Jobs

Administrator (Church Life Review)

• London
• Fixed-term contract until March 2026, Full-time 35 hours per week
• Salary: £36,103 per annum
• Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Friday 3 January 2025
• Interview date: Friday 10 January 2025

Pioneer innovator

South West Cumbria United Area
38hrs per week to be worked flexibly including some evening and weekend work
Salary £30,000 per annum

For more information, please contact the lay co-chair on
[email protected]
Application by 12 noon 9 January 2025.
Interviews to be held January 2025.

Chair of Retired Minister’s Housing Society

Do you have experience from the housing sector?

Do you value good governance?

Do you want to offer your professional skills in a different environment?

We are seeking immediate applications for Chair of the Board of the Retired Ministers Housing Society, which is an opportunity to provide a leadership role in a Christian housing environment seeking to provide quality housing to retired United Reformed Church Ministers. While RMHS is a Society, it is not a regulated provider of housing and is not subject to the requirements placed on regulated providers.

Interested?

The role description is available below, but if you want more information about the role please contact Victoria James, Chief Operating Officer.

• Chair of RMHS role description (word | 70kb)

To apply please send a CV by email to Katia Crowley

• Closing date for applications: noon 6th December 24.

Applications will be screened by the URC Chief Operating Officer and CEO of RMHS. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting with them. References for all volunteers will be sought prior to positions being confirmed.

Board Members of Retired Minister’s Housing Society

Do you have experience from the housing sector?

Do you value good governance?

Do you want to offer your professional skills in a different environment?

We are seeking immediate applications for two positions on the Board of the Retired Ministers Housing Society, which is an opportunity to provide a leadership role in a Christian housing environment seeking to provide quality housing to retired United Reformed Church Ministers. While RMHS is a Society, it is not a regulated provider of housing and is not subject to the requirements placed on regulated providers.

Interested?

The role description is available below, but if you want more information about the role please contact Victoria James, Chief Operating Officer.

• Board Member of RMHS role description (word | 69kb)

To apply please send a CV by email to Katia Crowley

• Closing date for applications: noon 6th December 24.

Applications will be screened by the URC Chief Operating Officer and CEO of RMHS. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting with them. References for all volunteers will be sought prior to positions being confirmed.

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 Committee – Voluntary Independent Member

About You…
We are seeking applications for an independent member of the URC’s Safeguarding Committee.

You will have a current or recent working knowledge of safeguarding with children and/or adults at risk and be willing to gain an understanding of contextualised safeguarding withing the faith setting.

As a committee member you will be instrumental in overseeing the implementation of the URC’s safeguarding polices and the strategic management of safeguarding across the denomination.

Terms of Reference are downloadable here and please see the job description and person specification.

Interested?

 If you want to find out more please contact:

Roger Jones – Safeguarding Committee Convenor [email protected]

Or

Sharon Barr – Designated Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding [email protected] Committee Secretary  07776178246

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

Closing date for applications: noon Friday 1 November

Applications will be screened by the Committee Convenor and Secretary. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting with them. Safer recruitment for all volunteers will be carried out for the successful applicant.

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]

Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer

Can you motivate church members to activism and inspire them to bring about change? The Methodist Church is seeking to recruit a Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer with a passionate commitment to the Christian call for justice.

You will work for the Methodist Church as part of the ecumenical Joint Public Issues Team, which helps the partner Churches (Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Church), plus our associate partners, to work together for peace and justice. We do this through listening, learning, praying, speaking and acting on public policy issues.

The Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer will help church members across Britain to be part of this this work through developing campaigns on issues such as poverty, refugees and the climate, by enabling churches to develop positive and purposeful relationships with their MPs through the Constituency Action Network, and through producing effective and creative communications and resources.

There is an occupational requirement to be a committed Christian and member in good standing of a member church of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) for this role.

Salary: £37500-£42500 depending on experience
Location: London (Hybrid)
Closing date: 6 January 2025