Centre Team Leader (Lancaster)

Friends-International; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission agency in the UK is seeking a Centre Team Leader to lead and develop international student ministries alongside evangelical churches. Responsibilities include coordinating efforts, mobilising volunteers, and engaging in personal evangelism. Ideal candidates should have a degree, be passionate about cross-cultural work, and be effective communicators. A salary of £34,256 per annum is offered, with the possibility of up to full-time hours depending on funding.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or its equivalent.
• Experienced and passionate about cross-cultural ministry.
• Ability to prioritise and think strategically.
• Team builder with gifts of encouragement and pastoral care.
• Effective communicator and committed to pursuing unity.
• Self-starter, managing time and resources well.
• Active and committed member of a local church.
• Willing to raise personal support from churches and individuals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate existing and develop new international student ministries.
• Mobilise volunteers and liaise with church leaders.
• Engage in personal evangelism and discipleship.

Skills

Cross-cultural ministry

Team building

Effective communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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 a Centre Team Leader, you will fulfil a vital role in working with the local team to coordinate existing and develop new international student ministries with and alongside evangelical churches in the city. 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.

Please view the downloadable documents for further details.

You Will Be

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

Salary

The salary will be pro rata of £34,256 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).

To apply

Please email your CV and covering letter to: Diane Smith, [e-mail]. Your cover letter should include specific examples of any student ministry experience you have, especially in a cross-cultural context, and any experience of raising money to fund your Christian ministry.

Applications will be considered as we receive them, ideally for a January 2026 start.

A local recruiting manager may contact you for an informal conversation before asking you to complete a formal application form.