These villages have been working together as part of deanery planning and look forward to working with a new Team Rector & Team Vicar who will help them to develop this further and flourish in their distinctive mission and ministries.

You will be supported in your role by a wealth of ordained and lay colleagues from the benefice and the wider deanery and cathedral and diocesan community. Our new diocesan office sits within this benefice creating a nerve centre of central support. Deanery chapter is a warm and resourceful place. There are oases of spiritual sustenance throughout the Deanery and Diocese.

We are excited to invite applications for this unique and creative post. It offers an exceptional opportunity for a priest with gifts in ministry and mission development. You will help shape the culture of a new benefice spanning 11 villages at the heart of our diocese, close to the Cathedral City of Ely.

We seek a priest, however new to or experienced in ministry, who is:

• Confident in God and unfailingly kind with people.
• Inspiring in their teaching and committed to lifelong learning.
• Forward thinking in mission, able to guide our parishes to develop their mission initiatives.
• Collaborative – with a track record of developing healthy teams and releasing capability.
• Humble – able to balance visibility within our communities whilst still enabling others to shine.
• Relatable – able to win the trust & friendship of our rich and diverse communities.
• Self-starting, resilient, courageous & hospitable.

Closing Date: Midday Wednesday 2 April 2025

Interviews:  Wednesday 30 April 2025