SYNOD PROPERTY OFFICER
The United Reformed Church (West Midlands) Trust seeks to appoint a part-time Synod Property Officer (21 hours per week)
Part-time salary: £29,316 (based on £48,860 full time equivalent)
Closing date for applications: noon on Monday 8 September 2025
Interviews will be held in the week beginning 15 September 2025
We are looking for an individual to provide technical expertise on buildings and property in support of Synod Officers, members of Synod Committees and local churches.
The successful candidate will be working to a wide brief and is expected to undertake a range of duties including, but not limited to, advising and initiating action on property issues in local churches, overseeing quinquennial inspections and manse inspections, and providing advice on property-related matters to Synod Committees.
We are looking for someone who:
- has experience of property matters either through extensive operational management or through the practice of a relevant profession, while holding appropriate qualifications at higher or professional level
- has some knowledge of charity procedures
- is a team player and is used to working collaboratively
- possesses effective oral and written communication skills
- possesses sound IT skills
- has a willingness to work within the Christian ethos of the United Reformed Church
- can work flexibly with some evening and weekend work
In return we can offer a friendly, supportive and flexible working environment, five weeks’ annual leave and a contributory pension scheme.
Download the Job Description
Download the Person Specification
Download the application form
For more information, please contact Lindsay Peniston at the URC (West Midlands) Synod Office in Yardley, Birmingham B26 1TW. Tel: 0121 783 1177. Email: moderatorspa@urcwestmidlands.org.uk
We do not accept CVs and require candidates to fill in an application form to ensure we consider each person on equal terms. We follow United Reformed Church Safer Recruitment Policy and Practice.
