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Job opportunities

The Bowes Museum’s a friendly and exciting place to work.
With around 70 employees and over 100 volunteers, we’ve a wide range of skills and knowledge in the team and we’re often looking to add to it.

Curiosity Activator Volunteer

The Bowes Museum, is a purpose built public museum, it is all about people and stories and of course our amazing collections. It is a vibrant place of artists, designers and makers, rich in opportunities to get involved. Volunteers are integral to our work whether that is helping share our stories with our visitors or assisting our teams behind the scenes. The Bowes Museum is going through an exciting period of transformation with new spaces opening to visitors in 2024 and lots of new opportunities to get involved.







Head of Finance and Resources

Hours: 22.5 hours p/w
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 (£50,000 FTE)
CLOSING DATE: 9am MONDAY, 13 MAY
Interview date:  20th/21st May 24

As The Bowes Museum enters an exciting period of change, investment and transformation, we are seeking to recruit a new role of Head of Finance and Resources to join our team. The role will lead the Museum’s Finance team, managing the financial affairs of The Bowes Museum Charitable Trust and Bowes Museum Enterprises Ltd.

To download the full Person Specification and to hear more from the Director of Commercial and Operations (COO) Simon Lee please click on where it says Head of Finance and Resources above.

Chef

Chef

Hours: 32 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £24,879.37 FTE, £21,852 pro rata
Closing date: 24th May
Responsible to: Head Chef
Place of Work: The Bowes Museum

We are seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated person who is passionate about food service and creating great experiences for our visitors, whilst being creative and meticulous when preparing and sending food. You will be a team player, proactive and confident within a catering setting. Through the medium of food you will help ensure every visitor leaves the museum having had an amazing dining experience.

To download the full Person Specification please click on where it say Chef above. To apply please send a covering letter with a copy of your CV to hr@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

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