MEMBER OF CHAPTER (Finance) & LAY CANON Candidate Information Pack November 2018 Contents 2 3 Welcome letter 4 Information for Candidates 9 Role Description 11 Person Specification 12 How to apply and timetable 13 Statements: (i) Equality (ii) Safeguarding 14 Further Information 15 Map of the Diocese Appendices 16 Appendix 1: Diocese of Durham - Plan on a Page 2018 17 Appendix 2: Durham Cathedral Governance Structure 18 Appendix 3: Durham Cathedral Strategic Plan 2018-2020 20 Appendix 4: The Cathedral Constitution Duties of Chapter Welcome letter 3 Thank you for your interest in becoming a Member We inhabit a treasured sacred space set in the of Chapter and Lay Canon at Durham Cathedral. natural and human landscape of the World The Bishop and Chapter are embarking on the next Heritage Site. stage of our development and are looking for a And this is the heart of our purpose: person of experience, expertise and wisdom who can make a significant contribution to the To worship God, share the gospel of Jesus governance of the Cathedral, especially in the field Christ, welcome all who come, celebrate and of finance. pass on our rich Christian heritage, and discover our place in God’s creation. Being a member of Chapter is equivalent to a charity trustee and puts you at the heart of our This is a special opportunity to be part of the team of nearly one thousand clergy, staff, Cathedral community and a rare privilege to be able volunteers and business partners. You will have to contribute to shaping and leading the future the opportunity to contribute to the long-term growth and impact of Durham Cathedral by sharing vision, strategy and sustainability not only of one of the love of God in Jesus Christ. We invite you to the truly great buildings of Europe, but also a explore the treasures of Durham Cathedral, and we centre of christian spirituality of global significance. hope that you will be captivated by this holy and Set high on a rocky promontory next to the Castle beautiful place and what it stands for. with the medieval city below and the River Wear Please take a look at our website which I hope sweeping round, Durham Cathedral is part of the whets your appetite. If it does, I very much Durham UNESCO World Heritage Site. look forward to hearing from you. Here is what we believe about our identity Yours sincerely, down the centuries and today, and how we – as the Cathedral’s living community – understand our role as its guardians: Durham Cathedral is a Christian Church of the Anglican Communion, the shrine of St Cuthbert, the seat of the Bishop of Durham The Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett, and a focus of pilgrimage and spirituality in Dean of Durham North East England. Information for Candidates 4 Diocese of Durham The histories of both the Diocese and Cathedral of relationship with the Diocese of Newcastle (the Durham are inextricably linked with the story of the other half of the ancient See). The contemporary origins of Christianity in the North East of England diocese (map) includes the metropolitan boroughs of and of Holy Island, Lindisfarne, where the Tyne and Wear south of the River Tyne (South bishopric was created in 635. Following Viking Tyneside, Gateshead and the City of Sunderland); incursions, the See was removed from Lindisfarne the towns of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and in 875 and translated to Chester-le-Street in 882, Hartlepool; together with the rural areas of Teesdale together with the body of St Cuthbert and the and Weardale, larges parts of which are located in the Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon treasures (including the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Lindisfarne Gospels and the Treasures of St Beauty. Cuthbert). After a brief sojourn in Ripon, the See The Bishop of Durham, The Rt Revd Paul Butler, and Shrine of St Cuthbert found their has led the diocese since 2014, developing a clear final resting-place in Durham in 995. vision for growth within some of the most challenging communities in the country. The key Uniquely in England, the Norman kings recognised priorities of growing churches, of ministry among the remoteness of Northumbria and its strategic children & young people, and of addressing poverty importance in relation to Scotland, and gave issues, are underpinned by innovative training in political, military and taxation rights to the ‘Prince Missional Leadership and a determination to work Bishops’ of Durham, creating the Palatinate. These towards financial sustainability. These priorities are rights were finally dissolved in 1836. set out on the ‘Plan on a page 2018’ (Appendix 1) Today, the Diocese covers the area of historic under the diocesan vision of ‘blessing our County Durham, ‘From the Tyne to the Tees, from communities in Jesus’ name for the transformation of the Dales to the Sea’, but continues a close working us all’. Information for Candidates 5 Durham Cathedral Durham means a Cathedral, a Castle, a City and a The tomb of the Venerable Bede, situated in the Galilee University. In The Buildings of England: County Durham, Chapel, is of equal importance, commemorating ‘the the celebrated historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner father of English History’ and foremost European describes it as ‘one of the great architectural theologian, poet, scientist and biographer of his day. experiences of Europe’ or more recently, as the renowned author Bill Bryson puts it, ‘the best As a Cathedral for the world of today, we are building Cathedral on planet earth’. The development of the upon major development projects, designed to medieval city and the founding of the University in enhance the quality of our welcome. ‘Open Treasure’, a 1832 owe everything to the increasingly powerful world-class exhibition experience revealing the story Benedictine community of monks established on the of Durham Cathedral, with interactive exhibits for peninsula in 1083, shortly after the Norman Conquest. visitors of all ages and a rolling exhibition programme, It was they who built the Cathedral as a shrine for St seeks to do justice to the Cathedral’s incomparable Cuthbert to replace the original ‘White Church’ and collections of manuscripts, books, and historic later ‘Great Church’ of the Anglo-Saxon monks. artefacts, including three copies of the Magna Carta. Durham Cathedral is acknowledged globally for its The Chorister School has been established at outstanding architecture and beautiful landscape Durham Cathedral for over 600 years. Set in the setting, often cited as the finest Romanesque church in magnificence of The College, it provides the Europe. It is not surprising that the Durham World security and intimacy of a school small enough for Heritage Site was one of the first in the UK to be every child and family to be known and cared about. inscribed by UNESCO in 1986. It is served by a committed, skilled and qualified professional staff and strives to be a centre of It is not only heritage and landscape that touches so excellence across the curriculum with a particular many people. There are few places in England that are specialty in music. The school is a coeducational more imbued with the spirit of the saints, in Durham’s day and boarding school with children from 3-13 case the holy men and women of the Anglo-Saxon years. The school was rated Excellent in the most North. St Cuthbert’s Shrine is the spiritual heart of the recent ISI inspection in January 2017. Cathedral and an inspiration for our life as a community. Information for Candidates 6 Cathedral Governance It is anticipated that a third full-time residentiary canon (‘Canon Pastor’) will be appointed in due course. While the Cathedral Council provides general oversight and advice, it is Chapter, consisting of the Day to day responsibility for the Cathedral’s life is Dean, up to five ordained and four lay members, devolved to a number of committees, some of which which is legally the Cathedral’s governing body. are required by the Cathedral statutes or by national Similar to a Board of Trustees, Chapter provides legislation (The Cathedrals Measure 1999). Some are strategic leadership and direction, decision-making statutory independent bodies, such as the Fabric and scrutiny. The College of Canons is the third Advisory Committee that has a planning role in element of Cathedral governance, providing a vital relation to the Cathedral, and the Finance Committee link with the Diocese of Durham and with key that oversees financial and investment strategy. ecumenical partners. The Chapter Clerk and Chief Operating Officer is the The Dean, who is appointed by the Crown, is the head senior member of staff at the Cathedral and is of the Cathedral Foundation and chairman of Chapter, responsible to Chapter for administrative support and and on its behalf directs the life and mission of the functionality, and for matters of statutory compliance Cathedral as well as being its public face in the wider across the Cathedral’s operation. The Dean, community of the city, diocese and region. Commissioners’ Canons and Chapter Clerk meet weekly to progress operational matters (D4). The other members of Chapter are appointed by the The Cathedral’s governance structure is set out in Bishop: of the five ordained canons, two Appendix 2. (‘Commissioners Canons’) hold full-time responsibilities at the Cathedral, while the remaining The Cathedrals’ Working Group (appointed by the three are diocesan (0.25) or university (0.2) Archbishops) has reviewed the governance and appointments. Currently three lay members of operations of all Cathedrals, and reported to the Chapter, also appointed Lay Canons by the Bishop, Archbishops’ Council in June 2018. It is likely that carry full governance responsibility including finance, significant changes will be recommended, though this HR and risk.