The Methodist Church

The Vacancy An interesting and varied editorial opportunity to support the work of the Connexional Team and the wider Methodist Church in its Publishing Services producing principally 'digital first' resources. About You We are seeking a meticulous and organised copyeditor to uphold editorial excellence and to excel in project management for meeting tight deadlines. As part of Publishing Services it is essential that you are experienced in leading the editing process: overseeing editorial quality, shaping compelling content across digital and print outputs, ensuring adherence to house style and tone of voice, while inputting to design concepts. You will be a versatile copyeditor with a meticulous eye for detail, demonstrating excellent editorial and project management skills. As an effective planner you will manage the work of an Assistant Editor and freelance editors to ensure delivery of high-quality products, on time and budget. We work collaboratively, and welcome applications from those who wish to contribute in a positive and proactive way. Hybrid Working: Connexional Team staff based at Methodist Church House have a hybrid work pattern which is currently 2-3 days in the office. Our Culture, Values and Benefits 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 Advisor 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 contact us at: Closing date: Sunday 2 November 2025 Interview date: Monday 17 November 2025

The Vacancy An interesting and varied editorial opportunity to support the work of the Connexional Team and the wider Methodist Church in its Publishing Services producing principally digital first resources. About You We are seeking a meticulous and organised copyeditor to uphold editorial excellence and to excel in project management for meeting tight deadlines. As part of Publishing Services it is essential that you are experienced in leading the editing process: overseeing editorial quality, shaping compelling content across digital and print outputs, ensuring adherence to house style and tone of voice, while inputting to design concepts. You will be a versatile copyeditor with a meticulous eye for detail, demonstrating excellent editorial and project management skills. As an effective planner you will manage the work of an Assistant Editor and freelance editors to ensure delivery of high-quality products, on time and budget. We work collaboratively, and welcome applications from those who wish to contribute in a positive and proactive way. Hybrid Working: Connexional Team staff based at Methodist Church House have a hybrid work pattern which is currently 2-3 days in the office. Our Culture, Values and Benefits 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 Advisor 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 contact HR Team. Closing date: Sunday 2 November 2025 Interview date: Monday 17 November 2025

The Methodist Church is committed to ensuring its churches are safe spaces for all. We work hard to ensure compliance with legal requirements, develop good practice, provide effective training and give professional advice on individual cases. We have an exciting opportunity to join our new safeguarding regional team operating in the southwest region and take this forward supporting Methodist churches and work. Hours of work: 20 per week About you The post holder will join a team of safeguarding officers who will carry specific responsibility for individual cases, undertake risk assessments, lead training and advise churches. The post will be aligned to the Bristol Methodist District requiring regular travel within this District area, and to provide support to colleagues across the regional area of Wales and Southwest which may involve occasional travel. The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification and relevant experience and expertise in child and/or adult protection. Our Culture, Values and Benefits: 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 with pensions matched up to 8%. 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 are a Disability Confident Committed employer, and welcome applications from disabled people. Closing date: Monday 27 October 2025 Interview (in person): week commencing 17 November 2025 For more information about our website.

The Vacancy Are you committed to nurturing faith in children, young people, and across the generations within family life? Do you have a heart for empowering churches and leaders to embrace whole-life discipleship? Are you a skilled educator and enabler who recognises the vital role of home in shaping spiritual journeys and is passionate about equipping others to do the same? We are offering an interesting and varied opportunity to support the work of the Connexional Team and the wider Methodist Church in developing, providing, and maintaining quality training, resourcing, network organisation, accompaniment, and experiences - in ways that are theologically-rooted, culturally-resonant, inclusive, relational, creative, and compelling for children and young people in their homes, with their families, responsible adults, and/or care providers. Working alongside the Discipleship Team and colleagues within the Evangelism & Growth Team, you will be developing and communicating with networks around the Methodist Church's biblically- and theologically coherent vision and strategy for multi-generational Methodist discipleship. As part of this, an important aspect of the role will be supporting the development of a coherent discipleship pathway across different age groups within families and children at home, which will be sensitive to key transitional development stages across generations and life experiences. You will be working with circuits and local churches as well as in partnership with external organisations; in addition, you will be and active part of the development and delivery of key events such as 3Generate. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of the Methodist Church and enable people of all generations to embark on a life-long discipleship journey. About You We are looking for someone who wants to make a positive contribution to the work of the development and delivery of the Discipleship stream outlined in Methodist Church's evangelism and growth strategy - part of the Church's commitment to be a growing, inclusive, evangelistic, and justice-seeking Church. You will preferably have experience in training and project management, and it is essential that you are experienced in children, family and youth ministry. You must be experienced in the development and delivery of teaching programmes and have a good understanding of intergenerational faith development. As a good project manager and communicator, you are able to work with ecumenical and secular partners as well as local Methodist Churches and Circuits. Experience with digital content development and social media would be an advantage. We are a collaborative team and therefore welcome applications from those who wish to contribute to the work of the team in a positive and proactive way. A faith is an essential requirement for this role and in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 it is and it will remain throughout the life of the employment contract an occupational requirement that the successful applicant is a practicing Christian. Our Culture, Values and Benefits 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 Well-being 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. Closing date: Friday, 7 November 2025. Interview date: Friday, 21 November 2025.

The Vacancy We're looking for an Executive Assistant to act as the first line professional point of contact for the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Church. This is an executive level support role for someone who is accustomed to working in a professional environment and who is willing to go the extra mile . This role is based at Methodist Church House, London, with the possibility of flexible working. About You To be successful in this role, in addition to excellent administrative skills it is essential that you have proven abilities of: working in a PA role in a complex organisation organising meetings and diaries and filtering and providing information. paying close attention to detail and working under pressure and to tight deadlines. managing and prioritising your own workload as well as working as part of a team. The Executive Assistant is required to be in sympathy with the ethos of the Methodist Church. Our Culture, Values and Benefits 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 Well-being 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 contact HR Team. Closing date: 17 October 2025 Shortlisting date: 20 October 2025 Interview date (in person): 27 October 2025