Diocesan Director of Ordinands

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Church House, Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford

Closing Date:

26/05/2025

Vacancy Category:

Ministry Formation & Discernment

Business Unit:

Diocese of Oxford

Organizational Unit:

Introduction

Please do not apply for this role via Pathways – see below for details

About the role:

We are looking for a new Diocesan Director of Ordinands with the experience and strategic skills to release the considerable potential for licenced lay and ordained ministry across the Diocese.

About you:

You will be leading a high-quality Vocations and DDO team of two full-time Area Directors of Ordinand (ADO), one full-time Administrator, and 7 part-time Volunteer Assistant Directors of Ordinands (VADO).

You will be as comfortable being a team member as being a team leader. You will lead the process to discern our strategic response to key vocations opportunities. You will be skilled in fostering lay and ordained vocations and able to oversee candidates through the Shared Discernment Process.

This role attracts a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for the appointed person to be an ordained member of the Church of England under Part 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Benefits and Rewards:

• 25 days holiday per annum, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% which includes a death in service benefit (5% Employee Contribution)
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision
• Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union, including loans

How to apply:

To apply, please email your completed application form and recruitment monitoring form to: The forms are accessible via the links below:

We want our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in the composition of our staff. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from communities currently underrepresented in the diocese.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful.

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