Church & Community Officer - Leinster and Connacht

About us

This fixed term role is for someone passionate both about striving towards an end to global poverty and equipping others to do so as well. The role-holder will be well organised, self-motivated, with great attention to detail, as well as confident in inspiring individuals and churches to take action.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. We ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

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About the role

Christian Aid Ireland’s Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team works on an all-island basis, to build a movement of individuals, churches, coalitions and other organisations to work with us for the world we want to see.

​ This role is part of the Church and Community team (a sub-division of the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team) and plays a vital role in stewarding, inspiring and engaging churches, Christian Aid groups and key individuals in order to increase engagement through giving, fundraising, acting and praying – and as a result growing support for Christian Aid’s work around the world. The majority of these supporters belong to Christian Aid’s 7 sponsoring church denominations.

​ This post will ensure that Christian Aid Ireland’s volunteers, organisers, fundraisers specifically across the Province of Leinster are inspired, empowered and equipped to take action on behalf of those we seek to serve around the world. The role will help to deliver this by building and strengthening relationships with a large portfolio of key church fundraising volunteers and stewarding them through their supporter journey with Christian Aid. This stewardship will result in meeting targets for income, speaking engagements and relationship building.

About you

· ​​Relevant degree or working experience

· ​Knowledge, understanding and commitment to work with the range of Christian Aid’s sponsoring churches in Ireland.

· ​Ability to apply great fundraising principles to ensure maximised income, with the ability to analyse associated data and meet targets.

· ​Ability to build relationships in order to motivate response and action, working effectively with a wide range of people including volunteers, clergy and colleagues.

· ​Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking and presentation skills.

· ​Exemplary organisational skills with an ability to prioritise and organise own workload, using own initiative and seeking support when required.

· ​Confident to deliver presentations highlighting Christian Aid’s work, including sermons and children’s addresses in churches, and facilitating sessions for church and community groups.

· ​Experience of using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

· ​Ability to drive to engagements across Ireland.

· ​Ability to work evenings and weekends regularly.

· ​​Knowledge of global development issues

· ​Experience of supervising volunteers

· ​Experience of using a relational database

· ​Experience of church-based fundraising

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. To discuss this role in greater detail, please contact   mbriggs@christian-aid.org

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity. 

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this. 

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, please refer to the benefits booklet for your location to see our full list of employee benefits. 

• Salary (full time):€42,574
• Type of contract:Fixed Term
• Contracted hours:35
• Contract length:12 months
• Location:Dublin, Ireland
• Closing date:19 July 2026
• Interview date:27 July 2026

Documents for Application

Further Information

As a volunteer, you will receive:

• Support and supervision from a named contact within Christian Aid
• Appropriate induction and training for your volunteering role.
• Out-of-pocket expenses as agreed.
• Our regular volunteers e-newsletter
• Access to our Volunteers’ Hub for all our latest news, events and resources

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