Connexional Faith Rooted Community Organising Officer

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close at T23:59.

Salary: £48,129 (including London weighting for hybrid working arrangements. Homebased salaries may differ)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (35 hours)

Location: This is a hybrid position, with an average minimum of 2-3 days based in our London office, with the rest working remotely from your home, and some travel around Britain. Homeworking arrangement requests will be considered.

This is an exciting role advocating for and delivering faith-rooted community organising (FRCO) practices in the Methodist Church, to support organising for justice, develop existing congregations and begin new forms of Christian communities. The successful candidate will develop and implement the Church’s FRCO strategy and grow a network of officers based in Methodist Districts around Britain in support of our vision to become an inclusive, justice‑seeking, evangelistic, growing Church.

You will be a member of the Justice Team, working collaboratively with the Evangelism and Growth Team and others. You will also be part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in implementing its strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life.

• Developing and implementing a Connexional FRCO training strategy
• Refining and embedding the theological foundations of faith-rooted community organising
• Developing and sustaining a network of district officers
• Leading on the development of external partner organising relationships

• Leadership experience in community organising, in the church or justice contexts
• Ability to reflect theologically with diverse audiences
• Abilities as a skilled communicator and trainer
• Being able to handle complexity, think strategically and build relationships.

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

Should you require further information or wish to discuss this role informally, please contact Hannah Fremont‑Brown:
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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 disabilities.

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email .

Thursday 16th July

Monday 3rd August, in person at Methodist Church House

For further information about The Methodist Church please visit our website .

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).

• Pension scheme
• Living Wage
• Season ticket loan
• Removal leave
• Annual quiet day
• Eye test vouchers
• Enhanced sick pay
• Flexible working
• 25 days' annual leave
• Maternity/paternity pay
• Christmas office closure
• Training and Development
• Health and Wellbeing