Get involved
There’s a place for you in this unfolding story.
Go on a journey with us to give children life-long tools for their spiritual journey. Your part in this might include:
Praying
For your local school and/or for the vision and mission of BeSpace.
Running
A space with our framework, such as a prayer space, a retreat, or a pilgrimage.
Fundrasing
For your local school and/or for the vision and mission of BeSpace.
Get hands on and work with us
If you’re interested in volunteering as a networker, you’ll find a role description below. We’ll also post other opportunities here as they come up.
Work with us
Head of Operations
In this role, you will play a key part in developing and strengthening the systems, structures, and ways of working that will enable this next phase of growth. Working closely with the CEO, you will help ensure that BeSpace is equipped to grow sustainably while staying rooted in its mission and ethos.
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Salary:
£43,000 – £47,000 (pro rata) depending on experience.
Hours of work:
PT 4 days a week (28 hours). Flexible for the right candidate.
Location:
Remote. In person team day travel required 3–6 times a year to Oxford.
Deadline:
5.30pm, Thursday 30th July.
Purpose
The Head of Operations will provide operational leadership to ensure the charity operates effectively, compliantly, and sustainably in alignment with its mission and ethos. Working closely alongside the CEO, who leads on organisational vision and external growth, the role will play a key part in supporting the scaling of the organisation from a regional base to a nationally impactful charity, helping to develop and strengthen the infrastructure, systems, and delivery capability required for growth.
The postholder will contribute to embedding effective processes, accountability, and continuous improvement across operations, governance, people, and programme delivery, while playing a key role in strengthening organisational systems and ways of working to enable sustainable growth. We welcome applications from experienced operational leaders, including those who may previously have held more senior roles, and who are motivated by impact, flexibility, and the opportunity to help scale a mission-led organisation.
Work with us Operations Coordinator
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In this role, you will:
• Take responsibility for key operational processes including recruitment, HR, and volunteer management systems — not only maintaining them effectively but actively seeking ways to innovate and strengthen them, with guidance and
support from senior leaders.
• Manage finance administration, including donations, CRM (Beacon), and Gift Aid claims.
• Project manage BeSpace events and provide admin support to the team.
• Develop and maintain systems for impact tracking, GDPR compliance, and volunteer management.
• Provide communications and social media support.
• Where needed, support on-the-ground delivery of retreats and prayer and reflection spaces in schools.
This role would suit someone with strong organisational and administrative skills, a passion for children’s spiritual development, and a willingness to get stuck into a wide variety of tasks.
Role of an Area Networker
BeSpace Area Networkers champion the work of BeSpace in their local area. In a practical sense this includes some or all of the following:
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- Connecting with local Christians with the aim of building teams who lead prayer and reflection spaces.
- Supporting churches to link with schools as needed to enable them to run the spaces.
- Encouraging and celebrating local volunteers.
- Being a point of contact for churches/ individuals locally who want to find out more
- Hosting local Christians and school leaders in prayer spaces, so they can discover if this is something they may want to do.
- Sharing about the work of BeSpace locally
- Providing local training
The role will look different in different areas depending on the networkers capacity, other commitments they may have, the ministry teams and the needs of the schools in the local area.
If you are interested in finding out more about being an Area Networker then do get in touch
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