25 days annual leave
Pension scheme
Flexible working

World Mission Fund Committee Members

Salary No salary - voluntary
Location Home-based
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The Vacancy

Volunteer Position:

Member of the World Mission Fund Grants Committee

Do you want to make a difference and contribute to The Methodist Church? Are you a keen and experienced individual who is interested in supporting the work with partner churches and organisations around the world?

 

About the position  

This committee makes decisions on grants from the World Mission Fund and has been set up in such a way as to maximise mutuality in decision-making. By making use of easier communications through technology, we believe that we are in a position to share decision-making in a way that was hitherto not possible just a few years ago.

 

Grants from the World Mission Fund are decided by this sub-committee of the Global Relationships Committee, entitled, ‘The World Mission Fund (WMF) Grants Committee’, to which eleven persons, are appointed as follows:

  • A Chair, who is a member of the Methodist Church in Britain (MCB) and a member of the Global Relationships Committee.
  • A second member of MCB, with an especial responsibility to ensure grant giving is made in accordance with Standing Orders.
  • A representative of the Methodist Church in Ireland.
  • Two representatives from Partner Churches or Organisations, recommended by the Partnership Co-ordinators, from each of the four geographical regions to which we relate globally: Africa; Asia–Pacific; the Americas; Europe.

 

This particular position is for the second member of MCB with special responsibility to ensure grant giving is made in accordance with Standing Orders. As you will be representing the Methodist Church in Britain on this panel is it a requirement that you are a member in good standing of the Methodist Church in Britain.

 

All members have voting rights; all must name any potential conflicts of interest; and decisions of this sub-committee can be processed immediately. However, the sub-committee’s Chair will make a brief report at each Global Relationships Committee about grants dispersed.

 

About You

We are looking for an experienced, committed person who has transferable skills, this individual will:

  • Have previous experience served as a Trustee or Committee member.
  • Have an awareness of the variety of contexts that exist within the Methodist Church in Great Britain’s Global Partners.
  • Have a working knowledge of the standing orders of the Methodist Church related to grant giving and global relationships.
  • Be a member in good standing of the Methodist Church in Britain
  • Be able to exercises sound judgement in decision making.

 

We advise you to review the candidate pack, the role description and person specification ahead of completing and submitting your online expression of interest form. The candidate pack includes some useful information about our processes. 

 

Please note that where appropriate, successful nominees will be asked to undertake further checks, including references and a DBS check.

The Methodist Church

For further information about The Methodist Church please visit our website https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/the-methodist-church/.

Our Calling

The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.

The Church exists to:

  •  Increase the awareness of God’s presence and celebrate God’s love (Worship).

  • Help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care (Learning and Caring).

  • Be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice (Service).

  • Make more followers of Jesus Christ (Evangelism).

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