Position: Regional Advisers – 2 posts (one in the North, one in the South)
Organisation: The Church of England Pensions Board
Location: Home-based (UK) with regular regional travel across dioceses
Salary: £61,499 per annum + benefits + pension + travel expenses
Contract: Permanent, part-time (28 hours per week)
DBS: Basic
Closing date: 27th April 2026 – 12noon
About Us:
The Church of England Pensions Board provides retirement services to those who serve or work for the Church. Both a regulated pension fund and a registered charity, more than 44,000 people rely on us for their pensions. We are also a leader in ethical and responsible investment, carefully stewarding £3.4bn of pension savings. In addition, we support around 2,500 retired clergy with housing, including a national portfolio of 1,200 rented homes and Community Living options.
Supported by a multi‑million pound grant from the wider Church, we are establishing a new set of services dedicated to supporting clergy throughout their lives and ministries — helping them feel confident and supported as they think about their present financial wellbeing and future plans. This is a great moment to join a compassionate, collaborative team that is still shaping its identity and ways of working.
Join Our Team:
We are recruiting two Regional Advisers — one in the North and one in the South — to deliver personalised, people‑centred support to clergy. This is not a regulated financial advice role. Instead, you will create space for open, structured conversations, help individuals clarify what matters to them, and connect them to the right information, specialists, products or wider support so they can make decisions that feel right for them, their families and their ministries.
You’ll combine one-to-one conversations (virtual and, where appropriate, in person) with local relationship-building across dioceses and partner organisations. You will also help bring people together through locally designed events and learning opportunities, and feed insights back into the wider service to support continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
* Proactively identify and engage clergy to offer personalised support and guidance, holding structured one‑to‑one conversations to explore future plans and agree next steps.
* Maintain accurate case records, schedule follow‑ups, and re‑engage individuals at agreed intervals.
* Provide timely signposting to independent financial advisers, charities and other external services for housing, money and welfare needs, and track referral outcomes.
* Design and facilitate local events, workshops and learning sessions, and share accessible local content (guides, newsletter items, case studies) to encourage peer learning.
* Build and maintain relationships with diocesan teams, senior clergy, wellbeing staff, theological education institutions and local charitable partners, as well as internal colleagues across Housing and Pensions Administration.
* Map local support routes, housing options and charitable referral pathways, sharing knowledge appropriately and feeding insight into service design and communications.
* Apply safeguarding standards in all contacts, escalating concerns promptly and contributing to consistent regional practice.
Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for people who combine practical experience with a warm, relational approach — confident with people, able to build trust quickly, and comfortable working independently across a region. Experience from casework, welfare, charity support, social care, housing support or financial wellbeing support is highly relevant.
You will bring:
* Proven experience delivering welfare, casework or financial wellbeing support in a client‑facing role.
* Strong relationship-building across multiple organisations (including remote/matrix working), plus experience planning and delivering events or learning sessions.
* Training and demonstrable application of safeguarding practice, and a good working knowledge of data protection.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (empathetic, non‑judgemental, organised), disciplined record‑keeping, and confidence using digital tools/CRM systems.
* Ability to travel across your designated geographical area; access to reliable transport and a full UK driving licence are essential.
Desirable:
* Experience of working in or with Church of England structures (or comparable faith/community settings).
* Knowledge of signposting to charities, housing options and welfare support; experience contributing to new services/pilots; and/or relevant welfare benefits/debt advice training.
Recruitment Timetable:
* Campaign live date: 6 April 2026
* Closing date: 27th April 2026 – 12noon
* Longlist presentation to CEPB: 29 April 2026
* 1st Stage interviews: w/c 4 May 2026
* 2nd Stage - Final in‑person presentations & panel interviews: w/c 11 or 18 May 2026
Contact Us:
For more information and a detailed job description, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services
All third‑party applications will be redirected to the Church of England Pensions Board’s retained search partner, Seymour John Public Services
