Job Vacancy: Mission Development Officer
The East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church is seeking to appoint a Mission Development Officer (Ref MDO)
Closing date for applications: 28th February 2023
Interviews to be held: 23rd March 2023
This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours/week (including evening and weekends) on a permanent contract.
Salary: £40,000 per annum for a lay person or a minister from outside the URC. A URC minister will receive the current ministerial stipend, a manse and related benefits in accordance with the Plan for Partnership.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
The purpose of this role is to help equip churches in their missional discipleship and growth and to facilitate the sharing of good news, practice and opportunities across the Synod and beyond, holding the whole-of-life discipleship ethos of Walking the Way at the heart of their work.
The successful candidate will work to promote, encourage and undertake the promotion of mission to the whole people of God to facilitate the development of the life of the church at all levels by helping churches to identify and understand their particular priorities in mission and, to develop and release people to engage in that mission.
The Officer appointed will be a member of a collaborative Synod team and therefore good team working skills are essential.
For an application pack (no CVs) please contact:
Mrs Chris Willis
East Midlands Synod Office
1 Edwards Lane, Sherwood
Nottingham, NG5 3AA
Tel: 0115 960 9241
Email: admin@urc5.org.uk
