Assistant Ministry HR Policy Officer

The Ministry Development Team (MDT) is a team of 45 people which sits within the Archbishops’ Council.  We are nationally responsible for ensuring that there is a pipeline of lay and ordained ministers together with their terms of service and the development of future and current senior leaders to meet the missional needs of the church.  As such we have a key role to play in the delivery of our national Vision and Strategy in which we aspire to be a church which is Jesus Christ shaped and centred.  

Our work requires us to work collaboratively with a wide range of stake holders and partners including the 42 Church of England Dioceses, 20 Church of England Theological Colleges, the House and College of Bishops, the College of Cathedral Deans and the College of Archdeacons together with a range of universities and other external bodies.  Our work is overseen by the Ministry Development Board, which is a subcommittee of the Archbishops’ Council and is chaired by a Diocesan Bishop. 

The Assistant Ministry Human Resources (HR) Policy Officer will play a key role in the life of the Ministry Development Team as we work together to support the mission and ministry of the Church of England by supporting the development of the ministerial terms of service and wellbeing portfolio.  The post holder will be line managed by the Ministry HR  Lead and work in collaboration with colleagues across the church especially in the MDT and HR teams.  

The Ministry HR team are supported by the Advisory Group for Terms of service and Wellbeing of Ministers (AGTAWM).  AGTAWM is chaired by the lead Bishop for ministerial terms of service and wellbeing, and is a subcommittee of the Ministry Development Board.  

The Assistant Ministry Human Resources (HR) Policy Officer will be line managed by the Ministry HR Lead.

This is a fixed term role to back fill part of the Ministry Human Resources (HR) Policy Officer’s role on a 0.5 FTE basis until the end of 2026.

Interviews will take on the 17th April 2026.

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About the NCIs The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.

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