Job Opportunities
Here you will find both national and local job vacancies as well as voluntary roles within Baptist life and beyond.
Click on the links below for information about each vacancy - and please forward the information to someone you think may be suitable for a particular role.
Current Vacancies
Trustee Roles
Please see the list below of any current voluntary Trustee roles.
Advertising a Vacancy
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information on how to place a job opportunity on our website.
Please note that we do not advertise main ministerial roles within any church or any other position that would normally be publicised through the Baptist Together Settlement Process.
The current Pastoral Vacancies List is available for Accredited Ministers and MITs to view on the Baptists Together website. Individual log-ins have been provided. If you are an Accredited Minister or MIT and haven’t received a log in to the Pastoral Vacancies List, please
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Fundraiser for Hope UK
Fundraiser for Hope UK
- Full-time, office-based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Part-time will be considered.
- Pay band 4 (£29,500-£34,000)
- Annual leave - 22 paid days (plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year when the office is closed) plus Bank Holidays.
National Christian drug prevention charity, Hope UK, is recruiting a fundraiser to join our head office team in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Reporting to the CEO you will build on the fundraising work of recent years to maintain and grow the donor base of Hope UK. There is a particular opportunity to grow the number of personal donors.
You will be involved with raising the profile of the organisation in the church as well as networking with local business leaders.
You will be responsible for developing and implementing the fundraising strategy. You will have admin support and there is the possibility to develop volunteer support too.
Hope UK is a small team, so we all get involved to help and support one another as needed.
All staff are Christians who have chosen lifestyles free from the use of alcohol, nicotine and illegal drugs. The duties of this post include representing the Christian ethos of the organisation. Because of this, Hope UK’s Trustees and CEO have designated that there is an Occupational Requirement (under the terms of the relevant employment regulations) that the post-holder be a Christian.
Further information, including a full job description and how to apply, can be found at https://www.hopeuk.org/join-us.
The General Secretary serves the Union by offering spiritual leadership within the context of the Word and prayer. The General Secretary is the leader of Baptists Together, both internally in supporting, guiding and encouraging our Associations, Colleges and Churches in mission, and also externally in representing our Union in the UK and abroad, in both Christian and secular settings.
In exercising spiritual leadership our General Secretary seeks to model a prayerful dependence on God and enable our movement to be attentive to the Lord’s leading so that we can keep in step with the Holy Spirit.
Working closely with Council, Trustees, the Core Leadership Team and others across Baptists Together, the General Secretary encourages and enables us to discern, shape and develop our collaboration to fulfil our common purpose of growing healthy churches in relationship for God’s mission. The General Secretary also has overall responsibility for the effective implementation and delivery of the broad strategic direction discerned by Council together with the strategy and effective operation of the Specialist Teams.
The General Secretary has overall responsibility to communicate the vision, values, priorities and policies of the Union’s Council within the Baptist family and, with others, to represent them externally with Baptist and ecumenical bodies, government media and other agencies.
Our current General Secretary is
Lynn Green.
if you would like to invite our General Secretary to come to your church or gathering. Lynn has a particular heart to listen to God in prayer with others and to encourage leaders. It is a privilege to receive so many invitations, but Lynn is not able to accept them all. Thank you for your grace and patience as she has to make decisions in planning her time.
About> President
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President
The President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain is elected annually and usually takes office at the annual Baptist Assembly.
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President:
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Vice President: The Revd Alex Afriyie
No nominations were received for the 2025-26 President, and following a proposal from CLT and Trustees, Council agreed that there would be a fallow year with no President in 2025-26.
Find out more about our previous Presidents, and the theme of their Presidency.
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Trustee Role Baptist Union of Great Britain As a Union of churches, associations and colleges our life together continues to be rich and varied. In all aspects of Baptists Together, including Council, trustee boards, committees and teams, we look to bring together groups and teams of people who can serve in this way in order to make real our mission.
The Trustee Board holds the governance responsibilities for the Baptist Union of Great Britain as a charitable organisation. This includes ensuring that the Core Leadership Team (CLT) is able to meet its strategic direction, and that Council and CLT remain accountable to the churches, as well as the financial and risk management obligations of BUGB as a charitable organisation.
The Trustee Board is made up of the Moderator, the General Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, and nine other trustees from across the Baptist family, and includes representation from churches, associations and colleges. We currently have two vacancies on our Trustee Board. Please note that this role is carried out on a voluntary basis.
We are looking for people with a wide range of experience, and we are particularly seeking someone with a Financial or Public Issues background to complement and augment the skills of the whole trustee group. In terms of time, we expect this role to require at least one day each month. The appointment is for a three-year term.
Please click here for full details and information.
If you would find it helpful to speak to someone in more detail before deciding whether to express an interest, please contact Rachel Stone, our HR and Safeguarding Team Leader, on 01235 517730 or
opportunities@baptist.org.ukClosing date Wednesday 18th February. There will be a Discernment Day on Wednesday 25 February at Baptist House in Didcot. Please reserve this time in your diary if you are considering an expression of interest.
Jobs> Children and Youth Ministry Leader for Beacon Baptist Church
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Children and Youth Ministry Leader
Beacon Church is a very pioneering and missional church. We are a network of microchurches seeking to share Jesus through both traditional and less traditional church gatherings. We are praying for a person to join our team with a passion to reach out to children and young people to make disciples and see them flourishing in our church community. A person who is creative, evangelistic and passionate about Jesus will thrive in this role.
There is opportunity to work as part of a staff team and to work with volunteer team members across the church to grow this ministry for children and youth.
Character and aligning with who we are as a church are essential. We are willing to support a person who may be in a first position in a church.
If this sounds exciting to you we would love to have a conversation with you. The role description and person specification can be seen here. Feel free to contact Chrissy if you have questions or would like to have a conversation. Email chrissy@thebeaconchurch.com.
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Leader of a Christian community in the Yorkshire Dales
Scargill House is home to an intentional, ecumenical, and international community offering generous hospitality through a wide variety of retreats and conferences, with Jesus at the Centre.
We are looking for a servant hearted leader to nurture community life, shape Scargill’s ministry to guests, and guide the next phase of our development as a prophetic voice in today’s world.
Key qualities:
• A dynamic, personal Christian faith
• A track record of visionary leadership
• A vocation to community life
Join us in continuing to grow Scargill as a place of welcome, prayer, transformation and hope.
Find out more and apply at:
https://scargillmovement.org/community/join-community/director/Closing date: Friday 20th March 2026
It is an Occupational Requirement (OR) for the post-holder to be a practicing Christian.
This role is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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