Chief Executive

This is an excellent opportunity to lead a well-established and respected charity, overseeing an interesting, varied and vital portfolio of work. You will have the opportunity to drive strategy forward and have a real impact on the organisation.

St Luke’s helps clergy to flourish in their ministry, to the benefit of their congregations and the wider community. Established in 1892, we have a long and successful track record in caring for Anglican clergy. We are now recruiting a new Chief Executive to lead the charity in the next phase of its development.

St Luke’s plays a leading role in developing and piloting ‘preventive’ clergy wellbeing services to reduce stress and isolation and prevent burn-out. We run a range of innovative programmes nationally aimed at helping clergy to address the challenges of ministry, building evidence to advocate for effective ways of enhancing clergy wellbeing and sharing our results through conferences and publications.

Trustees, staff and stakeholders are united behind the strategic vision and direction of St Luke’s and we have a successful fundraising team that is growing our income to ensure the long-term sustainability of the charity.

The retirement of our current Chief Executive gives us an opportunity to appoint an outstanding candidate who will lead us through the next phase of growth and increase our impact in transforming the wellbeing of the clergy.

Our ideal candidate

Our ideal candidate will feel passionate about our work and will be committed to ensuring the continued growth and independence of the charity.

You will have a proven track record of success in leadership roles, delivering strategic plans and with experience of financial management and governance in charities.

Contract type:             Permanent, part-time, three days per week

Salary:                         £65,000 to £80,000 pa FTE (pro rata)

Location:                     Hybrid – office in London SW1 and home-working

How to apply

Please review the Application Pack for details on how to apply. 

Applications must be received by 12 midday on Wednesday 12 March 2025.

Initial interviews for shortlisted candidates will be on Zoom; final interviews will be held in person on Friday 4 April in London SW1.

We welcome any queries on the role in advance of the closing date.