Racial Justice Administration Officer (Part time 14 hours per week)

We're looking for an organised and proactive individual to support the Diocese's racial justice work. This role provides essential administrative and communications support to the Racial Justice Officer and the Racial Justice Board.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide email, diary and general administrative support.
• Coordinate meetings, networks, consultations and events.
• Manage event bookings, sign ups, correspondence and resources.
• Support communications, including gathering stories and coordinating social media content.
• Act as the first point of contact for racial justice enquiries.
• Maintain budget spreadsheets and administrative systems.
• Update racial justice content on the Diocesan website (with Communications team).
• Carry out other reasonable tasks to support the work.

This description outlines the main duties but is not exhaustive; the post holder may be asked to undertake other appropriate responsibilities.

We're committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. That's why all our vacancies are shortlisted anonymously, removing personal details from applications to ensure every candidate is assessed purely on their skills and experience.

The package includes a competitive salary, flexi time scheme, an 8% non contributory pension with an additional 5% matched contributions, hybrid working (50%), Cycle to work scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme and 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and four customary days a year (between Christmas and New Year).

Closing Date for Applications: 10 April 2026 Interviews: 28 April 2026 Interviews to be held at Church House, 17-19 York Place, Leeds LS1 2EX

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact

Our Values

• Love God, the world and one another.
• Live in the world as it is, but, drawn by a vision of something better, we want to help individuals and communities flourish.
• Learn when we get things wrong, by listening and growing together.

The Diocese of Leeds is proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance (The Board) is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and the workplace and in avoiding unlawful discrimination. Accordingly, the Board will ensure that recruitment and selection, training and development, and promotion procedures result in no job applicant or employee receiving less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, class or caste, religious belief or lack of religious belief (unless this is an occupational requirement), disability, trade union membership or non membership, gender or sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, responsibility for dependents or being a part time or fixed term worker. The Board's objective is to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities.

For clergy applying to this role, your Area/Suffragan Bishop must be informed of your applications at the earliest opportunity. Furthermore, you must seek a Diocesan Bishop's Licence in order to be eligible for a new role, and please be aware that granting a licence is subject to a CCSL from your Area/Suffragan Bishop.

The Diocese of Leeds is currently unable to sponsor candidates without Right to Work in the UK. Candidates must have Right to Work in the UK to take up this role.

To download a copy of our policy for the recruitment of ex offenders from the diocesan website, please visit