Church Operations Manager

Hockliffe Street Baptist Church, in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, is a vibrant church with members of all ages.

The key aims of this role are: 

• To support the Church Leadership to develop and deliver our vision, values and strategy.  

• To help identify the many gifts, skills and talents within the Church family, including volunteers. 

• With team spirit, to encourage, develop, lead and organise the people with such gifts including the staff team, to support all aspects of the Church’s ministry.

• To undertake secretarial duties for the Trustee Board and other committees, be a member of the Finance Team, and oversee the legal requirements of the Church.  

• To ensure IT, AV and communication systems meet the needs of the church. 

• To be involved in wider church activities and services.   

 You should be a strategic thinker, with proven management and team leadership experience. 

A flexible role, some Sundays and evenings required. Up to 35 hours a week with some flexibility and the opportunity to work from home. Some out of hours work will be required and mutually agreed in advance. 

Annual leave:  25 days a year, not including bank holidays.

• To apply: email your CV/Personal Statement to [email protected]

• To find out more about the Church, please visit our website: https://www.hsb.church/

• For more information about the role, please email [email protected]

Apply by 22 January 2024, stating home and email addresses, and phone number.  Interviews will be held in February. 

In accordance with the Equality Act of 2010 and due to both the nature and context of the role there is an ‘occupational requirement’ for the post holder to be an evangelical Christian. The job holder should be committed to the purpose of Hockliffe Street Baptist Church and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for the Christian purposes of the organisation and be able to live out, hold to, support, and contribute to its Christian ethos.