UK & HQ
Home to our global headquarters and more than 13,000 sites, our UK team are a hive of activity all year round
Our UK Commitment
Our UK team have the challenge of caring for some of our largest cemeteries and memorials alongside a number of small plots and individual burials across the country. Their work is at the forefront of the mission.
Our expert teams are dedicated to ensuring that the stories of the service members we commemorate are remembered as well as meeting exceptional horticultural and works standards across our estate.
Our global headquarters
Our Headquarters team ensure that the work of the Commission succeeds both in the UK and around the world, offering support and guidance to our global operational teams.
Based in Maidenhead, our Headquarters is home to a dedicated team whose mission is to safeguard the commemoration of the fallen of the two world wars ensuring that it continues into the future and that their sacrifice is never forgotten. Our teams do this by leading the way in legal, marketing, HR, IT and other important support functions.
Meet your future colleagues
Claire Horton CBE, Director General
Thank you for your interest in working for our remarkable organisation, The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and our charitable arm The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation.
We are looking for people just like you – with the passion, personality, dedication, determination and skills that will make a real contribution to who we are, what we become and to the shared global task we all work to deliver. I can speak from personal experience, that working for the Commission is a constant journey of discovery and learning. It is an exciting, and we feel, worthwhile endeavour in a dynamic, uplifting, supportive and very rewarding environment.
As an organisation with 1,380 staff worldwide, we speak many languages, possess different talents, and come from a wide variety of backgrounds. We are an organisation that cares about our people; we recognise and celebrate our diversity and our individual contributions and work always to ensure we help everyone, in every role across the Commission feel valued, appreciated and connected.
But above all, we are all dedicated to one purpose – to preserving in perpetuity, the memory and telling the stories of the fallen from the two World Wars, who sacrificed their lives, so that we might live the lives we do today. If this is something that you are keen to be part of, we very much look forward to hearing from you
Our benefits
We believe being at work should be rewarding. As an appreciation for our employee's valued contribution, we have created a wide variety of inclusive benefits to support health and wellbeing.
We are all different, so our benefits have been designed to have something for everyone. There has never been a more exciting time to join the CWGC family!
25 days annual leave, rising by 1 day every year
Paid office shutdown between Christmas and New Year
A privilege day and extra half day off on Maundy Thursday
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Cycle to work scheme
Salary-sacrifice electric car scheme
Eye test reimbursement and contribution towards new glasses
Our own discount scheme; save money on high street favourites
Our dream candidate
We’re looking for people that share our passion. We’re here to help you develop your skills and give you opportunities to grow – even an interest in history isn’t a must have – all we ask is that you buy in to our mission.
You’ll be joining an organisation that’s existed for more than 100 years, who are committed to commemorating the fallen of the two world wars. You’ll be part of our story and help write the next chapter.
If you want a job that matters, for an organisation with purpose, apply now.
Committed to Disability Confidence
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to being an inclusive and accessible workplace. We offer an environment with opportunities for everyone to thrive, contribute, and succeed. Our recruitment practices are fair, supportive, and focused on removing barriers for all.
