The Military Wives Choirs is a community of over 1800 women in 71 choirs across the UK and overseas. We come together to celebrate a love of singing and a communal understanding that comes from our members’ shared experiences of the Armed Forces. We welcome all women who are connected to the military community – including wives, partners, widows, serving, reservist, veterans, mothers’, daughters, sisters; our network supports each other and forms life-changing friendships that lead to new and uplifting experiences through singing. Through the experience of running choirs and be part of a choir committee we also build self confidence and skills that can help entry or re-entry into employment for those women who want to move in this direction.
Military life across the services has its challenges. Some families move regularly to a new posting, while for others deployments mean long periods of separation. With choirs across the UK and overseas, many of our members join a new choir when they are posted, enabling them to become part of a familiar community built upon the joy of singing.
Singing in a choir has been proven to increase wellbeing and improve mental and physical health and reduce social isolation. With no auditions and no pressure to perform, the Military Wives Choirs gives its members the opportunity to spend time with women that truly understand the challenges associated with military life.
Each of our choirs meets weekly and has a busy calendar of community events and performances. This activity is enhanced by exciting national-scale activity, including concert tours, albums, media appearances and larger projects. All of the charity’s activity is supported and managed by the small central staff team. The charity works closely with its Artistic Director, currently Joanna Tomlinson, and a number of Ambassadors from the industry, including mezzo-soprano Laura Wright and reknowned vocal coach Mark de Lisser.
What we our looking for in our Data and Technology Trustee
Our Data and Technology Trustee will contribute strategic advice on how MWC manages its technology landscape and data to be compliant, minimise risks to the organisation and to keep up to date with and take advantage of developments in a way that recognises the budget and scale of the organisation. Working closely with the Choirs Support Team they will support the long-term sustainability of the charity by providing strategic direction for our data and technology assets and initiatives. The Data and Technology Trustee role is a member of the Governance Committee.
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How to apply
Please submit your CV along with a covering letter (maximum 2 sides A4) to Caroline Paxton, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Your application should be sent via our coordinator Kate Carmichael at kcarmichael@militarywiveschoirs.org.
Your letter should cover the following:
- The Trustee role/specialism you are applying for
- How you meet the essential critera
- Why us?
If you’d like to find out more before applying, please contact Wendy Human, Chief Executive at whuman@militarywiveschoirs.org
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 24 October 2025. Interviews will take place online using Teams w/c 3 November 2025.
