St Nics Church, Durham, Executive Minister (lay or ordained)

Durhamdiocese; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local church in the North East of England is seeking an Executive Minister to lead the community in fulfilling its 10-year vision. The role involves managing day-to-day operations, setting the church culture, and overseeing teams and resources. Ideal candidates will share a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. This full-time position offers a permanent contract and a supportive environment for ministry.

Benefits

Five weeks’ holiday per year

Public holidays

Supportive community environment

Qualifications

• Able to harness church resources for vision fulfillment.
• Experience in leadership and setting vision and culture.
• Skills in training, HR, and recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Enable the church to fulfill its 10-year vision.
• Manage day-to-day operations of St Nic’s.
• Work with Operations Manager on team areas.

Job description

St Nics Church, Durham, Executive Minister (lay or ordained)

Hours: Full Time

Permanent Contract

Annual leave: You will be entitled to five weeks’ holiday per year (of which 5 Sundays), plus five designated public holidays.

St Nics is an evangelical Church of England church in the heart of the City of Durham, under the patronage of CPAS. We have a diverse community of 350+ regular Sunday attenders across three regular services, and of all ages. Our gathered worship is of a contemporary-liturgical form, and we are open to becoming more charismatic in our gathered times.

We recently launched our 10-year vision: to see many people encounter Jesus, learn from him and work with him. In the heart of the city for Durham, and from the heart of the city for the world. You can read about our vision and strategy, and watch the video, here .

Responsibilities

This purpose of the role is to enable the church to harness its resources – of people, buildings, and finances - to enable the whole church to fulfil its vision.

The postholder will be a key member of the leadership team, helping to set vision and culture, and responsible for both day-to-day operations of St Nic’s, as well as forward planning. This includes establishing realistic and resilient systems and processes.

Working with a 32-hour p/w Operations Manager the postholder will be responsible for areas of people and teams (training, HR, recruitment), finances, and buildings.

The Diocese of Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.