Senior Church Lawyer (f/m/d)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg unites some 350,000 members in 107 parishes and six church districts. In addition to the Bishop, the Synod and the Joint Committee of Churches, the five-member Oberkirchenrat as a collegial organ manages the Ev.-Luth. Church in Oldenburg. The Oberkirchenrat with approx. 334 employees are the top service and administration authority. The Oldenburg Church is characterized by proximity to the church parishes, flat hierarchies and design playroom. For this client, conQuaesso® JOBS is looking for a*n at 01.02.2026 in Oldenburg

Leader*in (m/d)

Legal and strategic questions of ecclesiastical bodies and institutions are professionally supported by your legal expertise and advice as well as their solution-oriented approach. They analyze critically existing rules, develop church legal texts and adapt them to a modern and sustainable church structure. The professional accompaniment of ecclesiastical fusion processes, structural changes and measures for administrative modernization is one of the central areas of the design of this position. Your area of responsibility includes both the management of the staff and the management of the budget in the department of law. In state, ecclesiastical and civil society contexts, you represent the state church with a secure appearance and convincing legal profile.

With your second legal state exam and a church-law expertise, you have the necessary legal qualifications to perform the complex tasks in the church management responsibly. Your multi-year leadership experience, ideally in the public, ecclesiastical or non-profit sector, brings you the necessary security in dealing with strategic and human issues. They are familiar with committee work, administrative processes and organisational development and understand how to act sovereignly in ecclesiastical and civil society contexts. Personally, you are convinced by team skills, strategic thinking and an inclusive leadership style that focuses on trust and dialogue. A strong interest in ecclesiastical life as well as a membership in a church of the EKD are essential for this position.

Design space – design the transformation processes of a living church. Together strong for a church with the future – together with the main and volunteers, you will develop framework conditions for a church with the future. College – In a motivated management team with flat hierarchies and regular supervision, you create a cooperative and solution-oriented working culture – characterized by short decision-making and direct communication. Framework conditions – The position is doped with an attractive remuneration under a private-law individual contract. JOBV1_EN