Abbey Programme Coordinator

Are you ready for a new adventure and a meaningful role aligned with the Iona Community s vision? Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community. If you re seeking a fresh start, a break from familiar routines, and an opportunity to serve, this could be the perfect next chapter. As Programme Coordinator you will plan and deliver programme weeks through the season including innovative events and activities that challenge and affirm participants of all ages while reflecting the goals, actions, and concerns of the Iona Community, and which encourage all to apply what they have learnt to the real world, giving them tools to promote justice and peace. This post contains an element of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the post-holder will need to be or to become a member of Scotland s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme. Due to the nature of this work, it will NOT be possible to consider candidates who do not already have the right to work in the United Kingdom The full Job Description can be found on our website iona.org.uk/about/vacancies Contract Start Date: 1 February 2025 Contract End Date: 31 January 2026, None specified

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The Iona Community is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Church engaged together, and with people of goodwill across the world, in acting, reflecting and praying for justice, peace and the integrity of creation; convinced that the inclusive community we seek must be embodied in the community we practice.

Our mainland office is located in Glasgow. Today, we are about 280 Members, mostly in Britain, with 1450 Associate Members and 1250 Friends worldwide. The Iona Community welcomes people from all walks of life at its centres on the islands of Iona and Mull. It trades through Wild Goose Publications and the Iona Community Shop on Iona, and resources a wide range of church and community organizations through its Wild Goose Resource Group and Youth Resource Team. The Iona Prayer Circle is a worldwide network which prays for people and places in distress. Coracle is the bi-monthly magazine of the Iona Community, which seeks the exchange of thoughts and ideas as a basis for finding common ground.