Vacancy for treasurer (voluntary post)

St Augustine’s College of Theology is one of the Church of England’s largest providers of theological education and training. Serving the South and South East of England we welcome students into a community of Christian learning, the ethnic, social, educational, and theological diversity of which lends itself to transformative spiritual and ministerial formation and education. In fulfilling our calling as a learning community, we form and equip lay disciples and licensed lay and ordained ministers as faithful, missional, collaborative, theologically informed, culturally aware, and resourceful disciples and leaders for the service of Christ within complex and changing social contexts. We are looking for an individual to join our Board of Trustees as Treasurer – someone who is passionate about education, excited about equipping new generations to serve the church and who can bring commercial and/or financial experience to our highly effective and collaborative Board. The Treasurer attends four regular Trustee meetings each year and would otherwise expect to spend approximately 10 hours each month during term-time supporting the Staff and Trustee team on finance and investment related matters. For an informal conversation with our Chair of Trustees, Rev Jonathan Croucher, please contact Jonathan directly by email on [email protected]. Applications for this role should be sent by email to Rebecca Young, our Head of Operations, at [email protected] with a brief CV summarising relevant experience and a covering letter setting out your interest in the role. The closing date for applications is 5pm on 30 March 2023.

The Treasurer will join the Board of Trustees to provide financial and investment oversight. Responsibilities include attending four regular meetings per year and providing approximately 10 hours of monthly support during term-time.

The candidate must possess commercial and/or financial experience and a passion for education and church service. A brief CV and covering letter are required for application.

• AccountingPreferred

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• Financial Management
• Commercial Experience
• Investment Management
• Board Governance
• Strategic Planning
• Accounting

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Education
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Aug 29, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Executive