Centre Manager required for Cambridge Buddhist Centre

The FWBO’s Cambridge Buddhist Centre is at the heart of a large sangha and runs a popular range of courses for newcomers as well as events for the more mature sangha. It also runs a range of courses in bodywork and mindfulness-based approaches.

The Centre is looking for a new Centre Manager. The exact responsibilities will depend on the applicant and the existing team, but are likely to include:
• Managing the office team and volunteers
• Overseeing the administration of the Centre
• Managing the day-to-day finances, including supervising a book-keeper
• Working closely with the Council and those teaching at the Centre

The ideal candidate would be
• an Order member or mitra [1]
• good with people
• well organised
• be computer literate and able to use Word and Excel
• confident with figures and understand finances
• flexible
• work well with others

If possible we would like someone with experience of team-based right livelihood and of fund raising.

Further information about the job and support package is available from Sunetri or 01223 577553.

Applications should be sent to Ruchiraketu by the end of January.

[1] Genuine Occupational Requirement - Section 7(3)(a) of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 applies.

Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 38 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8DT

Glasgow Buddhist Centre seeks administrator

The FWBO's Glasgow Buddhist Centre is looking for a new administrator.

This full-time supported vacancy involves administering the GBC's financial systems, co-ordinating and working with our excellent volunteer receptionists and handling routine admin tasks.

Previous work experience in admin is essential for this post.

You will work alongside Gunasiddhi, the centre manager and Dassini, the centre director as part of the centre team, who are Gunasiddhi, Dassini and Suriyavamsa.

The Glasgow Buddhist Centre is a friendly and thriving place, having been established for 35 years. For a look at the range of what we teach, see http://www.glasgowbuddhistcentre.com/

For more information please contact Dassini at dassini@glasgowbuddhistcentre.com

Friends Organic, London seeks Assistant Manager

Friends Organic, the London Buddhist Centre's Health Food shop, seeks a man or woman, preferably Buddhist, to be their new Assistant Manager.

Priyadaka, their Manager, says - "If you love wholefoods, have a flair for retail and enjoy teamwork we have a place for you; experience will be useful but not necessary as we want someone with the right attitude, an ability to learn and to take initiative.

"Please send in your cv and covering letter to priyadaka@googlemail.com, or to Friends Organic, 83 Roman Road, London E2 OQN. You can call 0208 980 1843".

They have a website, www.friendsorganic.co.uk/

Windhorse:Evolution seeks Sales Person

Windhorse:Evolution is the FWBO's largest Right Livelihood business. They are seeking an ethically-minded Sales Person for their mobile showrooms.

A friendly, reliable man or woman
‘The skills you will learn and develop are: how to manage a customer account, how to create a schedule, how to deal with people and communicate clearly, and time management.’

Ability to take initiative
‘It’s great – it extends you – you learn to be self reliant.’

Clean driving licence
‘Ah the freedom of the road, no desk job for me...’

Support package or salary - you choose.

Windhorse:Evolution is a Buddhist-inspired giftware business, based in Cambridge, which aims to make money to give away to Buddhist and social projects.

Windhorse:Evolution's principles:
* Generosity * Ethics * Personal Development * Collective Spirit *

If you would like a job description, or to apply for any of these posts, please get in touch with Jenny or phone 01223 868544.

Friends Organic Health Food shop seeks mananger

Wild Cherry restaurant in London seeks cook and manager

The Wild Cherry restaurant in London - for many years an integral part of the London Buddhist Centre's 'mandala' of right-livelihood businesses - seeks a Head Cook and Manager.

Click on either of the adverts to read them...

For a copy of the ethos statement, job description, and application form, please contact Subhadramati at the London Buddhist Centre on +44 (0) 208 709 9975 or email her at subhadramati@lbc.org.uk.

All applications should be in by 17th Sept, interview will be held on 19th Sept in London.

Manchester Buddhist Centre seeks new Chairwoman or man

The FWBO's Manchester Buddhist Centre is a large and lively centre, housed in a wonderful seven-storey Victorian warehouse in the centre of Manchester. We share this building with four TBRLs: Bodywise, Breathworks, Clear Vision and Earth Café, as well as a men’s community.

We see all these elements as a mandala, offering the people of Manchester and beyond a vision of a different kind of life, based on the Three Jewels.
The wider MBC sangha also includes a women’s community and other men’s communities.

Our ideal Chair would be full time a good leader an inspirational figure a follower of Bhante and a capable Dharma teacher. Experienced in the Order and institutions of the Movement, they would also be energetic motivated good with people in touch with spiritual inspiration capable of being a figurehead in our local community and holding the vision of the trustees.

Is this you?

Please contact Ratnaguna, who will forward your name to the trustees, or phone him on +44 (0)161 708 0228

Dharma cassettes available by donation...

A message from Sukhavati Community at the London Buddhist Centre -

"We are trying to find a home for a complete - or virtually complete - set of Dharmachakra cassette tapes of talks by Bhante, as well as some seminars by Bhante plus some talks by Order Members.

We have CD copies in our library and do not need the cassettes any more. If you would like to have these (no charge, donation welcome) please email Graham Patterson at gjpatterson49@hotmail.com.