Twists and turns: further expenditure confirmed in On The Way team at Diocesan House

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Bishop of Truro, Presidential Address at Diocesan Synod, May 2022

It is sometimes hard to keep up with the twists and turns in the Bishops' narrative around 'On The Way' - their major restructuring plan in Cornwall.  Back at the May 2022 Diocesan Synod the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen, said press reports suggesting that 'I am setting up some kind of central unit in Church House under the leadership of the Director of Change and Renewal' were 'fanciful'.

However - despite the Bishop's statement - a central unit has indeed been set up.  Following the appointment of Ruth Marriott, the Director of Change and Renewal, yet another post is being advertised for this unit. As a recent email (dated 18 November 2022) from head of Church House operations Kate Cortez confirms:

We are now advertising for a Communications and Influence Officer. This role is managed by Ruth M but works across the Change & Renewal and Comms teams and will be supporting Kelly R closely.

 

More details and to apply via Pathways, as usual: https://www.cofepathways.org/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=4997 

 

Deadline is 6 December. Help appreciated to get the word out.

 

Any questions speak to Kelly R or Ruth M.


Kelly R is Kelly Rowe, the Diocese of Truro Communications Officer. Richard Best, former editor of the West Briton, who was brought in as extra fire power during the challenging years of the pandemic, has now moved on.  Ruth M is Ruth Marriott, the new 'Director of Change and Renewal' - a post with an advertised salary of £45-50,000, not a bad wage in Cornwall.

Anyone tempted by the idea of supporting Kelly R as an 'Influence Officer' might well be persuaded by the salary - £28,000, 'dependent on experience'.

So much for the Diocese of Truro cutting 'head office' costs - and the Bishop of Truro's assurance in May that 'some kind of central unit'  would NOT be set up ....  Here is the link with information about the latest job.


 



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