Centre Team Leader

One Stop Centre for Advice and Resources; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An established mission agency is seeking a passionate Team Leader to develop international student ministries in Hatfield. This role involves mobilising volunteers, liaising with church leaders, and engaging in personal evangelism and discipleship with international students. The ideal candidate will have a degree, experience in cross-cultural ministry, and the ability to think strategically. This opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community while working alongside evangelical churches. If you're a visionary leader eager to foster unity and build bridges within the evangelical spectrum, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Passionate and experienced in cross-cultural ministry.

Responsibilities

• Develop international student ministries with churches and organizations.
• Mobilise volunteers and liaise with church leaders.

Skills

Cross-cultural ministry

Leadership

Evangelism

Team building

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Activity: Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership & Management

Friends International

Friends International is an evangelical mission agency dedicated to supporting and equipping churches to reach international students for Christ. We currently have 80 Field Staff and Associates working in 35 university towns and cities across the UK and Ireland.

As part of our strategic growth plan, we are seeking a Team Leader to set up a centre in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. As a Centre Team Leader, you will fulfil a vital role in developing international student ministries with and alongside evangelical churches and student organisations in the area. This will involve mobilising volunteers and liaising with church leaders to take the ministry forward. Personal evangelism and discipleship with international students will also be a key component of the work, as you seek to provide a model for others.

You will be:

• Educated to degree level or its equivalent
• Passionate about, and experienced in, cross-cultural ministry
• A visionary able to prioritise and think strategically
• A team builder with gifts of encouragement and pastoral care
• Committed to pursuing unity and building bridges across the evangelical spectrum
• A self-starter, able to manage time and resources well
• An active member of your local church
• Willing to raise personal support from churches and individuals

Salary: The salary paid from your support raised will be pro rata of £38,318 per annum for a 35 hour week. With training and support, the post holder will raise the costs of salary, employment, training and work-related costs by developing a network of personal prayer and financial partners (churches and individuals).

Hours: Up to full-time (35 hours), dependent on level of available finance (i.e. sufficient money for your own salary and work-related expenses from mission giving).

Formal application forms will be emailed to shortlisted candidates shortly after the closing date.

Please mention OSCAR when responding.

Friends International

Friends International is growing friendship and faith with international students in the UK and Ireland.

Address:
The Rowan Centre
All Nations College
Easneye
Herts
SG12 8LX
UNITED KINGDOM