Missional Property Enabler

The **Sheffield Methodist District** seek to appoint a full-time, permanent **Missional Property Enabler** to encourage, support and equip local churches and circuits to make their properties fit for mission.

A faith is an essential requirement for this role and in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 it is an occupational requirement that the successful applicant is a practising Christian.

**Main responsibilities**:
PROPERTY & MISSION:

- Support churches and circuits to consistently make wise strategic decisions about their property assets flowing from their active mission/ growth plans. This will include assisting churches with opportunity to set long term plans for flourishing, circuit support for churches where revitalisation is a possibility, and repurposing of premises as locations for new churches.
- Equip and enable churches and circuits to fully understand the missional, community and financial value of their properties and to be alert to creative possibilities and learning from beyond their local context.
- Advise and support churches and circuits in effective and efficient management of property maintenance and redevelopments, including securing external funding, and selection and supervision of property professionals and contractors.
- Advise churches on how to increase income from under-utilised buildings through sustainable lettings, partnerships and missional entrepreneurship.
- Advise churches and circuits on how to efficiently and effectively use the Methodist Property Consents web portal, identifying where changes in processes may be able to better facilitate this.
- Organise networking and training opportunities for local volunteers and staff responsible for premises maintenance and development. Ensure that lessons from property redevelopments are learned and shared.
- Oversee district missional property grants programme.
- Undertake the responsibilities of a District Property Secretary, in particular to determine and record district approval of property schemes through the Property Consents portal and oversee monitoring of the condition of chapels by circuits.

NET ZERO:

- To support churches and circuits in obtaining and acting on energy efficiency surveys. Promoting the value of surveys to churches and circuits, overseeing survey grants, and working with providers to enable suitably tailored advice.
- Supporting churches and circuits in design, funding and implementation of property projects intended to reduce carbon footprint
- As an active member of the District’s Net Zero Support Team support implementation of our Eco Policy and encourage participation in Eco Church across the district

RESIDENTIAL AND PROPERTY INCOME:

- Project manage feasibility assessments and subsequent redevelopment into housing suitable for letting of chapels and other Methodist premises surplus to local missional or community use, managing contractors and other stakeholders
- Ensure (with support from the District Administrator) that premises in district managing trusteeship are maintained to appropriate standards and lettings agents actively managed to maximise income within agreed missional parameters

MANSE SECRETARY:

- Act as the District Manse Secretary (with support from the District Administrator), supervising the activities of circuits in providing adequate manses for their ministers, overseeing the team of volunteer manse visitors

DISTRICT SUPPORT TEAMS:

- To be an active member of, and, where asked to do so, lead on relevant District Support Teams (i.e., Property & Mission, Net Zero, Residential Property Income)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

- Be an active and engaged member of the staff team.
- Prepare and deliver reports, as asked to do so, to relevant meetings.
- As requested by your Line Manager, undertake all other reasonable duties.

**Summary of Terms and Conditions**:

- Contract type: Full-time, permanent.
- Working arrangement: We are open to a job share arrangement and will consider flexible working arrangements.
- Working hours: 37-hours per week.
- Work pattern: A flexible working pattern, to include evening/weekend working, with at least two days free from responsibilities each week.
- Rate of pay: £18-£20 per hour (£34,632-£38,480 Actual Salary)
- Location: Home based with frequent travel across the district.
- Annual leave: Leave for a full-time employee is 33-days inc. of public holidays. Leave for a part time employee is calculated pro-rata to this.
- Probationary period: Offers of employment are conditional on the satisfactory completion of a 6-month period of probationary service. We reserve the right to extend this up to a maximum of 12-months.
- DBS disclosure: Offers of employment are conditional on a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
- Right to work: Offers of employment are conditional on the successful applicant demonstrating the right to live and work within the United Kingdom as required by the Immigration Asylum