Current opportunities to work at Coventry Cathedral

Nominations Committee

The role of the Nominations Committee is to recommend appropriate people to the Cathedral Chapter (the board of trustees) to fill any vacancies that arise in both the Chapter and the associated sub-committees.

The committee achieves this by overseeing the process of advertising and recruiting to the roles, and individual members taking part in the interviewing process as their skills and experience allow.

This is not a time-consuming role (the committee met once in 2024) but might require regular support when recruiting to a role.

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Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

The Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (FAR) is a sub-committee of the Chapter (the board of trustees), and the chairperson of FAR is a member of Chapter. The committee has a membership of five non-executives, and meetings are attended ex-officio by the Dean of Coventry, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Chief Financial Officer.

In order to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of the committee, members should be able to operate at a senior and strategic level, with experience of working (either paid or voluntarily) in an organisation at least at a middle management level. The ability to deal with figures and understand financial implications of decisions is essential, as is the ability to constructively challenge plans, reports and outline business cases before they progress for decision to Chapter as required.

FAR Committee schedules 10 meetings per year, but may meet less frequently with monthly reporting being provided by the finance team each month. Meetings usually last 1.5 – 2 hours. Members may be asked to assist with more time, for example when new auditors are due to be appointed, or when a challenging financial or audit issue emerges.

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Lay Clerks in the Cathedral Choir

Two Alto, One Tenor, One Bass

£6,000 per annum

Coventry Cathedral is well known internationally as a striking example of twentieth century church architecture and for its ministry of reconciliation. It has a committed core of worshippers who delight in the combination of traditional and contemporary liturgy and music and it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors both from this country and abroad. We are seeking to appoint someone who will join our team of musicians to contribute positively to our fine musical tradition.

These posts offer an average of 7 hours per week, spread mostly over two days, but occasionally more, such as during Christmas and Holy Week. You will need to operate flexibly to fit the needs of the Cathedral Choir. The contract offered will be for two years with the intention to extend this indefinitely.

These posts are subject to DBS clearance, and will include weekend and bank holiday working.

Auditions and interviews will take place at the Cathedral on 25/26 June 2025. The position would commence in September 2025 and as soon as the necessary clearance and training have taken place.

For Full Job details and requirements please download the job pack below.

Lay Clerk Job Description

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We would welcome additional applications for our Chorister Voice Coach and Music Support Administrator positions from suitable applicants who could manage more than one job in the music department.

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm Monday 16 June 2025.

Auditions and interviews: 25/26 June 2025.

Music Support Administrator

£8,923 per annum

14 Hours per week

Coventry Cathedral is looking for a P/T (14 hours per week) Music Support Administrator to enable our music department to run efficiently.

Excellent knowledge of Word & Excel are essential, and broad confidence with other IT packages is desirable. A good understanding of traditional Church of England worship and music is also desirable, along with a share in our vision and values and a willingness to learn.

An understanding of music & liturgy and a willingness to learn and expand your knowledge is key.

Duties include producing concert programmes and brochures, assisting with financial bookkeeping aspects of the Music Department, handling correspondence, proofreading, managing schedules of choirs, editing the website, caring for the music library and various other administrative tasks.

More information: Job Description

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter along with two referees to email hidden; JavaScript is required.

We would welcome additional applications for our Chorister Voice Coach and Lay Clerk positions from suitable applicants who could manage more than one job in the music department.

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm Monday 16 June 2025.

Auditions and interviews: 25/26 June 2025.

Head of Visitor Engagement

£18,415 per annum

21 hours – days and times flexible to be agreed with job holder

As Head of Visitor Engagement you will led a team that welcomes 100,000 tourist visitors each year, working to increase the visitor numbers to the Cathedral, while improving overall visitor experience.

The Head of Visitor Experience will be responsible for the Welcome Team Supervisor and the Welcome Team, both staff and volunteers.

For full job details and requirements, please download the job pack below.

Head of Visitor Engagement Job Pack

Please e-mail, your CV and covering letter to email hidden; JavaScript is required (please use the job title as the subject of the email), or send it by post to Recruitment, Coventry Cathedral, 11 Priory Row, Coventry, CV1 5EX.

Ensure you clearly state the full job title to which you are applying.

Closing date: All applications must reach us on or before the closing date which is 12 Noon on Monday 16th June.

Interviews: Interviews are provisionally scheduled Thursday 26th June.