International Student Ministry Opportunity: Staff Worker (Birmingham)

Friends International is an evangelical mission agency dedicated to supporting and equipping churches to reach international students for Christ. We currently have 80 staff working in 35 university towns and cities across the UK and Ireland.

Reporting to the Centre Team Leader, you will fulfil a vital role in working with the local team to develop international student ministries with and alongside evangelical churches in Birmingham. 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
• 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
• An active member of a local church
• Willing to raise personal support from churches and individuals

Hours: Up to full-time (35 hours), dependent on level of available finance (i.e. sufficient money for your own salary and work-related expenses from mission giving).

Salary: The salary will be pro rata of £32,916 per annum for a 35-hour week. With training and support, over time you will raise the costs of salary, employment, training and work-related costs by developing a network of personal prayer and financial partners (individuals and churches). Seed funding is available to help you get started, with a view to you growing full personal support.

To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to: Diane Smith, [email protected]. Your cover letter should include specific examples of any 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 short-listed after the closing date.  A local recruiting manager may contact you for an informal conversation before asking you to complete a formal application form.

NB. For candidates with insufficient international student ministry experience, we would consider the option of appointing at the Apprentice Staff Worker level.