Job Description and Person Specification
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, ST PAUL’S INSTITUTE AND FORUM
Background
St Paul’s Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of London; it also has a
national and international role as the cathedral church of the country’s capital city.
The Cathedral is first and foremost a place of worship. It welcomes over 1.7 million
visitors each year and is the venue for major national and state services as well as
concerts and other special events.
St Paul’s Forum is the Christian adult learning programme at the cathedral, open to all.
The programme includes public debates and conversations about matters of Christian
faith and spirituality, workshops, Sunday lunchtime author talks, meditative services,
retreats and other events. Established in 2009, it is a developing programme.
St Paul’s Institute was established by the Chapter of St Paul’s in order to recapture
the Cathedral’s ancient role as a centre of public debate. The Institute’s mission is
to stimulate dialogue on contemporary economic and financial issues and to focus on
the need for positive values systems, rooted in the Christian faith, to inform our
modern global society and help re-envisage our financial system as a force for the
common good.
Details of the Post
This post presents an opportunity particularly suited for someone who wishes to
become involved in organising Christian adult learning events and influential public
debate on the relationship between finance, economics and social wellbeing.
Responsible to:
Canon Chancellor through the Manager of St Paul’s Institute
and Head of St Paul’s Forum.
Role
To offer administrative assistance to the Manager and Directing Team in setting
forward the work of St Paul’s Institute, and to the Head of St Paul’s Forum in
delivering Forum programme.
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Duties
Under the direction of the Manager of St Paul’s Institute:
 to provide general administrative assistance to the work of St Paul’s Institute.
This will primarily involve maintaining a mailing list, updating and development
of the website, external communications, event assistance such as filming and
audience management, and contributing to the outreach activities of the
organisation.
Under the direction of the Head of St Paul’s Forum:

to provide general administration for St Paul’s Forum. This will primarily
involve administering events in the cathedral, liaising internally and externally
to ensure their smooth delivery, ticketing for paid-for events, maintaining the
mailing list and database and organising mailings.
Training will be provided.
General
The post will require:

Compliance with Health & Safety requirements, including making Risk
Assessments.

Compliance with the Cathedral’s Safeguarding Policy.

Compliance with the Equality Act.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will be:

university graduate, ideally in theology, economics, politics, social sciences or
philosophy
and will have:

excellent IT and social media skills

copyediting and proofreading skills

the ability to work efficiently under direction and in a team

administrative experience
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
broad general knowledge of current social issues. An informed interest in
economic and financial issues would be desirable.

sympathy with the Christian mission of St Paul’s Cathedral

experience of event management is highly desirable
Key Terms and Conditions of Employment
Location
:
Based in the St Paul’s Institute and Forum office,
Amen Court
Hours of work
:
5 days per week (9am – 5pm) including ten Sundays
per year and occasional evenings. On such occasions
time off in lieu will be granted.
Salary
:
£21,000 per annum
Holiday
:
33 days (inclusive of all bank holidays)
Pension
:
Entry to a contributory money purchase pension
scheme is available.
The job description is an operational document that does not form part of your contract of
employment. It may be that from time to time you are expected to perform tasks that may not be
expressly in the job description but are nonetheless necessary in the day to day performance of your
duties. St Paul's Cathedral reserves the right to amend the job description as may from time to time
be necessary to meet the changing needs of the organisation.
Method of Application
Send completed application form and CV to HR Department, St Paul’s Cathedral,
The Chapter House, St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD or e-mail it to
rmoore@stpaulscathedral.org.uk by 5pm 13 September. Interviews will take place
on Monday 23 September.
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