Team Member - Visitor Centre
Team Member (Visitor Centre)
Salary (Grade 1) - £13.08 per hour
Hours: We have 4 part-time positions available to support within the Visitor Centre on fixed term contracts from April until 1st November 2026.
Our site operates 7 days a week, so weekend work will be required within these roles. Specific shifts available will be discussed at interview.
Location: National Museum of the Royal Navy Portsmouth, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Linking Navy to Nation with inspiring stories and experiences. Here you can come aboard the most famous ships, planes, and submarines of the Royal Navy and experience them through the stories of the people who served on them. Aswell as being truly captivated by the thousands of unique, emotional, and sometimes quirky stories that have shaped the Royal Navy into what it proudly stands for today.
You are pivotal in us achieving our vision, and to support this we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel valued and have a sense of belonging.
This is a great opportunity to join the team:
We’re looking for confident, customer focused people who enjoy working in a front of house environment and feel comfortable combining great conversations with clear sales outcomes. You’ll be part of a friendly, high performing team, welcoming and engaging visitors in a unique and inspiring heritage setting.
You’ll play a key role in welcoming our visitors onsite, alongside providing warm, confident and engaging customer service, you’ll have a clear sales focus, actively promoting Gift Aid and guidebooks and working towards weekly conversion targets. These targets are an important part of the role and are approached in a supportive, positive way, helping to enhance the visitor journey while maximising income. You’ll also have the opportunity to earn commission on every guidebook sold.
Reporting to the Visitor Experience Manager, this varied and rewarding role is vital in generating the income that allows the Museum to fulfil its charitable objectives and continue preserving and sharing the story of Naval Aviation.
What you can bring:
- Experience in a customer-facing role; with retail or sales experience highly desirable.
- A natural ability to spot sales opportunities, combined with the motivation, resilience, and confidence to meet and exceed targets.
- Strong communication skills and a genuine enjoyment of engaging with people, handling objections, and closing sales in a friendly and professional way.
- Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Security requirements, with a willingness to learn and develop further.
- A positive, proactive attitude with pride in delivering outstanding service every day.
What we offer:
- The opportunity to be part of a friendly and diverse workplace within a unique heritage environment.
- Group pension plan with Royal London (6% employer contributions, 2% employee contributions and death in service benefit).
- 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro rata for part time employees, increasing to 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service, pro rata for part time employees, with the option to purchase additional annual leave.
- Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay.
- Flexible working.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free admission to other national museums and attractions within the reciprocal agreement.
- Discounts at our shops and cafes.
- Free and discounted tickets for family and friends.
- A range of other benefits including cycle to work
- Paid reservist leave.
We want you to succeed and showcase your skills and experiences, so if you are invited to interview, we will share our interview questions with you ahead of time. If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding the role, or ask any questions, please contact Ewelina Urbanska, Visitor Experience Manager, on email Ewelina.Urbanska@NMRN.org.uk.
All applicants are asked to apply via https://jobs.nmrn.org.uk/ by
midnighton
Tuesday 31st March. The selection processes will be held on site in
Portsmouthon
Monday 13th April.
If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application process because of a disability, please contact the People team on recruitment@nmrn.org.uk for support.
This post requires a DBS check as a requirement of working on the naval base, as well as the right to work in the UK. Please note we cannot currently sponsor work visas.
Benefits
Location: Portsmouth
Job Ref: MAR20266110
Category: Front of House/Customer Service
Job Type: Contract
Region: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth
Contract Type: Contract / Part Time
Salary: £13.08 Per Hour
Expiry Date: Wed, Apr 1, 2026