The United Reformed Church recently announced some new and exciting opportunities to contribute to its governance and operational effectiveness.

We are looking for an HR volunteer to join the new Resources Committee that will not only support key operational services delivered from Church House but will also serve the wider denomination.

Do you have experience in HR? Do you want to be part of this exciting and transformational committee?

If so, we invite you to apply for the following voluntary position: –

• One HR specialist committee member – Role description (Word | 66kb)

• Resources Committee – Terms of Reference (Word | 49kb)

Interested?

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Victoria James, Chief Operating Officer on 07540 146 883 or email victoria.james@urc.org.uk.

To apply, please send a CV by email to Victoria James. Nominations can also be sent to Victoria.

Please submit your application or nominations by 12pm on 15 May.

Applications will be screened by the Chief Operating Officer and a relevant staff member. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting with them. References for all volunteers will be sought prior to positions being confirmed.

The United Reformed Church is happy to announce some new and exciting opportunities to contribute to its governance and operational effectiveness.

We are looking for seven volunteers to form the new Resources Committee that will not only support key operational services delivered from Church House but will also serve the wider denomination.

The aim is to have the committee formed by July/August.

Do you have experience in operational services, HR, understand charity governance and finance? Do you have a passion for effective communication? Or, could you support strategy development and good governance?

If so, we invite you to apply for the following voluntary positions: –

• Committee Convenor – Role description (Word | 63kb)
• Two finance specialist committee members – Role description (Word | 68kb)
• One HR specialist committee member – Role description (Word | 66kb)
• One Communications specialist committee member – Role description (Word | 67kb)
• One Property specialist committee member – Role description (Word | 65kb)
• One Compliance specialist committee member – Role description (word | 64kb)

 

• Resources Committee – Terms of Reference (Word | 49kb)

Interested?

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Victoria James, Chief Operating Officer on 07540 146 883 or email victoria.james@urc.org.uk.

To apply, please send a CV by email to Victoria James. Nominations can also be sent to Victoria.

Please submit your applications or nominations by 12pm on 1 April.

Applications will be screened by the Chief Operating Officer and either the relevant staff member or other ex officio members of the Committee. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting with them. References for all volunteers will be sought prior to positions being confirmed.

As a church, we are at an important time in the life of the United Reformed Church. Together, as God’s Church, we are exploring our future path. At this juncture, there are exciting opportunities to be part of groups and committees which will be key in affecting change and shaping our joint life and the Church.

These opportunities fall into two key areas: –

1. Church Life Review Task Groups.
2. New Nominations Committee

Church Life Review – Task Group opportunities

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for convenors and members of the Church Life Review Task groups.

Together, as God’s Church, we are exploring our future path.

The Church Life Review (Phase 1) paved the way for three important task groups to help discern our next steps. Information about Phase 1 and all Church Life Review papers can be found here.

You can find a summary of all the Church Life Review resolutions agreed by General Assembly here.

General Assembly 2023 agreed three separate task groups will:-

a) Develop models for future employed, lay workers,
b) Devise options for providing HR, Health and Safety, Safeguarding and similar support to local churches
c) Create models for the effective and faithful use of our gifts and resources

These task groups, instigated on the strength of General Assembly resolutions, will be integral to the design of future services and structures. Their work will form Phase 2 (design) of the Church Life Review.

Each task group requires people with specific gifts, skills and knowledge, together with the enthusiasm to make a difference, and make lasting change.

We are inviting nominations and applications for people who have a close affiliation with the Ã山ǿ¼é (including those worshipping in LEPS) to become part of the journey, and above all, to discern, encourage and assist the Ã山ǿ¼é to become God’s church for tomorrow.

We expect the groups to remain in place for up to two years, before Phase 3 will implement their recommendations. They will meet regularly, sometimes the work will be pacy, and there will be some full day or residential events.

The adverts and supporting information for each group can be found at:

Resource Sharing (Finance) Task Group:

• Resource Sharing Group Terms of Reference (Word | 42kb)
• Resource Sharing Group Volunteer Opportunity (Word | 42kb)

Support Services Task Group:

• Support Services Task Group Terms of Reference (Word | 84kb)
• Support Services Task Group Volunteer Opportunity (Word | 44kb)

Lay Workers (employed) Task Group:

• Lay Workers Task Group Terms of Reference (Word | 52kb)
• Lay Workers Task Group Volunteer Opportunity (Word  46kb)

Being involved with the Church Life Review offers a unique opportunity to be part of the Ã山ǿ¼é’s future ways of being church. Above all, it is to discern, encourage and assist the Ã山ǿ¼é to become God’s church for tomorrow

Nominations Convenor

We are seeking immediate nominations and applications for convenor of the new Nominations Committee.

The United Reformed Church is a paradoxical church at a crossroads. There is therefore an interesting and exciting journey of change ahead; and the Nominations will play a vital part in shaping and equipping the church not just for the journey of change but for a fresh chapter in the life of Ã山ǿ¼é. Being convenor of Nominations at this seminal time is therefore an opportunity to make a significant contribution.

General Assembly in 2023 reimagined the nominations committee and approved new Terms of Reference. As a result, serving on this committee both as Convenor and as members is a very different proposition and heralds a new, more streamlined approach, supported by safer recruitment practices for volunteer positions.

Convenor of Nominations Committee information:

• Nominations Convenor Role Description (Word | 53kb)
• Nominations Committee Terms of Reference (Word | 42kb)
• Nominations Committee Member Role Description (Word | 50kb)

Additional Information

• Generic Task Group Convenor Role Description (Word | 51kb)
• Generic Task Group Member Role Description (Word | 44kb)