Person Specification for Convenor of Church Life
Fund Committee

Person Specification

Requirements  Essential

Desirable

Experience
and
Knowledge

Skills and
Abilities

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Experience in convening/
chairing meetings
Leadership experience,
ideally in a committee or
other governance role
Experience in facilitating
discussions and building
consensus

Knowledge of URC
governance structures, ethos,
policies, and procedures
A heart for joining in with
where God is at work in the
world and growing the Church
A commitment to, and strong
understanding of, good
stewardship of the Church’s
resources
Basic knowledge of charity
and fund governance
Understanding of
financial scrutiny,
budgeting, or grant
assessment
A willingness to advocate
for change, and the work
of the Church Life Fund

Strong communication skills,
both written and verbal, with
the ability to engage with
diverse stakeholders
Ability to facilitate both online

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Previous experience of
being part of a
committee in the URC at
local church, synod, or
Assembly level
Experience in and
knowledge of one of the
Church Life Fund’s
funding streams, i.e.
shared service provision
(HR, IT, payroll,
accounting, buying), lay
worker grants
(employment law), or
new communities of
discipleship and worship
Understanding of charity
law
Experience of
charitable grant-
making

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Ability to support
committee members
in their roles
Strong public speaking
and presentation skills
Conflict resolution

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and in-person meetings
Ensure effective oversight of
processes and procedures
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training

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diverse range of people
Good IT skills including
Microsoft Office, Zoom and
email

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•  Work collaboratively with
a diverse range of
people
Ability to analyse
complex information and
make evidence-based
decisions

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Member of the United
Reformed Church
Commitment to
confidentiality in
handling of sensitive
financial and pastoral
information
A commitment to
equality, diversity, and
inclusion
Awareness of
safeguarding and best
practice in the church

Role Description for Convenor of Church Life Fund
Committee

Role Title

Main Points of Contact

Connected Roles

Sources of Support

Location

Time Commitment

Remuneration

Convenor of Church Life Fund Committee
Successor roles to CLR Programme Manager and CLR
Administrator (Secretary and Minutes Secretary)

Members of Church Life Fund Committee
Members of Accreditation sub-committee
Members of Faith in Action and Ministries Committees

Applicants to the Church Life Fund
Successor role to CLR Programme Manager
Successor role to CLR Administrator

The majority of meetings will be online. Where meetings
are residential or in person, these will take place at
mutually convenient locations.
Times will be agreed out once the Committee is formed, to
meet the needs of the Committee members.
Quarterly meetings, consisting of 3 online meetings and 1
in person meeting per annum (dates and times suitable for
the membership of committee) plus additional follow-up
work between meetings.
General Assembly residential meeting (Fri to Mon) in
June/July, Assembly Executive one evening in November
and a residential meeting (Fri-Sun) in February each year.
Volunteers are not remunerated. The URC will ensure
expenses incurred by volunteers while supporting the
work of the Church Life Fund Committee are
reimbursed, in accordance with URC expenses policy.

Background: Following the decisions of the Extraordinary General Assembly 2025, the
Church Life Fund Committee has been formed. Under delegated authority, Church Life
Fund Committee will provide advice to URC Trust on the expenditure of the restricted
Church Life Fund.

Committee Summary: The Church Life Fund Committee will advise the United
Reformed Church Trust on the use of the restricted Church Life Fund, under delegated
authority from General Assembly. Its remit includes reviewing and recommending
funding for shared services, lay worker grants, and new communities of discipleship and
worship grants; ensuring appropriate stewardship of the Fund; and maintaining clear
alignment with Assembly decisions, synod contributions, and regulatory requirements.
The Committee exercises delegated oversight of applications, monitors outcomes,
safeguards good governance and compliance, and ensures that funding decisions
reflect the values and priorities set by General Assembly.

Principal  responsibilities  and  duties

Convening and Running Meetings

1.  Work with the Secretary of the Committee to plan meetings and ensure that
the agenda covers the appropriate items for discussion throughout the year.

2.  Ensure that the agenda responds to the work as directed by General

Assembly and United Reformed Church Trust.

3.  Ensure that the work of the committee remains within its approved Terms of
Reference (and delegated authority from General Assembly and URC Trust).

4.  Enable equal participation from the membership of the committee through

measured chairing of meetings.

5.  Approve minutes of each meeting for timely circulation to Committee

members.

6.  Ensure that the budget is managed by staff members, acting on behalf of
URC Trust, and that the Committee has a part in oversight and review.
7.  Ensure that the Committee’s risk register is reviewed at appropriate intervals
during the year and any necessary actions taken, including submission of the
risk register at review periods.

8.  Work with the Secretary to develop, and keep under review, the three-year
plan of Committee work and matters for General Assembly and URC Trust.

9.  Act as the point of contact when liaising with other Committees.
10. Oversee the Committee’s relationship with URC Trust, Accreditation Sub-

Committee, other committees, and sub-committees, acting as a key point of
contact.

11. Communicate the Committee’s advice to URC Trust, in collaboration with the
Secretary and other Committee members (particularly those representing
URC Trust).

12. Ensure collective responsibility for the Church Life Fund, including its

communications, expenditure, and support for applicants.

General Assembly/Assembly Executive

1.  Ensure appropriate papers for General Assembly and/or Assembly Executive

are provided to Business Committee by the relevant deadline.

2.  Present papers and associated resolutions to General Assembly or Assembly

Executive with support from the Secretary as appropriate.

Oversee Committee Membership

1.  Work in collaboration with the Secretary to ensure that the membership is
able to effectively fulfil its role, and that members of different types (synod
representatives, URC Trust representatives, etc) are well supported in
their work.

2.  In the event that an appointed member has to resign before the end of

their three-year term, work with the Secretary and Nominations Committee
to ensure a process to fill the vacancy is carried out.

3.  Encourage and support the members in their work, enabling collaboration

and mutual encouragement.

Advocacy and Collaboration

1.  Advocate for the...

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Research Lead, Population Health Research

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• London

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• job requisition id
• R-003039

Salary: £82,100

Closing date:  Sunday, 1 February 2026

Contract type: Permanent

Interview dates: w/c 09 March (Remote/Online)

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.

Our mission in Discovery Research, a strategic programme within the Discovery department, is to generate new knowledge that transforms life, health and wellbeing in ways we can’t always anticipate. We fund researchers across disciplines and career stages, creating the conditions for ambitious ideas to flourish. By investing in tools, technologies, methodologies and research cultures, we aim to remove barriers and enable breakthroughs that improve health for everyone.

We take a long-term view, supporting bold and creative research that spans from fundamental biology to social sciences. Our approach includes regular funding opportunities for investigator-led research programmes, major long-term investments and directed initiatives in critical fields to catalyse new research approaches. Diversity and interdisciplinary collaboration are at the heart of our vision, ensuring richer insights and more impactful discoveries.

We are looking for Research Lead, Population Health Research to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?  

You will be working in the Directed Activity team in Discovery Research. The team is focused on:

• Analysing the scientific landscape and the Wellcome-funded portfolio to identify activities that enable research for a broader range of researchers across fields and disciplines.

• Managing our existing portfolio of ~50 investments

• Developing new areas and partnerships for potential Wellcome activity, either through funding research, advocating for policy change, and engaging and convening.

Investments are designed to stimulate fields of research and allow researchers to ask questions in new ways. They are intended to be transformative and disruptive. Recent examples include our focus on technologies (eg bioimaging, genomics) and on enabling platforms and capabilities (eg investments like African Population Cohorts Consortium or landscaping reports on social data for health).

What will I be doing?    

As a Research Lead, Population Health Research, you will work as part of a group of 5 Research Leads across the Scales of Life, from molecules & atoms to Populations & Societies. You will lead on the Population Health portfolio to:

• Drive strategic projects within the population health research workstream, from scoping and planning through to delivery, ensuring alignment with the Discovery Research strategy.

• Lead a matrix team to analyse and monitor impact of the Wellcome funded portfolio and to shape research priorities by identifying emerging opportunities, commissioning studies, and working with specialist advisers to advance population health research.

• Build and maintain partnerships with senior stakeholders and key organisations to deliver impactful initiatives and strengthen Wellcome’s influence.

• Represent Wellcome externally, contributing to national and international discussions, conferences, and networks to champion population health research.

Is this job for me?   

You’ll thrive in this role if you bring deep expertise in population health research and have led complex, high-profile initiatives with diverse teams. You’ll be confident building partnerships across sectors, influencing senior stakeholders, and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset are essential to help deliver Wellcome’s mission.

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Salary: £79,000
Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week, worked flexibly
Location: Birmingham, with diocesan-wide travel

Closing date: 12.00 noon, Monday 2 February 2026
Interviews: Monday 23 February 2026

The Church of England Birmingham is seeking to appoint an exceptional Diocesan Director of Education to lead and serve its family of Church schools across one of the most diverse dioceses in the country.

This is a senior and influential role, offered at a time of opportunity and change, following the retirement of the current post holder. It is a calling as much as a post, combining strategic educational leadership with deep commitment to the Church’s mission.

Church of England Birmingham serves a richly diverse urban and rural population across Birmingham, Solihull, Sandwell, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. At the heart of this work are 52 Church of England schools, educating children and young people to flourish academically, socially and spiritually.

Reporting to the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Education, and working closely with the Diocesan Secretary and Bishop, the Diocesan Director of Education will provide vision, leadership and statutory oversight for all aspects of the Diocese’s education work.

You will act as the senior adviser on education, shaping strategy, influencing policy and ensuring the highest standards of governance, compliance and Christian distinctiveness across schools and academies.

This is a pivotal role, requiring confident systems leadership, strong professional credibility and the ability to build trusted relationships with headteachers, governors, clergy, local authorities, academy trusts and national bodies.

As Diocesan Director of Education, you will:

• Champion and safeguard the Christian vision and distinctiveness of Church of England education
• Provide strategic leadership to the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Education
• Lead and develop the diocesan education team
• Shape and influence the MAT landscape across the Diocese
• Support school improvement, especially where need is greatest
• Oversee governance, admissions, appeals and statutory compliance
• Represent the Diocese locally, regionally and nationally
• Ensure effective stewardship of financial and estate resources
• Contribute to the wider diocesan vision of growing churches and flourishing schools

We are seeking a practising Christian with significant senior leadership experience in education, ideally as a headteacher or principal, and a strong understanding of the Church of England’s role in education.

You will bring clarity of vision, warmth of presence and the confidence to lead in complex and changing contexts. You will be values-led, relational and resilient, with the ability to inspire trust and collaboration.

This post carries an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

How to apply

For an informal and confidential conversation about the role, please contact:
Laura McGunigle at Satis Education on 07931 384683 or email laura@satiseducation.co.uk

Please visit www.joinbirminghamdbe.co.uk for more information and how to apply.

Safeguarding

Church of England Birmingham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, references and safeguarding training, in line with safer recruitment practice.

Wales Golf

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 28th January 2026

Wales Golf invites applications for the position of Non-Executive Director: Performance. The key elements of the role and the skills and attributes that Wales Golf is looking for in the successful candidate are set out in the role description.

Previous Board experience is not essential for this role.

Time Commitment: Approximately 10-20 days per year – a role share will be considered.

Remuneration: Voluntary position (expenses paid)

Location: Board meetings are hybrid and held in Newport or Cardiff (5 per year) with the option to attend meetings in person or online.

Term of office: 4 years (a second term of four years is available subject to Board approval)

To apply, please complete and return the application form and the equality monitoring form via email to sian.simmons@walesgolf.org

Interviews take place: Monday 23rd February 2026

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Priest in Charge of Battyeford Christ the King (0.7 FTE) and Lecturer & Tutor at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield (0.3 FTE)

Overview

This is a unique opportunity for a priest committed to parish ministry and theological education, to serve as priest in charge of a vibrant parish and as a lecturer & tutor in a college forming ordinands and others for Christian Ministry.

Christ the King Battyeford seeks a new parish priest to lead us as we seek to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to God and in service to the local community.

The adjacent College of the Resurrection is unique in being the only Anglican Theological institute founded by and living in close proximity to a monastic community, the Community of the Resurrection.

Please see the Person Specifications, Role Descriptions, Brochure and Parish Profile attached for further details of the roles and the essential and desirable qualities we are seeking in relation to this post.

The Diocese of Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment. All appointments to roles undertaking regulated activity are subject to pre-appointment checks, including references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

The closing date for applications for this post is 31st March 2026

Interviews are expected to be held on 21st April 2026

If you require further information including copies of the accounts or would like a conversation about this post please do not hesitate to contact The Ven Bill Braviner, Archdeacon of Halifax by email initially on archdeacon.halifax@leeds.anglican.org
He will then arrange to have a telephone or Zoom conversation with you.

The Principal of the College of the Resurrection can be contacted via principal@mirfield.org.uk for conversations about the college element of the post.

About Us

The Anglican Diocese of Leeds comprises five episcopal areas, each coterminous with an archdeaconry. This is now one of the largest Dioceses in the country and its creation in 2014 is unprecedented in the history of the Church of England. It covers an area of around 2,425 square miles with a population of around 2,642,400 people. The Diocese comprises major cities (Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield) large industrial and post-industrial towns (Halifax, Huddersfield and Dewsbury), market towns (Todmorden, Harrogate, Skipton, Richmond, Ripon and Wetherby) and deeply rural areas especially in the Dales. The whole of life is here, along with all the richness, diversity and complexities of a changing world.

Five area bishops (of Bradford, Huddersfield, Kirkstall, Ripon, and Wakefield) and five archdeacons (of Bradford, Halifax, Leeds, Richmond & Craven, and Pontefract) assist the Diocesan Bishop (The Rt. Revd Nicholas Baines, till 30^th November 2025).

This Benefice is in the Huddersfield Deanery of the Huddersfield Episcopal Area, in the Archdeaconry of Halifax. The Bishop of Huddersfield is The Rt. Revd Smitha Prasadam. The Archdeacon of Halifax is The Venerable Bill Braviner.

Our vision as a Diocese is about confident clergy and laity working together, equipping confident Christians to live and tell the Good News of Jesus Christ, to grow our churches and transform our communities.

For all our appointments we are seeking clergy who have a joyful and confident faith, and a passion and commitment to work with their lay and ordained colleagues to foster church growth, both numerical and spiritual.

Job Introduction

About the role

We are recruiting for an innovative and aspirational Registered Children’s Homes Manager. Someone who is dedicated, creative, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care for residential childcare in Bradford.

Children's Social Care is changing, developing, and improving and we are investing, and developing our estate of Children’s Homes.

What our children want

• Warm and caring personality
• Playing with them
• Watching television with us and joining in with hobbies that we like
• You won’t see the role as a job and will instead see it our home that we live in

What our children say 

• “I love to go out to have a pamper day getting my nails and eyebrows done!”
• “I enjoy dedicated time with those who care for me especially going for a walk and getting a Starbuck’s. We have a good chat about what’s going well for me or anything I may need support”
• “I love going to the farm and horse riding, I had never ridden a horse before”
• “I loved the caravan as it was my first ever holiday and it was very nice. I especially loved the kids disco and playing in the arcades.”
• “I love getting my bedtime stories read to me at night-time.”

What we expect from you

• Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (or working towards it). If you have an equivalent qualification, you must be willing to undertake (and complete within 18 months) the Level 5 diploma once in post.
• Experience of working with looked after children and young people, in a residential setting.
• Experience of managing and supervising staff.
• The knowledge, experience and confidence to successfully register with OFSTED.
• The ability to manage challenging, and stressful situations, remain calm whilst inspiring your children and team through the difficult situation.
• The ability to maintain good monitoring of Quality and Assurance across your service.
• The ability to provide inspirational leadership to your team, supervising and leading your team. Whilst maintaining good communication at all levels.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including commissioners and external professionals / parents.
• The confidence and ability to lead an Ofsted inspection, aspiring to achieve a GOOD or Outstanding outcome.
• The ability and willingness to learn to use BCFT electronic systems.
• The ability to nurture and support your team to achieve excellence for the children.

You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:

• Retention Payment: You will be eligible for our annual retention payment, paid in 12 monthly instalments. This is non contractual (reviewed annually)
• Generous annual leave - 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays
• Excellent Local Government pension
• Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave
• Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling
• Professional development and career progression opportunities

For full details of our benefits, please see the attached ‘Our Benefits’ brochure.

Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. 

If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview. 

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.

To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Laura Bennett at laura.bennett@bradfordcft.org.uk

Closing Date: 15th February 2026

Interviews: W/C 23rd February 2026

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