Cathedral Chief Operating Officer

Overview of the role

As Chief Operating Officer for Liverpool Cathedral, you will bring your leadership, judgement and experience to an extraordinary environment that balances tourism with worship, cultural ambition with Christian mission, and the care of a magnificent building with the needs of a living community.

The Chief Operating Officer is at the heart of our strategic planning and operational delivery, bringing together the people, resources and systems that enable Britain’s largest cathedral to flourish. Working closely with the Dean, Cathedral Chapter and senior colleagues, you will help turn our ambitions into practical action, strengthen our financial resilience and ensure that our organisation is equipped for the future.

This is a hugely exciting and multifaceted role, spanning people, finance, operations, governance, safeguarding, heritage and commercial sustainability. It will suit you if you can see the bigger picture while attending to the detail that makes an organisation work well. You will bring energy, clarity and a collaborative approach, working with and through talented staff, volunteers and specialist colleagues.

You will need to build trust, navigate competing priorities and lead change thoughtfully, bringing people with you. We are looking for someone who listens well, empowers others and can create capacity and opportunity from limited resources. Above all, you will understand how effective leadership and sound stewardship support the Cathedral’s Christian mission and its welcome to the city and beyond.

In return, you will receive a salary of £70,000 and the opportunity to make a lasting contribution to one of Europe’s great cathedrals. Reporting to the Dean, you will hold an influential position in Cathedral life, helping shape its future alongside committed colleagues. The role is based at the Cathedral, where visible and engaged leadership matters, with some flexibility in working arrangements possible.