Part Time Retail Merchandiser

We’re looking for an energetic and customer-focused Merchandise Assistant to join our on campus SU shop at The Richmond Building. Reporting to the Senior Merchandise Coordinator, you’ll provide excellent customer service, assist with sales and merchandising, process online and bespoke orders, and support promotional events across campus including Graduation and Welcome Week. This role is perfect for someone outgoing, proactive, and a great team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced retail environment. Previous experience in retail or customer service is a plus, but full training will be provided.

The grade range for this role is £24,500 to £25,603 FTE and pay can progress annually through the band in line with our pay and reward policy. Contract: 12 months Fixed Term.

Part business, part charity, part membership body – Bristol SU is a seriously fun place to work. Our professional staff do something extraordinary every day: we support student leaders to give people a voice in their education, help people get the most out of their student experience and help people make the change they want in the world. We have over 26,000 members, 400 clubs and societies, a diverse range of professional services, and an innovative strategy that will help to create an inclusive and supportive University community.

You’ll have experience in customer service, retail, or hospitality, with a passion for creating a great shopping experience. You know how to manage transactions, assist customers with queries, and keep the store looking its best.

We offer lots of great benefits including enhanced pay for parents taking maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector, a generous pension scheme and at least 40 days’ holiday. We’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance through flexible working and are open to considering requests for part-time working.

We provide professional training so that whatever your chosen field of work, with the right mix of challenge and support, you’ll gain fantastic experience, and room to develop and advance your career. We have appeared in the Inclusive Companies top 100 list and have won a number of awards for our commitment to diversity, including best Students' Union. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to life at Bristol SU. We approach our work with positivity and celebrate our diverse and unique communities. Our people are proud of our values and care about creating diverse and supportive communities that are inclusive of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and experience.

We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team by offering two guaranteed interview schemes – a scheme for people of colour and a scheme for disabled people. Please visit our website to download our Applicant pack for more information before submitting your application.