Church Parish Development Adviser

Parish Development Adviser

Join a living, growing network of more than a thousand churches, chaplaincies, and schools with a vision to be a more Christ-like organisation for the sake of God’s world: more contemplative, more compassionate, and more courageous.

We are seeking a Parish Development Adviser who will work as a key member of the Dorchester Episcopal Area Team to support and resource parishes, benefices and deaneries as they discern and develop their missional priorities.

Position: Parish Development Adviser

Location: Oxford/hybrid (2 days per week remote)

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Salary: £48,299.07 - £52,014.55 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Midday on Monday 27 May 2024

Interview Date: Thursday 6 June in Oxford

The Role

You will be part of a large, creative, and highly skilled group of colleagues in the Department of Mission and Ministry. Together we work to enable the growth of the local church and to support work across the whole diocese in five key areas: discipleship and social justice, children, young people and families, formation for ministry, new congregations, and vocations to ordained and lay ministry.

About You

Open to lay and ordained candidates, you will have experience in consultancy and facilitation with groups and individuals along with the gift of listening and asking good questions. You will have an understanding of mission and of how local churches can grow through engagement and deepening relationships with those in their locality.

You will be comfortable in encouraging and facilitating the development of new congregations of every type, tradition, shape, and size.

The Organisation

The Diocese is the administrative area of the Church, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. There are 815 churches in the Diocese - more than any other diocese in the Church of England. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the family of the 55,000 or so regular worshippers in these churches.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear back, your application has not been successful.

Please note that the person appointed will be a baptised Christian, lay or ordained, who is a communicant member in good standing with the Anglican Church or a church that is a member of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. As you will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian organisation, the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

You may also have experience in areas such as Parish Development Advisor, Church Development Advisor, Church Partnerships, Community Engagement, Parish Engagement, Church Engagement Advisor, Church Community Advisor, Parish Liaison.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.