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URC Youth Intern – Communications

• Homebased
• 12-month fixed-term contract, 8-30 hours per month
• Salary: Living Wage rate
• Closing date for CVs: 12 noon, Tuesday 28 May 2024
• Interview date: Friday 14 June 2024
• This post requires a satisfactory enhanced certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service

Trinity Church Harrow is seeking a Children and Family Pastor to join their team.

Closing date: 30 June 2024

For more information and application pack, email [email protected]

Convenor of Governors Westminster College

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for a Convenor of Governors for Westminster College. This is an opportunity to support the College at an exciting time of change and development.

Do you have experience of UK higher education? Do you value good governance? Do you enjoy chairing meetings? If so then we would love to hear from you.

• Convenor of Governors Westminster College Role Description (Word | 275kb)

For more information about the role, email the current role holder

To find out more about Education and Learning in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and how Westminster College fits into that , 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: Noon 7 June 2024.

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting with the General Secretary and current role holder. References for all volunteers will be sought prior to positions being confirmed.

Member of Nominations Committee

There is an interesting and exciting journey of change ahead for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and the Nominations Committee, in its revised format, will play a vital part in shaping and equipping the church not just for the journey of change but for a fresh chapter in the life of URC.

Our Assembly Committees are an integral part of the direction and governance of the denomination. Recruiting capable and suitably qualified volunteers is vital to the life of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û. Being a member of the reconstituted Nominations Committee at this seminal time is therefore an opportunity to make a significant contribution.

We are seeking applications from potential volunteers to cover one of the three areas below. They are:

1. Person with Equality Diversity and Inclusion specialism
2. Person from Racial Justice Advocates Network/GIM who will also serve as a nominations champion for this area
3. A representative from URC Youth who will also serve as a nominations champion for this area

To find out more, download:

• Nominations Committee Member – Role Description (Word | 50kb)

Closing date for nominations/applications: Noon 7 June 2024

Please send nominations to: [email protected]  with a subject heading “New Nominations Committee”

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 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û?

• 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: Noon 15 May 2024.

Convenor of Nominations Committee

The United Reformed Church is a paradoxical church at a crossroads. There is therefore an interesting and exciting journey of change ahead; and the Nominations will play a vital part in shaping and equipping the church not just for the journey of change but for a fresh chapter in the life of URC. Being convenor of Nominations at this seminal time is therefore an opportunity to make a significant contribution.

Find out more about the role, it’s responsibilites and main duties by downloading:

• Convenor of Nominations Committee Role Description (Word | 53kb)

Church Life Review Task Group Convenor

The purpose of the role is to organise and convene the task group and participate in wider programme meetings and activities. This will include ensuring the task group fulfils its remit, enthusing and encouraging the group to discern future possibilities, to be innovative, and to find solutions, and guide them through feasibility studies. The convenor will understand and identify interdependencies with other task groups and address these with the Programme Manager.

To find out more, download:

• Church Life Review Task Group Convenor Role Description (Word | 57kb)

Church Life Review Task Group Member

The purpose of the role is to support, guide and proactively assist task group activities. This may involve meeting people across the denomination, analysing information, producing information for others, producing models and diagrams, using project templates and materials, assessing options and designing consultations.

To find out more, download:

• Church Life Review Task Group Member Role Description (Word | 45kb)

Resource Sharing Task Group Opportunity

We are seeking nominations and applications immediately for a convenor and members of the Resource Sharing/Finance Task Group. We would be interested to hear from anyone with an in-depth understanding of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û’s financial and legal arrangements and with wider strategic financial, legal or governance experience or change management in finance and governance structures.

• Resource Sharing Task Group Volunteer Opportunity (Word | 53kb)
• Resource Sharing Task Group Terms of Reference (Word | 50kb)

Support Services Task Group Opportunity

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for a convenor and members of the Support Services Task Group; people who are open to a challenge and keen to shape new support services for our churches.

• Support Services Task Group Volunteer Opportunity (Word | 53kb)
• Support Services Task Group Terms of Reference (Word | 50kb)

Local Lay Worker (employed) Task Group Opportunity

Are you being called to discern new possibilities for people employed by local churches?

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for a convenor and members of the local lay workers task group; people who have a missional heart and are excited by the potential of employing people in local churches.

• Local Lay Worker (employed) Task Group Volunteer Opportunity (Word | 46kb)
• Local Lay Worker (employed) Task Group Terms of Reference (Word | 56kb)

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.

Two 12-month, paid positions working with the Joint Public Issues Team, beginning in September 2024.
The internships provide opportunities to develop skills in campaigning, communications, research and policy within a dynamic team environment.

Closing Date: 5 May 2024
Interview Date: 22 May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

There is a Programme Lead role with Place for Hope to develop and deliver an agreed 5-year programme plan.

Salary: pro-rata of £37,309 – £38,372 (FTE per annum; dependent on skills and experience)
Status: Permanent (following successful completion of 3-mth probation), Part-time – 21 hours p/w
Location: Home working, with regular travel for events throughout Scotland & UK

Closing Date: Monday 27 May 2024 at 5 pm.
Interviews will be held in the week commencing: Monday 10 June 2024
Start date: 1 August 2024 (open to discussion with the ideal candidate).

Bursar and General Manager – Westminster College Cambridge

The Governors of Westminster College are seeking to appoint a Bursar and General Manager in leading support operations for Westminster College.

Salary: in the range £65,000 – £70,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time
Closing date: Noon Friday 17 May 2024
Interviews: Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June 2024

For further particulars and application form please contact the Principal’s PA at [email protected]

The Personal Assistant will provide secretarial, administrative, and organisational support to the Principal and College Manager.

Preferred start date September 2024
Salary £28,000 to £30,000 dependent on experience, 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: 10 May 2024
Interviews: week beginning 20 May 2024

Contact [email protected] for an application pack or visit website for more information –