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The United Reformed Churches Ministers’ Pension Trust Limited and the United Reformed Church Trust

seeks to appoint a

Company Secretary and Clerk to the Trustees

To work 2 days a week

Salary: to be negotiated

This highly specialised role covers two distinct but interconnected areas requiring an individual to work part-time, (equivalent to two days a week), although it is expected that the individual will be flexible to meet the needs of the two Trusts meetings, which normally occur four times a year.

The URC Ministers’ Pension Trust Ltd

The United Reformed Church Ministers’ Pension Trust Limited is the Trustee for the Pension Fund, which pays pensions to URC Ministers & Church Related Community Workers and their widows. It has assets in the region of £80 million and is funded by contributions from active participants and other ecumenical organisations employing URC personnel. The detailed administration of the Fund and payment of pensions is undertaken by the URC Finance Department. The Fund has a full team of professional advisers on actuarial, legal and investment aspects of its work. It has twelve Directors, four appointed by the Church, four ex officio and four “Member Nominated Trustees”, drawn from active and retired participants.

The URC Trust

The United Reformed Church Trust is a company limited by guarantee and has been the custodian trustee of the assets of the Church including its investments which are currently £22 million. It is now also the ‘managing‘ trustee of the United Reformed Church. There are presently four committees which report annually to the Trustees (the Audit Committee, the Church House Management Group Committee, the Investment Committee and the Remuneration Committee). The Investment Committee usually meets before each Board meeting and at other times as required. It receives regular reports and information from the Investment Fund Managers who meet once a year; the Chairman and the Clerk to the Trustees normally attend these meeting

In addition to having the usual professional qualifications and a strong track record in this area, successful candidates should be able to demonstrate that they can:

• arrange, attend and minute meetings of the Board, the Investment Committee and other committees or working groups set up from time to time; prepare meeting agendas and papers for such meetings;

• attend to the legal aspects of the Companies according to Charity, Company and Pension Fund Law, ensuring the necessary reports and records are in place and communicated to the relevant authorities;

• act as link with professional advisers and ensure adequate communication between them and the Board;deal with general correspondence on behalf of the Companies;

• liaise between the Board, its professional advisers and the relevant departments and officers of the Church on Pensions matters. The Secretary would primarily be responsible to the Board through its Chairman, but would work within the financial team at its central offices (Church House); and

• in conjunction with the Chairman suggest to the Church the names for the selection of new Trustees at appropriate stages.

If this sounds like a post where you can add real value to the work of the Church for these two bodies, please contact Ruth Pullen, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT

Closing date for applications: 12 midday, Monday 21st April 2008

Interview date: to be confirmed

The URC is a multicultural church and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.