Looking to use and grow your skills and experience outside of the workplace? Looking for a new challenge with a real purpose?  

The Diocese of Truro is the Church of England in Cornwall, and we are looking for professionals (current or retired) to share their talents with us. 

The diocese includes over 300 churches in more than 200 parishes across the whole of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (and two lucky parishes in Devon). We are made up of thousands of volunteers and clergy working together to support our communities. The Truro Diocesan Board of Finance (TDBF) Ltd is responsible for supporting this work by providing governance, resources, and guidance. While the governance is led by the Bishops Diocesan Council, chaired by the Bishop of Truro, they are supported by volunteers bringing a wealth of expertise to a number of expert committees.  

We are currently looking to recruit skilled and experienced volunteers to strengthen our governance. 

Each role offers the opportunity to have a real impact on a large organisation that is present and active in every community in our county. We hold significant assets and responsibilities, which we take seriously, and want to engage the best, most able, individuals to hold us to account.  These roles are: 

[Terms of Reference of Committees can be found below] 

Member of the Mission and Pastoral Committee

This committee is a consultative body that scrutinises proposals for pastoral reorganisation, usually arising from deanery plans, before they are recommended to the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee.  The committee meetings take place 4 or 5 times a year, usually hybrid with in-person attendance in Truro or the option to attend by Zoom.  The meetings are usually not more than 2 hours long, depending on the number of matters to be discussed and there is only a small amount of pre-reading required.

We seek a new member, lay or ordained, who has experience in parish life. Experience of engagement with deanery plans would be helpful.

 

Member of Glebe Management Committee 

This committee is responsible for the oversight of the management and development of the Glebe portfolio (land owned by the Diocese of Truro). The committee meets 4 times a year, usually hybrid with in-person attendance in Truro or the option to attend by Zoom.  The meetings are usually not more than 3 hours long, depending on the number of matters to be discussed.

Having recently adopted a commercial assets strategy, in order to increase income generated from Glebe to support clergy stipends, we seek an individual who has experience in relation to commercial property.

 The time commitment varies depending on the role, but the committees meet monthly either online or as hybrid, so travel is not a barrier to participation.  

The roles are not remunerated, but volunteers are encouraged to reclaim all necessary expenses of office. This includes things like travel, stationery and childcare to attend meetings.   

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and especially welcome applications from women, disabled candidates and those from of UKME heritage as these groups are under-represented in our governance. 

To apply please provide a covering letter of no more than one side of A4, with a precis of your experience and skills, and motivations, to kate.cortez@truro.anglican.org. For a conversation about any of these roles please contact Kate Cortez on this email address.  

Application documents