Administration Assistant
Company
Location
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
9/11/2025
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Description
We're looking for an Administration Assistant to support an efficient administrative centre for The Bishop of Birmingham's ministry.
The Office of the Bishop of Birmingham provides efficient administration to support the work and ministry of The Bishop of Birmingham as he leads The Church of England - Birmingham in its vision of "Growing Churches at the Heart of Every Community".
The role is varied and demanding, requiring a calm and patient approach and a high degree of organisational and administrative skills. Key working relationships are with The Bishop and his family, the Bishop's Chaplain, the Office and Site Manager and Executive Assistant and the rest of the team in the Bishops' Office, and, more widely, with a wide variety of people locally, nationally and internationally.
Duties will include:
Key role requirements:
- Assisting in arranging official hospitality by the bishop as required and sharing in welcoming visitors to the Bishop's Office.
- Acting as the first point of contact for the wide range and high volume of internal and external telephone calls, emails and other enquiries for the Bishops' Office.
- Keeping confidential clergy personal files up-to-date, tidy, and well-organised.
Key role requirements:
- This role is part-time, working 14 hours per week, to be worked on a Monday & Thursday
- Place of Work: Bishops Croft, Old Church Road, Harborne, B17 0BG
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
Desired Skills and Experience
Proven ability to work effectively on your own, as well as part of a collaborative team
* Experience of working within a busy office environment and proven administrative
skills
* Good use of the English language, both oral and written, including grammar, spelling
and punctuation; good IT skills including use of Microsoft Outlook and Office
programmes. (The use of Cognito Forms -Desirable)
* Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work under pressure and to changing or conflicting deadlines; being
punctual and organised
* Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain strict confidentiality
* Self-motivated, with experience of prioritising tasks and the need to be flexible and
adaptable, including multitasking and taking initiative
* Comfortable in dealing with, listening to and taking instructions from senior colleagues
* Be sympathetic to the Christian faith, the mission of the Church of England, and the
ministry of the Bishop of Birmingham.
* Be flexible with the changing needs of the office and the Bishop's ministry
* Warm & friendly with resilience and good humour.
* Communicate in a professional, respectful and courteous manner
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