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Summary of Church House employee benefits

From holiday allowance to season ticket loans, find out about our employee benefits for Church House staff from the download below:

Other URC jobs

JPIT internship

Are you a young Christian (18-30) who is passionate about issues of justice and peace? Do you want to explore the intersection of faith, policy and politics, and potentially pursue a career in one of these fields?

We are now recruiting two full-time paid internship positions: one focused on Communications (to start as soon as possible and be with us until August 2026) and the other on supporting local churches to build relationships with their MPs (to start in September 2025 and be with us until August 2026).

Apply by 23:59 on 22 April. Interviews on 2 May. More information

Property Officer (Eastern Synod)

• Permanent position
• Full time: 35 hours per week
• Salary: £43,000-48,000 per annum dependent upon experience and qualifications (£23.63- 26.37 per hour)

• Closing date: 28 March 2025 at 4 pm
• Interviews will take place on: 9 April 2025 at the Synod Office

Further details, including the application form and job description, can be found via the website
h!ps://urceastern.org.uk/topics/job-advert/ or by emailing [email protected].

Community Engagement Manager (Emmanuel Church, Eastbourne)

  • Salary: £19,300 for 25 hours per week
  • The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
  • The closing date for applications is: Friday 11 April 2025
  • Interviews will take place: By the end of April 2025.For more information and for an application form, please email [email protected] or telephone 01323 730118

Community Engagement Manager, Emmanuel Church, Eastbourne

  • Salary: £19,300 for 25 hours per week with 28 days paid holiday (pro rata).
  • Hours of work: 8:30am – 1:30pm Monday to Friday
  • The closing date for applications is: Friday 11th April 2025
  • Interviews will take place: By the end of April 2025
  • The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure

For more information and for an application form, please email [email protected] or telephone 01323 730118

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Revd. Paul Tabraham on 07311 801719 or [email protected]

Volunteer Positions

Case Presenting Officer

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for Case Presenting Officer to be part of the process for dealing with cases of discipline involving Ministers or Church-Related Community Workers. This is a volunteer role that is crucial in ensuring the integrity of the disciplinary process.

The deadline for applications is Friday 2 May 2025. Interviews will take place shortly after this date.

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.

Non-URC jobs

EAPPI Communications Coordinator

Hours: 24.5 hours per week
Salary: £29,312 (£41,875 pro-rata) per annum – London / £24,917 (£35,596 pro-rata) per annum – Regional
Contract: Part time, fixed-term for 9 months
Closing date: 8am, Tuesday 22 April 2025
Interview: Tuesday 6 May 2025, online via Zoom

Senior Editor

Roots for Churches are looking to recruit a Senior Editor to join the team from 20 May or as soon as notice periods allow.

This is a part-time role, 21 hours per week, which can be worked flexibly in consultation with your manager. It will be mainly based at home, with some travel within the UK for meetings.

The salary is between £34,000 – £37,000 per year, full-time equivalent, negotiable depending on experience. It is being offered as a permanent position subject to a successful probationary period of 6 months.

Please note that if you wish to apply for the position, it is a genuine occupational requirement to have an active Christian faith.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Friday, 25 April 2025.

Assistant Editor

Roots for Churches are looking to recruit an Assistant Editor to join the team from 2 June 2025, or as soon as notice periods allow.

This is a part-time role, 17.5 hours per week, flexible but worked in a consistent weekly pattern to align with other team members, to allow for collaborative working. in consultation with your manager. It will be mainly based at home, with some travel within the UK for meetings.

The salary is £24,000 per year full-time equivalent. It is being offered as a permanent position subject to a successful probationary period of 6 months.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Friday, 25 April 2025.

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