New Deputy Diocesan Secretary appointed

Rob Quarton has been appointed as the Deputy Diocesan Secretary for the Diocese of Worcester, a new post which has been funded by the national Church.

Rob will support the restructuring process taking place in the Diocese as we ensure that churches across Worcestershire and Dudley are healthy and sustainable for the future, enabling them to continue to bring the Good News of Jesus to their communities.  He will be working 60% of a full-time post spread across four days.

Until recently, Rob was Relationship and Development Manager at the charity Frontline, which seeks to transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people through the recruitment and training of social workers. Prior to working at Frontline, he was the Director of Process Leadership at Jaguar Land Rover, where he led of a team of 72 people responsible for designing, building & implementing key business processes and structures. He is trained as a scientist and engineer.

Rob said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed as Deputy Diocesan Secretary for the Diocese. It’s an exciting role which fits my skills and experience as well as my desire to work in a meaningful and personally fulfilling environment. I have been a member of St John’s Church in Greenlands, Redditch for over 30 years and have tried to express the light of Christ throughout my career. I’m looking forward to supporting the transformation of our church structures and operations, towards a relevant, successful and sustainable future.”

Rob is a Trustee of the Christian charity Bridge Builders and is co-founder and Director of the charity Touchstones Child Bereavement Support together with his wife Vicki. Touchstones supports children and young people in North East Worcestershire who have lost a mum, dad, brother, sister or other significant person. It works with around 150 children each year, and provides a programme of one to one counselling and support, as well as running group memory, feelings and activity days. Rob also volunteers as a Bereavement Counsellor at the charity. He and his wife Vicki have three children and one grandchild and Rob enjoys tennis, swimming and running, gardening and reading.