Jobs

Head of Governance Services

• London
• Permanent contract, Full-time
• Salary: £78,000 – £86,000 per annum
• Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 3 February 2025
• Interview date: Wednesday 12 February 2025

Ministries Support Officer

• London
• Permanent contract, Full-time
• Salary: Circa £43,000 per annum
• Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 3 March 2025
• Interview date: Wednesday 19 March 2025
• In accordance with the Equality Act 2010: Part 1, Schedule 9, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian.

Assistant Clerk

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for an Assistant Clerk of General Assembly, which is an opportunity to support the Councils and Committees of the Church in a role which is integral to sound decision making and good process.

Do you have an eye for detail? Do you value good governance? Do you understand the structures of the URC?

• Assistant Clerk Role Description (Word | 53kb)

For more information email: [email protected]

To apply please send a CV by email to [email protected]

Nominations can also be sent to [email protected]

Closing date for applications/nominations: The advert will close when someone has been appointed

Commission Secretary – Ministerial Discipline Process

The URC’s Ministerial Discipline Process is looking for a Commission Secretary, effective from July 2025, but with ample shadowing time of the present post-holder built in.

Key tasks include:

• Keeping records of the panel for Assembly Commissions.
• Approaching identified individuals to sit on Assembly Commissions.
• Liaising with all those involved in disciplinary cases.
• Arranging meetings for Assembly Commissions, draft agendas, take minutes and assist to progress cases. Advise on due process.
• Drafting documents for approval by the Assembly Commissions.
• Monitoring and seek to expedite the progress of cases through the ‘hearing stage’ of the disciplinary process
• Making arrangements for formal disciplinary hearings and attend, including taking notes during the hearing, keeping records of decisions made, informing parties of decisions made and record keeping.
• Seeking feedback and drafting lessons learnt reports on all cases that entered the disciplinary process.

If you feel you have the gifts, graces, and skills – and are willing to undergo a safer recruitment process – please e-mail the Secretary of the Complaints and Discipline Advisory Group at [email protected] outlining your skills and experience.

Safeguarding Lead – Greenbelt 

Hours of work Freelance / Part time – approximately seven days on-site at the festival, plus periodic meetings set at flexible times, and two days in-person at Team Leader days (both are Saturdays).

Working base Remote (with on-site presence at Greenbelt Festival, Kettering, UK)

Salary Freelance – negotiable

Closing date: 1 February 2025

If you are passionate about safeguarding and have the relevant experience, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a brief statement outlining your interest in the role to [email protected]