Leiter (m/w/d) der Evangelischen Regionalverwaltung Göppingen

About this job

The Evangelical Regional Administrations are service institutions of the Evangelical State Church in Württemberg. The Evangelical Regional Administration Göppingen advises and supports the evangelical church communities in the Geislingen-Göppingen church district in all administrative, financial, and personnel matters.

Your Responsibilities

• Leading and organizing the regional administration responsible for the Geislingen-Göppingen church district, with personnel responsibility for currently 34 employees
• Advising the church district, especially the church district synod and the church district committee, on all administrative matters, statutes, participation in church tax distribution and allocation planning, as well as medium-term financial planning in the church district
• Advising and supporting the church communities in the Geislingen-Göppingen church district according to the Ecclesiastical Law for the Modernization of Administration in the Evangelical State Church in Württemberg, especially church communities and their assistance to community leadership
• Conducting training courses for those responsible in the church communities, especially for the assistance to community leadership
• Maintaining contacts and negotiations with the staff representation
• Representing the interests of the church communities on their behalf in dealings with state and municipal authorities

Your Profile

• Eligibility for the higher general non-technical administrative service or a completed scientific university degree (Master's or equivalent) in a relevant administration-related course of study
• Independent work, high resilience, and a high degree of personal, communicative, and social competence and teamwork skills
• Management skills and leadership experience, especially several years of experience in managing employees
• Determination, inventiveness, assertiveness, innovative and conceptual thinking, willingness to learn, good organizational skills
• Preferably extensive professional experience in budget, cash, and accounting, ideally also in personnel and construction matters, as well as several years of professional experience in general administrative law and civil law
• Ideally, experience in (parish and church district) committee work
• Willingness to support and help shape structural changes; changes are particularly pending in the areas of establishing a regional administration and further developing digitalization, as well as the transition from cash accounting to double-entry bookkeeping planned for 01.01.2026
• Membership in a member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany is generally expected

Our Offer

• Attractive remuneration: We offer you a permanent position. This position is remunerated according to salary group A 15.
• The pension provider is the Municipal Pension Association of Baden-Württemberg. Employment as an employee according to the Ecclesiastical Employment Ordinance is also possible, which is rated according to pay group 15 (TVöD-VKA).
• Meaningful work: You can expect varied and diverse tasks that offer meaning and fulfillment, not just routine work.
• Flexible arrangement: By individual agreement, you have the option of working from home and digital work.
• All-inclusive: Enjoy benefits such as special leave according to church law and a holiday arrangement above the minimum leave. You will also receive extensive further and advanced training opportunities as well as personal personnel development programs.
• Mobile on the go: To help you get from A to B comfortably, we support you with a subsidy for your job ticket.

Apply Here

• Then apply exclusively online at https://www.elk-wue.de/karriere via our online application procedure. Personnel Management: Jan Fuhrmann | Phone 0711 2149-592 Department: Klaus Danisch | Phone 0711 2149-610