Centre Team Leader - Cross-Cultural Student Ministry Lead

Friends International is an evangelical mission agency dedicated to supporting and equipping churches to reach international students for Christ. We currently have 80Staff 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.

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
• Committed to the life of a local church
• Willing to raise personal support from churches and individuals

Hours: Up to full-time (35 hours), dependent on personal support.

Salary: This is a personal-support funded role (i.e. you will need to raise sufficient support for your own salary and associated employment costs from mission giving). The salary paid will be pro rata of £34,256per annum (prior to annual salary review) for a 35 hour week. As part of the Friends International growth strategy, partial funding may be available as an initial base for further support-raising (details on request).

To apply, please emailyour CV and covering letter to:Diane Smith, . Your cover letter should include specific examples ofany 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. A local recruiting manager may contact you for an informal conversation before asking you to complete a formal application form.