Liturgy Administrator (Part-Time)

Overview

Main Responsibilities

To co-ordinate liturgical administration under the oversight of the Canon Precentor and Succentor. This will include:

• Producing the weekly service sheets for Sunday Choral Eucharist and regular service sheets for other services, under the oversight of the Succentor.

• Assisting the Canon Precentor with service sheets for special services and undertaking any administration associated with special services, which may include producing seating plans, seating labels and liaising with external partners regarding the practicalities of special services

• Requesting and collating the Dean and Canons’ availability for rotas and services.

• Preparing the weekly Cathedral Lectionaries and maintaining the liturgical rotas in collaboration with the Canon Precentor and Succentor.

• Preparing and co-ordinating arrangements for major special services, including information packs, invitations, and RSVPs.

• Taking minutes at service planning meeting and circulating information as required.

To provide administrative support to the Canon Precentor. This will include:

• Managing the Precentor’s diary, in collaboration with the PA to the Sub-Dean and Canon Precentor, ensuring that the diary is up-to-date and accurate.
• Booking departmental meetings and carrying out some correspondence.

The Ideal Candidate

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and able to deal positively with a diverse range of people.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a variety of tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and oral and written skills in the English language.
• Excellent IT skills and knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages.
• Well presented, polite and friendly.
• Sympathetic to the Christian ethos, vision and ministry of the Cathedral.
• Demonstrable commitment to equality and diversity.
• The ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity.
• Able to cope with limited resources, seize opportunities and think creatively.
• Knowledge of Church of England services and knowledge of church music.
• Experience of using some form of publishing software. Currently the Cathedral uses the Adobe In Design package. Training can be provided.
  Desirable
• An undergraduate degree.
• Experience of working in or volunteering in a church.
• Experience of working in complex organisations and/or small organisations with the ability to be adaptable and to take on any challenge at short notice.

About us

The Cathedral is situated on the south bank of the Thames adjacent to London Bridge in a largely business area. It is also a Parish Church. Only a small number of people are actually resident in the parish which comprises large commercial offices, two hospitals, the Cathedral Primary School and the Borough Market.

The local area has undergone tremendous change with the opening of the Globe Theatre, the Tate Modern, the Millennium Footbridge and the Jubilee Line extension station at London Bridge as well as numerous other redevelopments including The Shard and re-developed London Bridge station