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Head of Mission - Minority Church Contexts (Middle East or North Africa based)

(Based in Middle East or North Africa, within easy access to a major international hub airport)

Are you a strategic leader, with a heart for equipping and encouraging followers of Jesus in places where their faith makes them outsiders as Christians living as a minority? Can you build strong relationships across cultural and geographical borders? Are you ready to manage an agile, global team of people in order to catalyse mission action and build a movement of people in mission within a challenging context? Then you might be the person we are looking for to fill a new role in CMS: the head of mission – minority church contexts.

Ø  Permanent, full time: 35 hours per week.

Ø  Hybrid working: at least two days a week in the in-region office.

Ø  Salary of £44,200 per annum with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary.

Ø  CMS offers 36 days of annual and bank holiday leave as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Ø  CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:

· Access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors.

· Up to three volunteer days per annum.

· Retreats and resources for prayer life.

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as set out in the job description and person specification.

Your role

The position will provide leadership for CMS’s mission where Christians facing intense pressure as a minority across the world, such as the Middle East, parts of Africa and Asia.  The post holder will also contribute to thought leadership, networking and influence within the minority faith mission area.

The organisation you’ll be joining

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS, you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.

What you’ll need to succeed

We are looking for a proactive person experienced in mission leadership in contexts where people may need encouragement within an environment where Christians are in the minority. It is essential that you will have direct experience managing strategic partnerships across different cultures and contexts and understand the everyday operations of budgets, people management, grant management, international security and safeguarding in a cross-cultural setting.   

It is a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian as well as committed to CMS’s values and aims.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 6 December 2026

Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday 16 December 2026

To apply

Please send your application form and CV via our website or by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ. CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website. As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.