Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
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Development Team
Development Team
Order member wanted in women's LBC community
Would you like to live in a large women's community near the London Buddhist Centre?

Are you looking for a change in your life? Would you be interested in moving to Samayakula community to live with six other Order members? We are looking for a Dharmacharini to join Dhammadinna, Kavyamani, Lilamani, Maitreyi, Muditasri, Saccamani and five mitras.

You could be based in London already or interested in relocating. We are an experienced community with some long standing members as well as younger and newer people. We are all involved with activities at the LBC and elsewhere.

If you are interested please write to us before the end of February at samayakula@gmail.com

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Subhanaya
Subhanaya

Come and join us at Dhanakosa - for a year or two as part of your ordination training - or a longer term commitment if that's right for you. Here's our top reasons to come and live this radical, Dharma-based life:

- You can put your energy into a project that is clearly a force for good in the world

- You can work as part of a team committed to right livelihood and work as practice

- You can live in a community along with other people dedicated to the practice of Buddhism within Triratna

- You can meditate, discuss the Dharma, and explore your ethical practice with friends on a daily basis

- You’ll be living in wild and beautiful Scotland, on the shores of Loch Voil and surrounded by mountains, where the elements of nature are tangibly felt all around you

- You'll be able to plug into Triratna in Scotland as well as wider Triratna, and the support of experienced Order Members who can help you deepen your practice

- You'll have generous time off (40 days a year + weekends), and access to a retreat allowance sufficient to fund around three to four weeks on retreat a year, and opportunity to support retreats at Dhanakosa

- You'll will get your accommodation (your own room in the cosy community house), all your food and bills paid, access to a pool car, and £430 a month personal money

If this sounds like your kind of life, check out our website for the current Operations Team recruitment, application and further information.

If you are an Order Member and feel you might have the experience required to join our Senior Team, we also have a flexible and robust support package to suit a range of living situations and personal needs.  Use the same link above and scroll down the page to the section marked “Senior Team”.

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yasmin.dix
yasmin.dix

One space available immediately in Kalyanaloka – Bristol’s Buddhist community for women and non-binary people. Current residents are three GFR Mitras aged 28 – 37 with strong connections in the Bristol sangha. Between us we work and study in a variety of health and environmental settings.

Spacious room available in our four bed (plus shrine room!) house that has a rich legacy of being a Triratna community for around eight years. Five minutes walk from Bristol Buddhist Centre, just off the vibrant Gloucester Road, and a good public transport hub for the rest of Bristol.

Rent and bills will be around £580 pcm and we are a vegetarian/vegan household. We meditate together, cook for one another, and endeavour to create a supportive and nurturing environment for our shared and individual practice. Examples include community evenings, practice days, and attending centre events and retreats together. We are supported by a chapter of local Dharmacharinis who act as our KM Kula.

We want to welcome a fourth Mitra or Order Member into the fold and would love to chat more if you are interested. Contact us: yasmin.dix17@gmail.com

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Amalavajra
Amalavajra
Be part of the rebirth of West London Buddhist Centre
Three part-time jobs on the centre team

After an extremely challenging 2024 including death, serious illness and flood, the WLBC is rebuilding, literally and metaphorically.

We work as teams of friends animated by the Bodhisattva spirit to offer a transformative, graduated path of Triratna training.

We need three inspired and skilled people who live in or near London to take on two day / 14 hours p.w. roles in marketing, fundraising and finance.

Marketing Manager: create effective communications that increase attendance by newcomers and Friends at WLBC classes, courses and retreats, as well as encourage regulars to deepen their engagement with our path of training. 

Fundraising Manager: develop and implement a fundraising strategy that increases regular giving, cultivates relationships with major donors, and optimises fundraising efforts through classes, events, and digital campaigns. 

These two jobs could be joined into a single four day p.w. role for the right person

Finance Officer: support Tejamati as Finance Director in keeping accurate and timely financial records of all the Centre’s financial activities.  

We will support you financially as you need up to a maximum of: the London Real Living Wage of £13.85ph, plus potential needs-based supplement, 5% employer pension contributions, £1,700 retreat allowance and 40 days paid leave (incl. bank holidays), pro rata.

Location: flexible combination of remote work and on-site presence at the WLBC.

For a job description or to find out more please contact Amalavajra, the WLBC Chair, at amalavajra@westlondonbuddhistcentre.com

Application deadline is Friday 28th February, for interviews in the weeks commencing 10th or 17th March.

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Maitrisara
Maitrisara
Work for the Birmingham Buddhist Centre
We are looking for Operations Manager

We are looking for a full time Operations Manager who will help us ensure the charity stays afloat - financially, legally and logistically.

The key areas of specific responsibility  include:

1. Managing the finances of the Centre

2. Taking oversight of income, business and contracts

3. Managing the residential properties

4. Development and implementation of policies and ensuring our legal obligations are met  

Plus - after a settling-in period, it’s likely that there will be scope for other projects and responsibilities to be taken on by this team member - such as volunteer management, fundraising or another project according to the needs of the Centre and the interests of the appointee.  

The Buddhist Centre benchmarks the rate of pay according to the Government’s National Living Wage and participates in the NEST workplace pension scheme.

For a full job description and person specification, please see our website.

For more information or an informal chat about the role in advance of your application, please contact Centre Chair, Maitrisara on maitrisara1@gmail.com

To apply, please fill in the application form and send to Maitrisara maitrisara1@gmail.com by 9am 3rd March.

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Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications
Finance Job Opportunity at Windhorse Publications
New part-time opportunity on our remote-working team-based right livelihood team

Windhorse Publications is looking for a new part-time (12 hours p/w) accountant to join our small, dynamic and creative team.

We are looking for an Order member or dedicated Mitra with great enthusiasm for team-based right livelihood (TBRL) and the work we do: publishing life changing Dharma books. They will be taking over a well-managed and documented finance role, with responsibility for  managing the bookkeeping and accounts functions for Windhorse Publications. 

This part-time accounts role involves paying expenses, wages, monthly bookkeeping using Quickbooks, bank reconciliation and producing monthly cashflow reports. Other duties include running quarterly VAT returns, Gift Aid submissions, annual payment of royalties, and producing annual accounts. The accountant also inputs the annual budgeting process. 

Applicants should have experience in bookkeeping and producing annual statuary accounts. Good spreadsheet skills and knowledge of VLOOKUP and pivot tables are also important, and applicants would preferably hold an accounts qualification (at least AAT).

The part-time role is 12 hours per week and fully remote, with flexibility as to when the hours are worked across the week. Our weekly online TBRL meeting is on Tuesday mornings, and we try to have at least one in-person gathering in the UK each year. 

Windhorse Publications contributes to a pension scheme for its staff and offers 29 days of annual leave (FTE) plus bank holidays as well as the opportunity for sabbatical or long retreat leave every 6 years. We are also open to discussion about the work being undertaken on a freelance basis.

To apply, please send a CV, letter of motivation, and the details of two referees to info@windhorsepublications.com by 9 a.m., Monday 10 February.

Applicants will be asked to do a short accounting test as part of the selection process, and we will be holding interviews w/c 3 March, with a view to employment commencing April/May 2025.

If you have any questions before submitting your application, please drop us a line at accounts@windhorsepublications.com

See full Job Description

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Subhanaya
Subhanaya
Join the Operations Team at Dhanakosa

We are recruiting to the Operations Team at Dhanakosa, could that be you? 

We are looking for someone who is inspired by the Dhanakosa project and would like to live and work as part of our on-site community team. This is a great opportunity to try community living and team-based right-livelihood, and ideal for someone currently, or considering, training for ordination within Triratna. 

The role is supporting the Office and the Kitchen - you’ll work approximately 2 days/week as part of the Office team covering reception and bookings, 2 days/week supporting the Kitchen Manager with cooking and administration, and 1 day/week on shared team tasks, including weekly cleaning at retreat changeover. Some practical experience with vegan cooking and office/customer service work is needed, and we can support you to develop these skills further. 

You will be living and working in wild and beautiful Scotland, helping provide conditions for 1,000 people a year to meet the Dharma. You'll be joining a mixed gender community of Order Members and GFR Mitras, all deeply committed to Bhante's radical vision of work as practice to transform self and world. The Operations Team is primarily (but not exclusively) a training context for those seeking ordination with Triratna. For Order Members there is also the opportunity to develop retreat leading/teaching skills. 

Inspired, interested, curious? We’d love to hear from you.

For more information and to apply visit our website.

Closing date 16th February 2025. 

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Subhanaya
Subhanaya
Join the Senior Team at Dhanakosa

Dhanakosa has been creatively restructuring our working teams and rethinking support.  We are now looking for committed Order Members to join our Senior Team with our most flexible and robust support package yet. 

The Dhanakosa Senior Team is a group of Order Members who work together to deliver the organisational, spiritual, and strategic leadership of the Dhanakosa Trust. The Senior Team work primarily across six key work areas; organisational management, financial management, operational management, delivery of projects, spiritual leadership, retreat leading quality and content.  Individual members of the team normally specialise in two or three areas and the whole team co-works extensively, and engage in study together, and peer review.  

For this recruitment, we are prioritising people who are interested in working in House and Grounds Team management and Project Delivery.

Flexibility is built into Senior Team support to accommodate a range of different living situations.  Those who wish to live in the Dhanakosa community will be offered our standard support package, or, for those opting to live out of community there is a more flexible support package depending on living situation. For most people our calculators will deliver a pre-tax income to the value of between £28,000 to £34,000 a year for those living out.

For more information and to apply visit our website, or get in touch with nayaka@dhanakosa.org or dh.subhanaya@gmail.com

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dhammamegha
dhammamegha
Windhorse Publications is looking for a new Publishing Director - extended deadline
Make a difference in Buddhist Publishing

Would you like to lead Windhorse Publications through the changing world of independent publishing and the growth of Triratna? After five years, Dhammamegha will be stepping down as publishing director in the new year. This is an exciting and varied role for an Order Member interested in communicating the Dharma through books and other media, and with the skills to lead a small, dynamic and creative business.

The job includes elements of leadership, management, fundraising and creative work in communication, as well as commissioning new work and undertaking a wide range of editorial activities. A fuller Job Description is available as a download.

There are several ways in which the role could be configured, so we are looking for someone to work between 3 and 5 days per week. There will be ongoing support from the Trustees, Editorial board and current team. 

The salary is between £28,000 and £32,000 per annum FTE depending on need and experience. WP contributes to a pension scheme for all its staff and offers 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays as well as the opportunity for sabbatical or long retreat leave every 6 years. 

Please contact Dhammamegha for an informal conversation about the role. To apply, please send a CV, letter of motivation, and the details of two referees to Windhorse Publications trustee Sagaraghosa by the closing date of the 17th of January. 

Interviews will take place online on the 24th of January 2025. 

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Manchester Buddhist Centre is looking for a Women’s Mitra Convenor
Could it be you? or someone you know?

Manchester Buddhist Centre is entering a new and exciting phase. Working with our new Chair, Lokeshvara, the MBC Trustees have recently concluded we will have to move from our current premises and find a new home for our sangha. We have set a two year time frame on making this transition. You will be very much involved in helping us make this transition.

Our sangha is lively and engaged, with an increasing number of young women getting involved. We have 86 women mitras, 45 of whom have asked for ordination. There are 55 Dharmacharinis around the Manchester Centre. There is a women's Mitra Convening Kula comprising five Dharmacharinis, who support the work of the Mitra Convenor. You would work closely with this kula, ensuring the spiritual welfare of the women within our sangha.

As Mitra Convenor, you would:

  • work closely with the Chair and Men's Mitra Convenor
  • join the Trustees of the MBC charity
  • join the Heart Kula - comprising of Chair, Mitra Convenors and Centre Team, overseeing the organisational responsibility of the Centre

We are open to someone job sharing.

The role is permanent and 28 hours per week:

  • pay is on an hourly rate of £11.44 (minimum wage increases will apply in 2025)
  • retreat allowance of £1,596 per year (on 28 hours a week)
  • annual leave 32 days per year (on 28 hours a week and includes bank holiday entitlement)
  • pension fund membership and employers contribution 

Before applying, please discuss your suitability to be Mitra Convenor with your Chapter, Kalyana Mitras and Private Preceptor. It is important that you have their blessing and support. 

If you also know someone who you think would be suitable, then please speak to them and encourage them to apply.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 31st December. Successful applicants will be invited to attend a meeting with the local Dharmacharinis on Wednesday 15th January 2025. 

Please email if you would like an application pack, more information or an informal chat: karunatara@manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk

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aparajita
aparajita
Full-time Executive Assistant to the International Council
starting April/May 2025

Are you inspired to work at the heart of Triratna?

There are various groupings of senior Order members who have overlapping responsibilities that, between them, cover the whole Order and Movement [...]. There needs to be some liaison between them all so they are not each just going their separate ways or coming into some sort of conflict… We definitely need such a structure if we are to be effective… 

Sangharakshita, What is the Western Buddhist Order? 2009

This is your chance to make a real difference. 

We seek an Order member to join a new team as the Executive Assistant to the International Council (which replaces and expands the current International Council Convenor role).

Working directly with Mahamati (Chair of the College and International Council) and Vajrashura (Deputy Chair of the College), your responsibilities will overlap with those of the Executive Assistant to the College of Public Preceptors.

Inspired by Bhante’s vision, you'll play a pivotal role in connecting and uniting Triratna across continents and its key structures, fostering discussion and collaboration so that our efforts resonate as one powerful influence for the Dharma in the world.

Here's what you'll bring:

  • a deep understanding and appreciation of Triratna's culture and core institutions
  • a confident and proactive attitude
  • exceptional oral/written communication, facilitation, planning, and organisational skills
  • the ability to collaborate easily and effectively with diverse individuals
  • the ability to engage constructively with complex issues

Being located at (or near) Adhisthana would be an advantage but isn’t essential. 

If you're ready to be at the heart of Triratna and make a positive difference, we want to hear from you!

You will be financially supported to live simply and give yourself fully to the role. This will include eight weeks annual leave, a retreat allowance, national insurance and pension contributions, and order dana.

Would you like an informal chat to find out more?  Contact Arthavadin at convenor@internationalcouncil.online

Express your interest by December 31st, 2024. 

Learn more about the International Council: internationalcouncil.online

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Development Team
Development Team
Rivendell Retreat Centre seeking a new Chairperson

Rivendell is a beautiful Triratna Retreat Centre set in the heart of Sussex dedicated to providing the conditions in which the Dharma is communicated and Sangha is created.

We would like to hear from Order Members with the experience and confidence to lead the Rivendell Team, exemplify community life, and develop the annual retreat programme.

We are looking for someone who:

  • enjoys meeting the varied challenges of life at a retreat centre
  • has a positive and effective Buddhist practice 
  • wants to live in a small community and practice Team-Based Right Livelihood
  • is friendly, open, flexible and energetic and able to work collaboratively and harmoniously

The role requires:

  • leading and managing a team of staff and volunteers to ensure Rivendell continues to thrive as a place of meditation, myth and magic
  • being able to respond to practical tasks around the centre 
  • office administration skills
  • managing food supplies, scheduling volunteer teams for cooking and housekeeping 
  • ability to lead or support retreats
  • developing the annual retreat programme
  • being a trustee of the charity that owns and oversees Rivendell and Croydon Buddhist Centre

You’d be joining a harmonious and dedicated team of staff and volunteers, well supported by an experienced group of trustees, with additional peer support available through the European Chairs Assembly.

If you think this role would interest someone please share this information with them.

We would appreciate early initial expressions of interest and would be delighted to discuss the role more fully and provide an application form.

Applications are to be received by Wednesday 15th January 2025.

Interview dates are to be confirmed; likely to be late January / early February.
Preferred role start: March/April 2025 (flexibility possible).

Please contact Mokshaghosha   mokshaghosha@rivendellretreatcentre.com

or call Rivendell: 01825 732594

Many thanks

Mokshaghosha

Rivendell Team

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Vilasavajra
Vilasavajra
Breathworks is Recruiting!
New Marketing Coordinator role starting Jan 2025 - Extended Deadline

Are you a budding marketeer with a keen interest in mindfulness?

Do you want to work in a compassionate environment where your contributions directly support people living with chronic pain, stress, and illness?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Breathworks is a global charity based in Manchester, offering mindfulness-based tools to help people lead more fulfilling lives. We're looking for a Marketing Coordinator to join our small, close-knit team, where your work will make a meaningful difference.

Full details at: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/were-hiring-marketing-coordinator-at-breathworks

Download our full Role Description here to learn more. 

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 2nd December 2024
NB: DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 

Breathworks was founded by Vidyamala, Sona and Ratnaguna, out of their wish to help people who are suffering through pain, illness and other stressful life challenges, through sharing mindfulness and compassion practices.  We have grown into a diverse team, which both honours our founding inspiration in the Buddhist tradition and welcomes new team members from all backgrounds who share our ethos. 

If you have any questions about the role, working arrangements or person specification, please do get in touch.  If this vacancy excites you - don’t rule yourself out - it may still be worth applying.  Contact Shannon Phillips at shannon.phillips@breathworks.co.uk to arrange an informal chat.

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dhammamegha
dhammamegha
Make a difference in Buddhist Publishing!
Windhorse Publications is looking for a new Publishing Director

Would you like to lead Windhorse Publications through the changing world of independent publishing and the growth of Triratna? It is an exciting and varied role for an Order Member interested in communicating the Dharma through books, and with the skills to lead a small, dynamic and creative business.

The job includes elements of leadership, management, fundraising and creative work in communication, as well as commissioning new work and undertaking a wide range of editorial activities. A fuller Job Description is available as a download. 

There are several ways in which the role could be configured, so we are looking for someone to work between 3 and 5 days per week. The post is available from 1 January, to allow a handover from Dhammamegha, and there will be ongoing support from the Trustees, Editorial board and current team. 

The salary is between £28,000 and £32,000 per annum FTE depending on need and experience. WP contributes to a pension scheme for all its staff and offers 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays as well as the opportunity for sabbatical or long retreat leave every 6 years. 

To apply, please send a CV, letter of motivation, and the details of two referees to Sagaraghosa by the 18th of November. 

Interviews will take place online on the 25th and 26th of November. 

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Sangharuchi
Sangharuchi
Online Zoom Study Just Got Organised

I am on a support package for the next 12 months to find as many people across the world who are unable to get to study.


Over the last 5 months I've put together 9 groups, of mixed and single sex, and of year1, year2 and year3 of the course. Many of these people are from outreach groups or small sanghas, since have mobility issues, some live in counties that have no centre.

Maybe an order member doesn’t have enough people nearby who want to study (so I find them more students) or there are ample students but no order member (so I find them a study leader)

I'm looking for more study leader's
I'm looking for people who want to study

If you are able to offer either of those, please contact me via WhatsApp +44 (0) 7812 989 091 or via email sangharuchi@hotmail.com

PLEASE NOW SPEND 3 MINUTES CONSIDERING IF THERE’S ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM YOU SENDING THEM THESE DETAILS. It could make the world of difference to someone.

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LDNBuddhist
LDNBuddhist
Team-based Right Livelihood Opportunity at Mandala Cafe (LBC)
The Mandala Cafe (part of the London Buddhist Centre) is recruiting

We are looking for another Core Team Member to work at the Mandala cafe. 

The team-based right livelihood culture of the London Buddhist Centre provides excellent conditions in which to practise the Dharma, deepen your relationship with the Order (though you don’t need to have asked for Ordination yourself) and have an intensive experience of contributing to the LBC community. It’s a value-driven, collaborative context that can have a transforming effect on a person’s life and practice, and is suitable for someone committed to practising within Triratna and to exploring work as a spiritual practice. 

We're are looking for individuals who are passionate about food and creating a vibrant, friendly environment for customers. This is a supported full-time role, working within a rota from Mondays to Saturdays and responding to needs as they arise. 

Please write to Satyamanas at info@mandalacafe.co.uk for full job description and application form
 
Applications (to be sent to the same address) will be due by 10am on Wednesday 25th September
 
Interviews will be held at the LBC on the afternoon of Monday 7th October
 
We are looking for someone to start on as soon as possible.

If you are interested in this role, as well as sending an application form, please contact us directly at info@mandalacafe.co.uk to arrange a trial shift in advance of the interview date.


 

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akasajoti
akasajoti
The Preceptors' College is recruiting!
Join a re-visioned team of vital importance to Triratna...

The Preceptors’ College is recruiting…

We are looking for an Order Member to join us some time between December – February to replace Akasajoti who has been the College Assistant for the last five years. This first role we are recruiting is full-time and will hold primary responsibility for the Preceptors’ College and play a supporting role with the International Council. 

We’re also keen to hear from anyone who might be interested in joining the team in the future. We intend to recruit a second executive assistant with primary responsibility for the International Council at the end of this year, to take up the post early 2025 when Arthavadin will step down.

If you’re interested in one of these roles, or contributing to this team into the future then you can read a bit more about the context below and get in touch with Akasajoti at triratnapreceptorscollege@gmail.com to start a conversation. Please express any interest in the role of Executive Assistant to the Preceptors College before 17 October.

…for an Executive Assistant…

The role of executive assistant involves a very enjoyable interplay of service and initiative: this requires a high-level of receptivity and listening to the vision, thought and leadership of the College and IC Members, combined with a capacity to intuitively and intelligently digest and synthesise the information. This informs the strategic visioning of agenda-forming and programme planning, includes the secretarial support of scheduling and minute-taking, and carries forward into the creative work of communications, reporting, proposal-writing, and other outputs. We’re envisioning that each of these Executive Assistants will take primary responsibility for one project, and play a supporting role in the other.

It could be a possibility for either or both of them to live at Adhisthana, which we would encourage, as they will benefit from the supportive conditions of a shared project and more immediate contact with each other, as well as other key responsibility holders with whom their work overlaps. This would be a boon to these internationally-oriented roles where so much of the work is conducted remotely. 

Each member of the team will be financially supported to live simply and give themselves fully to the altruistic project of serving our spiritual community and making the Dharma available in the world. This will also include eight weeks of annual leave and a retreat allowance, as well as national insurance, pension contributions, and order dana.

…creating a team of vital importance to Triratna. 

In 2024 after 10 years of existing within the charity structure of Adhisthana, a new charitable organisation (CIO) has been established for the Preceptors’ College and the International Council, recognising that Adhisthana has evolved to the point where it makes sense for these projects to function as independent entities. The Preceptors’ College and International Council will continue to hold their key meetings at Adhisthana and we will maintain a close and mutually supportive relationship.

The intention for the new CIO is to create a clear organisational structure for the Preceptors’ College and the International Council in order that they are able to fulfil their distinctive but related purposes in effective and harmonious relationship with one another.

The Chair of the Preceptors’ College is also the Chair of the International Council and its Steering Group, though has historically delegated this role to a Convenor. We’re moving to integrate the staff of both bodies in order to create a team who can share resources, information and expertise and work more efficiently and effectively to fulfil their common purpose.

The structure of this new team reflects more accurately the flow of responsibility, replacing the roles of College Secretary and International Council Convenor with a pair of full-time Executive Assistants, who will support the membership of the Preceptors’ College and International Council, and their core and ancillary meetings - including fulfilling the role of convening the International Council, delegated by the College Chair. These roles carry much more responsibility, creativity and influence than standard secretarial support and we hope the change in structure will reflect this. They will be further supported by an administrator and book-keeper (part-time), and work closely with Mahamati as incoming College Chair, his Deputies, and the other members of the International Council Steering Group.

It is of vital importance to Triratna that we have a well-resourced team serving these central institutions enabling them to offer leadership and support unity across our international Sangha. Over the next five years we would love to be able to take more creative initiative and be of greater benefit in responding efficiently to the needs of our Order and community and the wider world. If you are an Order Member or training for Ordination and can imagine contributing your skills to our shared project – in the areas of communications, facilitation, fundraising, governance, database and systems development, and more… – on a short-term or long-term basis, voluntarily or otherwise, please be in touch.

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aparajita
aparajita
Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre is recruiting
for supported and volunteer roles

We are offering a precious opportunity to join the Rivendell Team in the running and life of this successful and well-loved Triratna retreat centre. We would like to hear from Order members or TFO/GFR Mitras who are enthusiastic about Rivendell as a context in which the Dharma is communicated and Sangha is created. 

Supported Roles

Our team are looking for someone who:

  • has a good relevant skill set or an aptitude to learn skills quickly
  • has a positive and effective Buddhist practice 
  • wants to work as part of a Team Based Right Livelihood
  • wants a context in which they can develop and grow
  • is able to work collaboratively and harmoniously with others
  • is open, friendly and energetic

We are seeking team members who are able to take on one or two of the following areas including; 

Kitchen Management – 2 days depending on duties

  • arranging and corresponding with volunteer cooks for retreats (could be shared with office manager)
  • compiling retreat menus from our recipes list including special dietary requirements 
  • food budgeting and ethical sourcing
  • ordering food from suppliers and managing appropriate stock levels and monitoring food wastage
  • shopping at wholesalers (could be shared or under taken with other team members)
  • managing food hygiene procedures 
  • developing new nutritionally balanced dishes for our menus

Finance – 2 days

  • planning budgets in conjunction with Mokshaghosha and team
  • managing the budget, book keeping, reconciling payments and managing the bank accounts
  • reporting on finance for the Trustees and year end accounts
  • paying bills – utilities, contractors etc and paying expenses



IT Communications and Admin support (could be part of finance role) 1.5 days

  • maintaining and developing our website, database and retreat programme booking system
  • inputting the new retreat programme onto our website and database (annually) 
  • creating vibrant and appealing publicity for our retreat programme and other activities through, social media, printed programme, newsletters and emails
  • enabling online retreats through Zoom 
  • ensuring our IT system remains up to date, efficient and fit for purpose
  • managing data security and Data Protection Regulation compliance
  • admin tasks e.g. office cover, bookshop and shop, ordering supplies, shopping at wholesalers etc

All roles require flexibility and willingness to contribute fully towards collective team tasks and participate in team days and team retreats including the Rivendell working retreats. 

Volunteering roles – Mitras and Order Members

Rivendell benefits hugely from regular and dependable volunteers and we couldn’t run without this form of dana. Join a committed group of volunteers and enjoy long lasting Sangha friendships. If you are not local, travel expenses can be claimed. A retreat allowance would also be agreed.

Housekeeping - Volunteer team

The retreat programme dictates access to the house so the working pattern varies from week to week. Approx 6 hours/ per week (Mon -Fri) when access is possible which is around 25 weeks of the year.  Flexibility around which days to be worked. 

  • cleaning the rooms, furniture and contents of the retreat centre. Ensuring items are well ordered and maintained
  • carrying out simple maintenance tasks
  • there is also a preference for availability and ability to organise a team of volunteers to undertake regular deep cleaning of the house and contents

Grass mowing

The retreat programme dictates access to the garden and lawns so the working pattern varies from week to week. We’d like 4 hours per week when access is possible which is around 25 weeks of the year. Flexibility around which day(s) to be worked.

Other information

  • having a car and licence is highly desirable/ borderline essential
  • there is an option to join Mokshaghosha in community (with a trial period) for a suitable candidate
  • for part time working, if you feel the commute to Rivendell is too far, then an option to stay overnight in the community accommodation to make a longer commute realistic can be considered 

If these vacancies interest you and you would like an initial discussion, or an application form, please write to Mokshaghosha in the first instance at Mokshaghosha@rivendellretreatcentre.com

Further information and Job descriptions will be available for short listed candidates

Closing date for applications 13/09/24

Interviews week beginning 23/09/24

If you are interested in applying but the timetable doesn’t work for you then please get in touch to discuss.

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Ksantikara
Ksantikara
Join North London Buddhist Centre Team 
We’re seeking expressions of interest to join the North London Buddhist Centre team

Working in our team-based right livelihood context provides excellent conditions to deepen your practice of the dharma and strengthen your friendships. You’ll engage in an intensive situation with a transforming effect on your own life and the lives of many others. 

We’re looking for an order member to join us in late 2024 to replace our outgoing Centre Manager (leading a centre team of four) but we’re also keen to hear expressions of interest from any order members or mitras training for ordination who might be interested in joining the team more generally because other opportunities may become available in future.

It is an exciting time to join the North London Buddhist Centre team as it enters a new phase after paying off the mortgage last year and with Ksantikara joining as our new Chair six months ago. We have 90 mitras, about 25 engaged order members and a spacious building (in an excellent location!) with lots of potential.  

Each member of the team is supported financially so that you can live simply and give yourself fully to the altruistic project of sharing the Dharma. We set this financial support in line with the London Living Wage, currently £23,933 p.a. pro rata. Another important aspect of working for the centre is a commitment to going away on regular retreats, so we offer eight weeks of annual leave and a £1800 retreat allowance to support this.

If you’re interested in working at the North London Buddhist Centre, then get in touch to start an informal chat by sending Ksantikara an email on ksantikara@northlondonbuddhistcentre.com with a short introduction to yourself (including your connection with Triratna) and a brief note about why you’d like to work at the NLBC. 

For the centre manager role, initial expressions of interest are requested before the 3rd of September 2024. 

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visarada
visarada

Who we are
We are a lively Triratna Mens' community and a warm and friendly bunch, with a strong community ethic including cooking for each other, fortnightly community meetings and twice yearly weekend retreats.

Where we are
We are lucky to live in a large Victorian house owned by Birmingham Buddhist Centre in the leafy suburb of Moseley.  There's a lounge, large kitchen, a lovely back garden and plenty of space.  Its on a quiet road close to major bus routes.  There are parks nearby and we are seven minutes' walk from Birmingham Buddhist Centre.   

The practicalities
There are a couple of rooms available with rents of £441 - £462 including utility bills.  We run a communal food kitty and each contribute £120/month to that.

If you are interested then we would love to hear from you; please email Visarada to arrange an initial chat or a visit: visarada@rocketmail.com

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