Lowewood Museum Trust (Charity no. 1192966) is looking to recruit a number of new trustees with a range of skills and experience to join the board. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a flourishing, independent museum and take part in shaping its future development. Trustees have an essential role as advocates for the trust, enhancing the museum’s public profile and helping to ensure support and funding from different sources. They have ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the trust, ensuring it is solvent and sustainable, well-run and delivers the outcomes for which it was established.

Our museum’s vision is to become a focal point for Broxbourne’s heritage, past and present, reaching out across the Borough and its communities.

Following the museum’s re-opening in 2021, the trustee board would like to appoint new board members to help it grow and realise its vision. This includes the completion of the Your Heritage, Your Museum programme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, due to complete in September 2025, and the securing of funding for the next stage of the museum’s development. We are looking for trustees to support with the next stage of governance and strategic planning.

The trust is looking for candidates from a range of backgrounds with skills and abilities to complement those of existing trustees and to be able to contribute to the board as it looks forward to a future of ambition and development. They will be people who can empathise and contribute to the trust’s profile and whose experience can support the trust in developing and growing.

Lowewood Museum Trust is particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate experience across:

• fundraising
• marketing and communications
• capital projects
• legal

Meetings are held in person at the museum but can also be joined online, and meetings are generally in the evening. There is also the opportunity to join smaller subcommittee meetings, which occur in addition to ordinary trustee meetings. Trustees are also asked to be available to support and advise on the ongoing work and governance of the museum between meetings, this is usually on an ad hoc basis.

This is a voluntary role. Experience working in a similar committee or charity is optional but may be helpful (a full induction will be provided). An enthusiasm for museums and local heritage is essential.

Appointments are made for three years and renewable for a further three years.

How to apply

To apply, please email the museum for an information pack, to office@lowewoodmuseum.org.uk

Deadline:     Applications must arrive by close of business on Friday 27th October 2023.

We expect to be able to inform applicants by Friday, 3^rd November, whether or not they are being taken forward to interview. Interviews will take place in mid-November, and we envisage that interviews will take place in person at the museum.

Our Story Group has now concluded. Thank you to our volunteer Lizzie for bringing the stories to life during these sessions. We will be bringing you news of our Children’s October half term activities very soon, so watch this space!

In line with #blackhistorymonth2023 our community curated exhibition, Journey through life, will remain on display until October 14th 2023. The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10-4.30pm. This exhibition is on the ground floor. Entry is free but a donation would be very much appreciated.