MYCN – Diocesan Partnership Development Officer

Overview of Role: 

The Missional Youth Church Network (MYCN) was established out of a desire to see churches grow their ministry to young people and equip, develop and encourage them to be leaders in mission. The bold and exciting vision of the Network is to pioneer and establish missional youth churches, enabling 11-18 year olds to build community and discover faith in Christ.

This role is for a Diocesan Partnership Development Officer, for MYCN within Church Army UK. It has come out of a desire to see dioceses and churches grow their ministry to young people, especially reaching unchurched young people in schools and local communities.

As Development Officer, you’ll be a catalyst for developing partnerships with dioceses across the Church of England with the purpose of enabling new and existing missional youth projects to flourish. Working under the direction and guidance of the Team Leader and the steering group, you will work as a close-knit team to expand the Network, utilising the different specialist gifts and experience of each member.

Salary: £9,134.64 per annum (£34,255 per annum FTE)

Hours:  10 hours per week (part-time), with evening and weekend work required in order to fulfil the responsibilities of the role.

Location: Home-based but a member of the team at Wilson Carlile Centre, Sheffield. Regular travel across the country will be required.

DBS: An Enhanced DBS check is required for this post. Safeguarding Training up to Leadership Level is required.

Pension: If a Church Army commissioned, evangelist or ordained, non-contributory, operated by the Church of England Pensions Board.

If not Church Army commissioned, then the employee will be assessed under auto-enrolment pension legislation and if eligible, minimum contributions will be made.

Annual Leave: 66 hours per year, inclusive of bank holidays (247.5 hours inclusive of bank holidays FTE)

Contract:  Part Time, Fixed Term (initially until April 2027)

Application Deadline:  19 September 2025

Interview Date:   1 October 2025 at the Wilson Carlile Centre – Sheffield

Next Steps:

For more information on the role, you can find the job description and person specification for the post here.

To apply, please download and complete a Faith Based Application Form  for this post. When you are ready to submit your application, please upload your completed application form and select Apply now.

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