Location: St Cuthbert’s Church Darlington, County Durham
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Closing date: 7th December 2025
Role:
Business Operations Manager
St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington
Salary: £40,000 p/a (subject to experience)
Hours – 35 hours (full time)
Fixed term contract – 3 years (with potential to extend)
Annual leave: 28 days, inc. statutory holidays
St Cuthbert’s Church is looking to appoint a Business Operations Manager to join their team revitalising St. Cuthbert’s as a thriving centre for worship, mission and culture at the heart of Darlington. Significant progress has been made in this work and this post will cement that progress and set up St Cuthbert’s for an exciting and sustainable future. The new and exciting post combines overseeing church operations with developing a new area of church outreach through utilising our newly developed church building to maximise the church’s mission potential.
The role involves 4 key areas:
Strategy – To help deliver St Cuthbert’s church’s vision and to develop a business strategy for St Cuthbert’s utilising a newly refurbished building designed to open our doors to new audiences.
Management - To oversee St Cuthbert’s management of its buildings, IT and finances, developing effective, efficient and flexible systems and processes, and robust and appropriate structures for leadership, management and governance.
Staff team - To take a lead (alongside the Priest in Charge) in the management and care of the staff team, helping to develop, promote and champion a healthy staff culture and sense of team.
Administration and Finance – to oversee the administrative needs and provision, and to increase the financial sustainability of St Cuthbert’s.
St Cuthbert’s is looking for an innovative and strategic thinker with experience in managing projects and people. You will be a lifelong learner with self-awareness and a positive outlook. You will join a growing and motivated team all contributing to enabling St Cuthbert’s to reach its vision of putting the soul back into the heart of Darlington.
All employees are subject to a 6-month probationary period and annual appraisal. St. Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of others and expects all staff to share in this commitment.
Closing date: 7th December 2025
Interviews: 13th January 2026
How to apply: visit https://stcuthbertsdarlington.org.uk/vacancies. For enquiries, please contact Priest in Charge, Rev. James Harvey james.harvey@stcuthbertsdarlington.org.uk
About the church:
St Cuthbert's is Grade 1 Listed 12th Century Church located at the Market Place in the centre of Darlington. It is not only an oasis of prayer and a sanctuary of stillness in the busy life of the town, but also has a vibrant, diverse and growing congregation who share in the joyful worship and love of God. Our mission is to transform lives, transform our building and to be part of transforming our town.
Website: Visit our church website at https://stcuthbertsdarlington.org.uk/