Thank you for your interest in this role. The Head of Finance and Operations is a critical strategic and enabling role within the Diocese, responsible for delivering the financial strategy and operational effectiveness of the Diocese in Europe Board of Finance (DBF).
The role ensures long-term financial sustainability, robust governance, and efficient operational systems (including IT and administration), enabling the Diocese to fulfil its mission.
The Diocese in Europe is a vibrant, diverse and growing Diocese within the Church of England. In our immediate horizon we are developing a new diocesan strategy, improving how we articulate of our offer, preparing for a INEQE safeguarding audit in 2027, realising ambitious fundraising and net zero targets, planning for increased investment and enhancing our ways of working across our functions including systems change and improvements. This is all in the context of greater demands for operational excellence from our stakeholders, higher scrutiny on our governance. More dispersed working and a need to enhance support for the vibrant ministry and mission of the diocese at a chaplaincy level. This requires us to have excellent fit-for-purpose finance and operations in place to enable us to realise our vision.
You will be part of a thoughtful, creative, energetic and strategic senior team including Head of Safeguarding, Head of Communications and Head of Strategy. As part of this team you will provide leadership across the organisation and wider diocesan structures, including Synodical governance, Bishops, Archdeacons, and European chaplaincies including deputising for the Diocesan Secretary/COO as required.
In a time in our world when hope is needed more than ever, our chaplaincies and communities are finding ways through prayer, worship and service to embed and create hope. It is into this exciting context of financial growth and operational improvement that we invite you to join us and help to build and deliver our future.
Mervyn McCullagh
Diocesan Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
Diocese in Europe