Jobs and Volunteering
The Bowes Museum’s a friendly and exciting place to work. With around 70 employees and over 60 volunteers, we’ve a wide range of skills and knowledge in the team and we’re often looking to add to it.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer
There has never been a more exciting time to get involved.
The museum is currently going through an exciting period of transformation, with new volunteering opportunities opening up as we go.
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Tender for IT and Digital Strategy Development
Role: IT and Digital Strategy Development
Location: Remote working and on-site at The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8PP
Fee: Up to £12,500 + VAT (to include all expenses, required reporting, consultant fees etc.)
Closing date: 28 November 2025, 5pm
Contract begins: 12 January 2026
The Bowes Museum is seeking a suitably qualified IT and Digital consultant(s) to lead and implement digital infrastructure, systems, and training that underpin The Bowes Museum’s strategic goals of governance, sustainability, audience engagement, and workforce development.
The IT and Digital consultant will be a key enabler of The Bowes Museum’s digital transformation. This role ensures operational resilience, compliance, and innovation across departments, supporting sector-facing initiatives, audience growth, and income diversification.
Please note: this is an opportunity for an agency or freelancer. Click on the image for more information.
Tender for Environmental & Sustainability Strategy Development
Role: Environmental & Sustainability Strategy Development
Location: Remote working and on-site at The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8PP
Fee: Up to £12,500 + VAT (to include all expenses, required reporting, consultant fees etc.)
Closing date: 28 November 2025, 5pm
Contract begins: 12 January 2026
The Bowes Museum invites expressions of interest from experienced and visionary Environmental & Sustainability Advisors to support the delivery of our transformational Towards Bowes 2092 project. This ambitious initiative reimagines the role of The Bowes Museum as a future-facing institution – one that champions environmental stewardship, community wellbeing, and sector-wide leadership.
As part of our commitment to embedding sustainable practices across our operations, collections, and parkland, we are seeking a strategic partner to help shape and implement a phased Environmental Sustainability Plan. The Environmental Sustainability consultant will be a key enabler of The Bowes Museum’s transformation. This role ensures operational resilience, compliance and innovation across departments, supporting sector-facing initiatives, capital investment, and environmental responsibility.
Please note: this is an opportunity for an agency or freelancer. Click on the image above for more information.
Project Manager: Towards Bowes 2092
Job title: Towards Bowes 2092 Project Manager
Responsible to: Director of Partnerships and Engagement
Responsible for: N/A
Salary: £40,000 FTE, (£24,324 pro-rata), proposals from freelance project managers/consultants also considered
Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week
Contract: 14-month fixed term
Place of work: The Bowes Museum
Closing date: 12pm, Monday 8 December
A successful application to the Heritage Fund has paved the way for a two-year project titled ‘Towards Bowes 2092’. This project covers five interlinked investment strands that are vital to the future sustainability of the organisation. This role will oversee the project plan and work streams, and coordinate the day-to day-to-day activities in the project, supported by a project administrator and reporting to the Director of Partnerships and Engagement.
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