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Non-Executive Members of the Communications, Digital and Marketing Steering Group

Non-Executive Members of the Communications, Digital and Marketing Steering Group

Posted on 09/09/2026

Advertising End Date:
16 Oct 2026
All Locations:

Westminster, London
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Section:
Communications & Digital
Vacancy Type:
Fixed Term Part -Time
Salary Details:
Please refer to the candidate information pack for detail on expenses and hours
Contracted Hours:
0
Proposed Interview Date
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About The Role
Westminster Abbey is seeking three new Non-Executive Members to join its Communications, Digital and Marketing Steering Group.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute your expertise to one of the world's most recognised churches, helping to shape how the Abbey engages with worshippers, visitors, staff, volunteers and audiences around the world. As the Abbey continues to develop its communications, digital and marketing activities, we are seeking experienced leaders who can offer strategic insight, fresh perspectives and constructive challenge.

We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with senior leadership experience in communications, digital, marketing and/or AI. We welcome applications from people with expertise across the commercial, public, charitable, cultural and faith sectors. Whatever your background, we are looking for individuals who share a commitment to purposeful leadership and can help support the Abbey's mission and future ambitions.

Established in 2023, the Steering Group has played an important role in driving significant developments across the Abbey, including the Digital Abbey programme, the appointment of a new strategic media agency, enhanced audience engagement, and major investment in digital communications and livestreaming capabilities.

The Experience, Insight and Leadership We Value

We are seeking individuals who can bring:
- Senior leadership experience in communications, digital, marketing and/or AI.
- Experience contributing to strategy, governance or board-level decision-making.
- A genuine interest in supporting a purpose-led organisation with national and global reach.
- The ability to balance innovation and audience engagement with organisational values and public responsibility.
- Strong judgement, a collaborative approach and a commitment to inclusive leadership.
- The confidence to provide supportive challenge while working constructively with colleagues.
Commitment
- Six in-person meetings each year at Westminster Abbey.
- Occasional engagement with senior Abbey colleagues between meetings.
- An initial four-year term of appointment.
- This is a voluntary role; reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
For further details, please refer to the candidate information pack.

Above all else, the Abbey is a church, a place of prayer and praise and holy ground at the heart of the nation. It is also a treasured part of Britain’s heritage and a leading venue for tourism. The Abbey has occupied a central place in the celebration of great events for the nation and remains one of the most beautiful architectural masterpieces in Britain.

A living Church, Westminster Abbey is where the coronation of Kings and Queens has taken place since 1066, and where many of the Kings and Queens of England and of the United Kingdom are buried. Principal among them is St Edward the Confessor, King of England from 1042 to 1066, whose shrine is at the heart of the Abbey Church. Beside and around them are buried or commemorated many of the great women and men from almost every century of British history: statesmen and politicians, lawyers, warriors, clerics, writers, artists, musicians.

We are a welcoming community, but also complex and multi-faceted, with over 600 highly committed employees and volunteers. We have deep respect for the heritage of which we are the custodians, but we evolve continuously to meet the opportunities of the future. In recent times this has included the creation of new departments to focus on transforming our digital presence and delivering a significantly expanded programme of public and community engagement.

The purpose of the Communications, Digital and Marketing Steering Group is to provide co-ordination across the Abbey’s communications, digital and marketing activities. This is to enable departments involved in these activities to work in the most collaborative and coordinated way, to maximise reach, engagement and value for money across these areas.

The Group is responsible for:

Reviewing strategy and objectives development, key campaigns and activities, including commercial and financial goals.
Monitoring consistency across campaigns and resources, to encourage priority audiences to engage with the breadth of the Abbey’s life.
Interpreting internal and external research.
Monitoring the delivery of effective results by the media agency, ensuring they are in line with the Abbey’s marketing priorities. Scrutinising the effectiveness of the end-to-end visitor journey.
Reviewing and monitoring the Digital Abbey programme.
Monitoring internal and external communications activities.
Reviewing progress of integrated campaigns with other key departments, particularly Engagement, the Institute and Retail.

For further details, please refer to the candidate information pack.

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