Office Manager /

Operations Assistant

£26,000 - £30,000 | full time

To begin July or September 2025

The Jonas Trust is recruiting for the position of Office Manager or Operations Assistant at the Jonas Centre.

The Jonas Centre is a Christian residential centre and holiday venue in the Yorkshire Dales. Guests enjoy holiday retreats, group residentials and respite breaks.

Our vision is people knowing God more through residential Christian ministry. Our mission is welcoming all to share in a beautiful place, set aside for resting, seeking and engaging with God.

This post represents a unique opportunity to be at the centre of a rural hospitality Christian ministry, serving northern churches, ministries, charities and guests from around the country.

In 2025/26, we are particularly aiming to strengthen our operational and administrative capacity. We are building a team that can host over 50 church and Christian ministry groups and around 3000 guests per year, with grace, integrity and excellence.

This role will involve:

  • participating in a daily rhythm of prayer

  • leading in office management and administration

  • managing bookings, finances, purchasing and HR

  • fundraising and grant applications

  • welcoming guests and facilitating hospitality

The ideal candidate might:

  • have some experience of Christian ministry and Christian centres

  • be eager to participate in rural ministry and mission

  • enjoy a varied, vocational work/life commitment

  • be both administratively and relationally skilled

  • be keen to work closely with others as part of a small team

There is a genuine occupational requirement that the candidate is a practising Christian, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

The Jonas Centre is a member of the Christian Residential Network and the Evangelical Alliance.

CEO available for informal discussion about the role. Expressions of interest to seb@jonascentre.org.

Application form to follow expression of interest.