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Retail Assistant, Royal Air Force Museum

  •  London
  •  Â£25k-30k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes March 1, 2026
  •  Michelle Grant
  •  recruitment@rafmuseum.org
  • #Museums
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Job Summary

The Museum is looking for a Retail Assistant.

Job Description

Retail Assistant
Fixed term (1 year)
Full-time
London
£25,210.92 per annum

We are looking to recruit a Retail Assistant.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering the commercial activities of the Museum with the sale of goods and services in our retail and visitor areas and supporting the delivery of museum events.

Key duties of this role will be the preparing, monitoring and operating of our exciting new Soft Play attraction and associated 'pop-up' gift shop. You will provide high standards of customer care through proactive engagement with our visitors. Your duties will also include managing daily bookings, session times and capacities, as well as processing sales of tickets and shop stock via EPOS tills and booking platforms across all the museums retail outlets and experiences.

Candidates should have excellent customer service skills, a friendly attitude and the ability to multi-task. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to deliver an exceptional visitor experience, ensuring that The Royal Air Force Museum exceeds the expectations of all our visitors.

Ideally you will have previous retail or customer facing experience, be a team player and keen to learn new skills. You will be enthusiastic about presenting the Museum, the RAF and the RAF stories to all our visitors.

This is a full-time, 1-year fixed term role, working 35 hours per week, 7 hours per day, between the normal hours of 9.15am and 5.15pm on any 5 days out of the 7-day week. The actual working hours will vary from week to week according to the departmental roster and will include working weekends, public holidays and early mornings/evenings as necessary. Flexibility will be required in terms of hours and days worked, based on operational requirements.

This role will be based at our London site.

Job Requirements

Willingness and ability to hold a First Aid qualification.

Job Responsibilities

Provide high standards of customer care through pro-active and re-active engagement with visitors.

Operate commercial experiences, and associated tills.

Maximise commercial experiences revenue by actively promoting the experiences and ensuring the they operate at the appropriate times.

Quickly report any commercial experiences issues to the relevant people, including liaising directly with external contractors where appropriate.

Ensure all security and health and safety requirements are adhered to at all times, including the completion and recording of daily and weekly checks.

Operate flexibly across a range of customer care roles.

Accurately cash-up and reconcile tills/EPOS system as required.

Utilise all visitor interactions as an opportunity to promote additional income generation.

Regularly monitor the condition and cleanliness of front of house facilities, including retail displays, taking corrective action and/or reporting issues as appropriate.

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How to Apply

To apply:

• Please download the full job description on our website at: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/retail-assistant-7/

• Please click on the following link to apply for this role. You will be taken to our applicant tracking system – https://royalairforcemuseum.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=40de7868-da40-4df2-a216-7871a37d574e

• Closing date for applications: Midnight on 1 March 2026

• Interviews will take on: 12 March 2026

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