If you would enjoy selling souvenirs and gifts to visitors of a busy art gallery, and if you have experience of retail and/or customer service, Kettle's Yard House and Gallery in Cambridge is looking for a new Retail Assistant to work in the gallery shop. You will work alongside the wider Front of House team to provide an integrated and coherent visitor experience throughout Kettle's Yard. In addition to the day to day running of the gallery shop, the Retail Assistant provides operational and administrative support to maintain an efficient, desirable and profitable retail offer both in store and online. Experience in a face-to-face customer service role or retail environment would be beneficial. An interest in visual arts and knowledge of Kettle's Yard is also desirable.

This is a permanent part-time position, 14 hours per week (Shift pattern: Tuesdays 09:30-17:30 and Sundays 10:30-17:30), plus opportunities for overtime.

We believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us. We are committed to helping to make the arts and cultural sector a more diverse and equal place. To this end we are actively seeking to diversify our staff and would particularly encourage global majority candidates and people with disabilities to apply for this vacancy. If you wish to self-identify please do so in your personal statement.

About Kettle's Yard:

Kettle's Yard is the University of Cambridge's modern and contemporary art gallery. It was founded in 1957 by Jim and Helen Ede. It consists of a beautiful house with a remarkable collection of modern art and a gallery that presents a diverse programme of modern and contemporary art exhibitions. It has an international reputation for its programmes which includes concerts of new and classical music and an extensive and diverse programme of learning and community activities.

Kettle's Yard's mission is to contribute to society by inspiring and engaging audiences through art, learning and research of the highest quality.

We believe that great art should not be the privilege of the few, but for everyone. Our values reflect Kettle's Yard creator Jim Ede's support for artists and belief in art's power to make us look again and change how we act in the world.

The closing date for applications is end of day, Sunday 5th July. Please apply online using the link included.

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 13th July.