Head of Church Buildings and Pastoral

Diocese of Gloucester

Part time (17.5 hours per week) 

Band 2b £46,192 - £50,978 per annum (pro rata)

We are looking for a creative and experienced leader in the fields of historic buildings, resource and capacity planning, and pastoral reorganisation.

You’ll be able to lead and inspire a small, but highly professional staff team. You are a team player who will work strategically and collaboratively across the diocese and will help us to understand, and respond to, the challenges and contexts of our worshipping communities and their church buildings.

You will have excellent communications skills – written and verbal. You will have the ability to build partnerships and develop relationships and to report at strategic governance levels.

This is a key role within the organisation that will advise and support the diocese reimagine the structures of the Church of England to better enable mission and ministry.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Judith Knight, Director of People, Pastoral and Safeguarding on jknight@glosdioc.org.uk

• We offer great staff benefits which include:

• 27 days holiday per year with 3 days at Christmas and bank holidays in addition (pro rata)

• Paid sickness leave after probation period completed  

• Life assurance 2 x annual salary

• Non - contributory pension scheme (20% of your salary calculated)

• Employee Assistance programme

• Annual appraisal and development opportunities

• Eye test vouchers

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To apply, please send your completed application form to recruitment@glosdioc.org.uk or to Recruitment, Church House, College Green, Gloucester GL1 2LY

The closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 3 May 2022

Interviews will take place on Thursday 12 May 2022

Please note that the Diocese follows Safer Recruitment practices. CVs are not accepted.

No agencies please.