Do you love Buddhist books and want to make a creative contribution to Buddhist publishing? Windhorse Publications is looking for a new Commissioning Editor. 

This is a new part-time role (2 days per week), currently held by Dhammamegha, who steps down at the end of April. 

We are ideally looking for a Triratna Order member to take on the role at this stage. 
 
The role includes commissioning new works, liaising with authors at the various stages of writing, undertaking a wide range of editorial activities, and representing Windhorse Publications at important Triratna events, such as the Chairs meeting (see full job description). 
 
We are looking for someone to work the equivalent of 2 days per week at a salary of up to £29K FTE. 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. Please note that this is a remote-working role. 
 
To apply, please send a CV, letter of motivation, and the details of two referees to Liz Evers, General Manager at Windhorse Publications, by Friday 18 April 2025. For informal enquiries with one of the company’s Trustees, please contact Dhivan.  
 
Interviews will take place online towards the end of April.  
 

Join our Buddhist community in the beautiful Quantock Hills.

An exciting opportunity for enthusiastic cooks to join our kitchen team for 6-8 weeks during our summer retreat season. You’ll develop vegan cooking skills with our experienced chef, Jimmy, learning everything from simple salads to complex curries and delicious desserts. In the summer months, the majority of our produce comes from our wonderful walled garden. You’ll work with our garden team growing and harvesting, bringing fresh organic food from soil to plate. 

For more information, contact volunteer.alfoxton@gmail.com

Could you be our next cook or do our publicity?

Bhante Urgyen Sangharakshita envisioned Adhisthana as a place of blessings, where the worldwide Triratna Buddhist Community would gather and engage wholeheartedly with his radical vision of the Dharma in all its breadth, depth and clarity. As we move out of the 10th anniversary year of Adhisthana’s opening and into celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sangharakshita’s birth, our founder and teacher’s vision remains dynamic and alive.

Central to unfolding this vision are Adhisthana’s two single-sex residential communities, committed to a life of Dharma service in supportive semi-monastic conditions. Here work, play and practice all blend into a unified whole; a total and integrated spiritual life. Sangharakshita’s vivid presence lies at the centre of a broad mandala of activity benefiting the Order, the movement and beyond.

The Adhisthana Operations Team supports this stream of blessings by tending to the practical running of the site: from cooking to cleaning, from gardening to online communication. We give ourselves freely in the spirit of open-handed generosity, our actions performed in devotion to The Three Jewels. We are supported financially to live a beautifully simple yet rich life: working together for the good of Buddhism, immersed in Bhante’s distinctive presentation of the Dharma, deepening our spiritual friendships. The Operations Team is wonderfully diverse in age, experience and character, yet united in our dedication to seeing Bhante’s vision radiate out into the world.

As the Adhisthana mandala expands, so do the opportunities to serve. We want to hear from any Order member or mitra who has asked for ordination who feels a calling to realise this vision of community living and team-based right livelihood alongside us.

While we want to hear from you regardless of a particular role, we are actively offering two opportunities: firstly, a cook to work alongside our kitchen manager in offering nourishment to all who visit; secondly, someone to help tell Adhisthana’s story to the world through publicity. Experience in these areas is helpful but not essential. The fundamental requirement is that you want to deepen your going for refuge to The Three Jewels in an intensive practice setting.

If you want to explore taking this precious opportunity, please contact me at prakashamitra@adhisthana.org. You can read more about the roles here. I look forward to hearing from you soon. 

Love,

Prakashamitra

Operational Manager, Adhisthana

Sydney Buddhist Centre is seeking an inspired and skilled mitra or Order member to take on the role of centre manager. This role could be filled by one or more people working part-time (at least 15 hours per week) or one person working full-time. 

To find out more or to express interest, please contact Dhammakumāra by the end of April: dhammakumara@sydneybuddhistcentre.org.au

Responsibilities

You will own the operations of both the Sydney Buddhist Centre and the Vijayaloka Retreat Centre. This will include tasks such as:

• Creating effective communications and publicity by mailing list, posters, and social media.
• Working with retreat leaders and organisers to facilitating the smooth running of retreats.
• Arranging for and meeting with tradespeople and council/fire safety inspectors when needed at the centre or Vijayaloka.
• Keeping the centre clean, well-stocked, and beautiful.
• Organising volunteers and answering email enquiries.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base wages $32/hr (at full time = $63,232pa + super), negotiable for the right person
• 11.5% superannuation contributions, to increase to 12% on 1 July
• 4 weeks paid time off with 17.5% leave loading, plus flexible unpaid leave
• Retreat allowance
• Flexible combination of remote work and on-site presence

Relocation

We may be able to sponsor Order members for a visa to move to Australia for up to 2 years. If you are outside Australia and might be interested in a temporary contract under this arrangement, please do not hesitate to reach out to discuss.

Join us at Tiratanaloka during this transformative time! As we prepare for our exciting move to a bigger location, we’re expanding our team—and we’re looking for a dedicated Dharmacharini to step into a vital leadership role. Could this be you?

As Centre Manager, you will:

✨ Support and guide our Going for Refuge mitras (we will have four in the team), offering   spiritual friendship, leadership, and opportunities for deep practice.
✨ Help shape a thriving team environment, ensuring our community continues to flourish.
✨ Oversee the daily running of the retreat centre, keeping everything flowing smoothly as we enter this exciting new phase.

We’re looking for an Order Member who:

🌟 Has experience living and working at a retreat centre and/or managing a Right Livelihood team.
🌟 Is deeply committed to their own practice, Order life, and the vision of Tiratanaloka.
🌟 Wants to be an active part of our engaged, vibrant community.

Why Apply?

This isn’t just a role—it’s an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of women training for ordination, while immersing yourself in a rich, supportive environment.

📅 Interview Date: 3rd April 2025
🚀 Role Commences: August 2025
📩 Interested? To find out more or to apply, please write to: Karunadhi or Alex
📧 chair@tiratanaloka.org.uk or office@tiratanaloka.org.uk

📝 Closing Deadline: 1st April 2025

We’d love to hear from you! 💛

Do you feel confident cooking for between 30 and 40 people? Do you like camping in beautiful woodland? Would you like to come on retreat with Buddhafield? Then we’d love to hear from you!We are looking for people who want to cook at the Buddhafield Total Immersion retreat with Paramananda from 14th - 30th May 2025. The retreat is titled ‘Dwelling in the World’s Soul’. We’re also open to enquires about cooking on other Buddhafield retreats in 2025. You will be given recipes, with quanties already calculated, your travel will be covered and you’ll be supported by our experienced team.By volunteering as a cook with us, you would have the chance to take part in the special magic that is a Buddhafield retreat and support retreatants to immerse themselves in Paramananda’s teaching and the natural beauty of Bowerwood, Buddhafield’s land in North Devon. You’ll get to participate in a fair part of the retreat, cooking dinner and lunch the following day and then having a full day off. There is also the option to cook for one half of the two week retreat and sit the other half an a full retreatant. The bluebells will be out in May and there is also the opportunity to visit the site and familiarise yourself with the kitchen in April at our team gathering (drop in any time between 14th and 20th April). We are looking for cooks who have experience of participating in silent retreats and several years meditation experience. If you are interested, please get in touch with Cait, the retreat organiser at cait.crosse@gmail.com.

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

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”.

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

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.

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.

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

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. 

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

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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.