25 days annual leave
Pension scheme
Flexible working

Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer

Salary £37,500-£42,500 depending on experience
Location London (Hybrid)
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Can you motivate church members to activism and inspire them to bring about change? The Methodist Church is seeking to recruit a Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer with a passionate commitment to the Christian call for justice.

You will work for the Methodist Church as part of the ecumenical Joint Public Issues Team, which helps the partner Churches (Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Church), plus our associate partners, to work together for peace and justice. We do this through listening, learning, praying, speaking and acting on public policy issues.

The Campaigns and Church Engagement Officer will help church members across Britain to be part of this this work through developing campaigns on issues such as poverty, refugees and the climate, by enabling churches to develop positive and purposeful relationships with their MPs through the Constituency Action Network, and through producing effective and creative communications and resources.

For more information about the work of the team and its hopes for society, visit: Joint Public Issues Team (jpit.uk)

NB There is an occupational requirement to be a committed Christian and member in good standing of a member church of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) for this role.

 

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilites. 

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email Zein Mbah at hr@methodistchurch.org.uk

 

Closing Date: 6 January 2025

Interviews: in person at Methodist Church House on 17 January 2025

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

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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