Chief Operating Officer

Are you passionate about mission? Are you organised and a people person? Do you want to play an essential part in Christians living out their calling to mission overseas? Are you flexible and hard working? This might be the role for you!

We’re looking for someone to support mission personnel from recruitment to end of service, and to play an important role in the team that takes care of them.

As the Mission Personnel Officer you will be responsible for providing senior administrative and HR support to enable the:

• selection, preparation, support, and debriefing of Christian mission workers.
• collation and updating of overseas recruitment opportunities.
• updating of policies and procedures, including insurance policies.
• maintenance of accurate records using an electronic database.

We are looking for an individual with a desire to enable others to serve in cross-cultural mission overseas and a willingness to pitch in and be helpful in all we do.

You will have excellent administration and organisational skills, be computer literate with the MS Office suite of software, and have good interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well to all age groups. This is a stimulating, busy, and very fulfilling role – an opportunity to use your well-developed prioritisation and time-management skills!

The successful applicant will be a committed Christian. The nature of this role means that this is a specific occupational requirement.

Key information

Location:                      Didcot, Oxfordshire/Flexible working.

This role can be office-based or hybrid. The role requires the person to be in the office to host visitors but there is flexibility around those commitments. The cost of travel to BMS Didcot, whether on a regular basis or infrequently, would be borne by the employee.

Hours:                          35 hrs per week / full time

Employment type:    Permanent  

Salary range:            £25,855 to £30,678 per annum

Closing date:             9 am, Thursday 14 March 2024

Interview date:        Tuesday, 26 March 2024

If you would like to discuss this role further, please feel free to contact Becky Hembery at BMS World Mission or visit our website for more information.