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Considerable travel is involved.
Applicants should have experience of the life of their own Yearly Meeting or Group and an active awareness of Quaker faith and practice among Friends of varying backgrounds and traditions. Facility with spoken and written English is essential and ability to use one or more of other languages spoken among Quaker groups worldwide is desirable. The appointment will be until 30 June 2004 in the first instance, based on a formal contract which may be considered for renewal. Salary and conditions are linked to the executive scale in Britain Yearly Meeting. The individual appointed will be eligible to apply for the position of General Secretary, due to fall vacant in 2004.