Overview
Retail Sales Assistant (Belfast Superstore, Northern Ireland)
Salary: £12.21 per hour plus benefits. Contract: Permanent. Working hours: Part time 4 hours per week. Location: Belfast Superstore (Northern Ireland). Reports to: Shop manager. Closing date: 21 September 2025 23:55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found.
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
About the organisation: At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We’re looking for someone talented to join our trading team as a store assistant and act as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK in the community.
What will I be doing?
* Providing excellent customer and supporter service.
* Working as an integral part of the shop team to achieve ambitious sales and fundraising targets.
* Assisting with maintaining shop standards including visual presentation, safeguarding compliance and health and safety.
* Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
* Supporting fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
* Taking keyholder responsibility as required (training provided).
* There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role.
What are you looking for?
* An understanding of what makes great customer service.
* Experience of working in a busy customer service environment.
* The ability to manage your own workload and work independently when required.
* The ability to work well in a team.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Flexibility to cover store needs on a rota basis; we recognise you have a life outside of work too.
What will I gain?
We offer a generous salary and benefits package, opportunities for career and personal development, and high-quality tools and processes to enable you to do your job well. Benefits include a substantial retirement plan, flexible leave, discounts on travel and technology, gym membership, and more. Our Retail teams also have access to confidential wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications, but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, please complete the work history section of the online application form so we can assess you quickly and fairly. An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.
For more information, please visit our website or contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube for updates on our work and careers.
Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels they belong and participates in the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are underrepresented. If you need adjustments during the application process or at work, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18 to protect young people from health and safeguarding risks.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Sales and Business Development
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* Non-profit Organizations
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