Sub Prior
St John International
London
Voluntary with reasonable expenses paid in line with the Order’s policy.
In the Service of Humanity, St John promotes physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing in 44 countries and territories worldwide, mostly within the Commonwealth. The Order delivers its charitable activities through local St John Ambulance organisations and the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem.
Whilst we globally all come together under one banner, one eight-pointed white cross, the heart of St John lies in local communities – St John’s shared mission to be a global leader in first aid and medical responses to community healthcare needs starts with neighbours; it starts in village halls and community centres; it starts in streets, schools, and youth clubs.
At the very core of our work are the 160,000+ St John volunteers who give their time, effort and expertise to help others. Our volunteers come from the local communities they are working in and improve the lives of their own family, friends and neighbours through their ownership of our services – all whilst strengthening their community’s resilience.
THE ROLE
The Order is seeking a Sub Prior to join the Executive Committee and support the implementation of our ongoing regionalisation strategy. The role will have lead governance responsibility for overseeing and supporting a transitional period in which there will be both systemic change of routine and behaviour and in which intra-regional co-operation becomes the norm between Priories and Associations within regions. As Sub Prior, your primary task will be to encourage, facilitate and enable the new strategy to become effective.
This is a substantial senior appointment requiring around eight weeks per year, including extensive global travel. The successful candidate will have a deep background in clinical governance and will likely have retired from full time work. Highly effective skills in persuading, influencing and diplomacy will be essential; of course, you must also be culturally intelligent and above to act as our ambassador effecting change anywhere in the world.
For this appointment, we are specifically looking for applicants from UK and Europe, the Americas or Africa.
How to apply
To make an application, please click on the apply now button below, with the following prepared:
- Your CV (no more than three sides).
- A covering letter that sets out your motivation for the role and describes the specific experience you can bring to the appointment.
Closing date
Friday 17th January 2025
Agreement of the final shortlist
Expected to be w/c 17th February 2025 with candidates notified immediately
Interviews
Early March 2025 (TBC) (interviews are expected to be held in-person in the UK but may be held virtually to accommodate candidates applying from Europe, the Americas or Africa).
