Manchester & Stockport District - Digital and Communications Officer

Are you creative and enthusiastic about good digital communication? Can you help others to get their message across? You might be the person that we are looking for.

The Manchester & Stockport District is seeking to appoint a full-time Digital and Communications Officer to join the District team on a permanent contract, 35 hours per week, from 1st January 2022. Salary £28, 000 p/a (6% employer pension contribution)

Working with a network of 130 churches and projects, using website, email, and social media, but also with an awareness of communities which are digitally deprived, you will manage the digital and general communications of our District. You will support, and where appropriate provide, pro-active communication, both internal to the District and between our churches and the public sphere. You will pay attention to target, design, and method, and successfully increase both the public profile of the Methodist Church in our area, and the strength of relationships within the District.

Application pack is available on the website https://www.mandsmethodists.org.uk/news-stories/vacancy-digital-andcommunications-officer.html or from the District Office: admin@mandsmethodists.org.uk

Closing date for application: Sunday 14th November 2021

Interviews to take place: 3rd December 2021

Lay Member of Methodist Diaconal Order Support and Advisory Committee Closing Date: 26 Nov 2021

Are you a lay person interested in supporting the ministry of the Methodist Diaconal Order and Methodist Deacons? 

Methodist Deacons are involved in ministry in churches and communities around the country, and are part of the Methodist Diaconal Order.  The Support and Advisory Group for the Methodist Diaconal Order is seeking a Methodist lay person to join the group.  This group of lay and ordained people meets five times a year to support and advise the Warden and Deputy Warden of the Order.

Please see the attachments linked below for further details:

Job Description

Expression of Interest form

The MDO has a diverse membership and the Group would particularly welcome expressions of interest from Methodists from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, as they are currently under-represented amongst members of the group.

Closing Date (extended): Friday 26 Nov 2021

Employment and voluntary oportunities in the Methodist Church Connexionally can be found at http://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/connect/jobs-volunteering/