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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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Catering Supervisor

Hours: 24 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £15,983 pro rata (£24,640 pa)

As the Bowes Museum enters an exciting period of change, investment and transformation, we are seeking to recruit a Catering Supervisor to join our Catering team. You will be a key player in the development of our award-winning café and wider catering offer.

The visitor is central to our offer at The Bowes Museum, to succeed in this role you will be enthusiastic, motivated, able to work on your own initiative and collaborate with others. You will be responsible, among other things, for planning and implementing staff rotas, delivering the highest standards of customer care, food hygiene and allergen awareness, training of catering team members, and reconciling daily takings on EPOS. You will be an effective communicator and have strong organisational skills.

Some weekend and Bank holiday working will be required as well as some evening work for events, and exhibition previews. For more information, please click on the image above.

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Marketing Planning (Tender)

The Bowes Museum seeks a suitably qualified Marketing agency to support the Marketing, Communications and Engagement team in formulating a deliverable, comprehensive marketing plan of engagement activities for 2026, set against the museum’s varied programme, including major exhibitions, learning and commercial events. The plan will support the organisation to achieve the ambitious visitor and income targets set out in its business plan.

We expect work to start in early October 2025 and to be completed by the end of November 2025.

Please note: this is an opportunity for an external agency or freelancer to collaborate with the museum, not a role within the organisation.

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