| | individuals | agencies and charities | Recruitment and Support Services We offer a variety of recruitment and support services, which can be adapted to the needs of any agency or institution. There are examples below, but it is possible to ‘pick and mix’. For example: -
For the Amity Foundation, we advertise, short-list, undertakes preliminary interviews and presents candidates for final selection -
For PNGCP (Papua New Guinea), we advertise on our web site, refers applicants to the agency, and checks for Criminal Records -
For Maryknoll, Christians Abroad arranges medical insurance -
For the UK Methodist Church Lay Professional Programme, we handle a complete package from advertising, through selection and appointment to pastoral care and de-briefing on return | Advertising | Cost | | On-line and in our development and mission jobs magazine Opportunities Abroad | £70 per advert in both or £400 for unlimited advertising for one year. | | In National Press e.g TES, Church Press, etc | Newspaper rate + staff time | | On Christians Abroad web site - (top of jobs list) (Christian agencies only with full text supplied) | £70 per advert | | Interviewing | | | Writing job descriptions, receiving requests for job information, receiving applications, collecting references, short-listing, interviewing, arranging medical examinations 1 | Charged as a percentage of daily rate | | Arranging Criminal Records checks 2 | £14.10 plus CRB fee for paid workers (£29 or £34 depending on level of disclosure required | | Pre-departure | | | Preparation conferences 3 | Daily rate + accommodation costs | | Medical advice 4 | We suggest external expertise | | Medical Insurance 5 | By month, currently £337 or £460 p.a depending on cover. Gap year insurance also available | | UK National Insurance 6 | c £230 p.a for developing countries | | Arranging tickets, visas, etc | Charged as a percentage of daily rate for making visits to embassies | | On return | | | De-briefing 3 | Daily rate + accommodation charges | | Medical checks 5 | We suggest external expertise | Notes:
1 The daily rate is currently £200, If sending out job applications, short-listing and interviewing took a day’s work, our charge would be £200.The daily charge would include all ‘direct’ costs such as postage and stationery, use of rooms as well as time. Travel costs or any fees paid to external interviewers or assessors used in interviewing, briefing and de-briefing, and any VAT would be extra.
2 Criminal Record checks are recommended for all who will be working with children and vulnerable adults. We are a registered ‘umbrella body’ and can carry out checks for a fixed fee. Agencies recruiting a number of staff or volunteers need to sign an agreement about safe storage of records, etc. and smaller agencies can use Christians Abroad direct. In the latter case there would be additional charges for registered post if returning original documents. Costs are £31 or £36 to the Criminal Records Bureau (waived for volunteers) and £15.00 (includes VAT) fee to Christians Abroad. This fee is increased for organisations which are not registered charities.
3 Preparation and debriefing conferences are usually 24 hours, but longer courses can be arranged. Daily rate is shared between all participants, so three people would be charged £66. We have an arrangement with a London Christian-run hotel and a Birmingham mission training college for special rates when overnight accommodation is needed.
4 We can recommend charities specialising in caring for the health of overseas staff.
5 Medical Insurance costs are quoted for people under 65 in teaching, administration, medical and similar posts. There are different rates for people engaged in manual work.
6 There is a special overseas National Insurance rate for ‘development’ workers in most developing countries; this includes teachers, medical staff and mission workers. Please ask for a list of countries. Christians Abroad is registered to act for people working overseas who are linked to us as volunteers.
Self-funded or part-funded individuals
Some people go to partially or fully self-funded placements. We can help to provide services for such people at little cost.
We would make a budget together including air fares, medical insurance, and a briefing/preparation session (totalling approx £1500). Included in that will be a donation of
£200 to cover our costs. If the total sum (including air fare, etc) is then donated to Christians Abroad through ‘gift aid’, we can claim back tax on it, and that covers the rest of our costs. The tax pays for all our time costs - and we then pay for the insurance, air fares, etc. In effect each individual gets their money back apart from the donation, and our time is provided at no cost.
This only works for tax-payers and if the individual agrees technically to become a Christians Abroad ‘volunteer’. |
