Museum Retail Assistant, Natural History Museum c/o Adecco

We are currently recruiting staff for an exciting opportunity to work at a world-famous Museum, based in South Kensington in a busy Retail environment.

As Retail Assistant you will be supporting the team with the day to day needs of the shop floor to drive sales and provide a world class customer experience at all times.

This is a temporary position to assist with the peak period. We will be holding an assessment on Monday 8th December which you must be available to attend in person. Once you have been selected for the role, you will be required to attend paid training which will be between Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th December.

You MUST be available to work on New Years Day (1st January 2026)

Employees who demonstrate excellent performance and consistent punctuality may be offered the opportunity to return for future peak periods, including the February half term next year

Main tasks and responsibilities

• To support the Museum retail management team by being part of a shop floor team that deliver commercial and operational excellence
• To be a brand ambassador for the Museum
• Provide world class customer service to every customer.
• To help achieve targets proactively selling and promoting add-ons at the till point.
• To take responsibility for own time management, communicating to your line manager when you are unable to attend work.
• To follow guidance of the visual merchandising team to maintain shop floor displays.
• To help look for and drive sales opportunities on the shop floor.
• To assist setting up shops in the morning, including starting till sessions, putting in floats
• Assisting with stock deliveries and replenishment throughout the day.