
This is an excellent opportunity to develop a broad range of skills and experience across comms, fundraising, events, marketing and press within a busy team. If you are a motivated individual who has some experience of working in communications or fundraising and can provide reliable, proactive support for our fundraising and communications activities who is also excited to lead on their own projects, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a candidate who is highly organized, technologically adept and curious, with a ‘can-do’ attitude who shares our commitment to supporting the clergy community.
Details
Type: This role is being advertised on a six-month contract initially, but with the possibility of becoming a permanent role. The job role is being offered as full-time role, but we are also open to candidates who would prefer a part-time role (minimum 28 hours per week across 4 days). The Trust’s business hours are 0900 – 1630.
Location: London - Hybrid. the expectation is that the successful candidate will work from the central London office for a minimum of two days a week, which will normally be Tuesday and Thursday.
Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 pro rata, dependent on experience
Apply by email to vacancies@clergysupport.org.uk before 9am on Monday 20 April 2026 with:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Covering letter (no more than three sides of A4)
- Completed copy of the EDI Monitoring form (completion of this form is voluntary)
Interviews will take place at our Westminster offices and will likely takes place on 28 April 2026. Successful candidates will then be asked to attend a second interview on 6 May 2026.