Colleague Support Advisor - 4 Month Fixed Term Contract

Team
Support Functions
Store
Salford Quays
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester
Contract type
Temporary
Position type
Full Time
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 27th August 2025

How We Hire

Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.

About the role

This section tells you all you need to know about the position and its responsibilities, outlining everything we hope to see in a successful candidate.

Summary
We know it’s our people make us who we are! Our colleagues are extraordinary, that’s why we have an outstanding and passionate People Hub Team to make sure we partner well with the business and collaborate as a function to deliver a brilliant people proposition.

We are looking for people who will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and who are able to confidently connect with a variety of partners across the business.

Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

Please note this role is a 4-month fixed term contract. Once this role has finished you will return to either your current role, or a role of the same level.
All the details
Working pattern

Our People Hub Support Centre is open 7 days a week. A full-time contract will see you working 37.5 hours a week and covering a rotating shift pattern. There will be a requirement for you to work some bank holidays and weekends but these will be shared evenly with the rest of your team.

  • Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm or 10am to 6pm which are done on rotation.
  • Saturday and Sunday between 9am and 5pm (1 in 4)
  • Bank Holiday Support done on an adhoc basis

Any days scheduled for the weekend means you would get a day off in lieu during the week.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office four days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

Assessment Centre

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an in-person assessment centre on either Tuesday 2nd September or Thursday 4th September in Salford Quays.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

Activities:

  • A structured interview
  • A collaborative group task

This is your chance to showcase your skills, meet our team, and get a feel for the dynamic environment we work in.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

  • Provide efficient and accurate administrative support across day-to-day team operations, including data entry, document handling, and system updates.
  • Ensure excellent service is always provided to M&S colleagues and customers
  • Respond to queries from colleagues via phone, email, and internal systems, ensuring timely and helpful resolutions.
  • Maintain and update internal records and trackers, supporting smooth workflow and compliance with company procedures.
  • Collaborate with team members and other departments to coordinate tasks and share
Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

  • Strong communication skills
  • Digitally focused and can use Microsoft applications with ease
  • Driven to do the right thing and want to make every moment special
  • Enjoys a ‘one team’ approach – we love to support other teams in the People Hub when needed!
  • Customer service skills and understanding the importance to provide an excellent experience

What’s in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

  • 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
  • Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
  • Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
  • Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
  • Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
  • Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
  • 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
  • One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you
Everyone’s welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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Meet the Team

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Being an in-person business

We're at our best when we're close to customers, and for many of us at M&S, that means working in store every day.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, learn and grow as a team, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.

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Our ‘Closer to Customers’ programme means we all get to work in a store for seven days every year. We see how our customers experience M&S and we can appreciate the challenges our colleagues face in store. It’s all part of a determination to listen, to understand and to change things for the better.

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It takes time to turn around a business as big as M&S: you can’t just instantly pivot from managed decline to sustainable growth. But we’ve done the hard yards, there really is a momentum now and it’s not just a few green shoots of recovery. We’re clear about our strategy, our growth is strong and we’re so confident about the future. It’s great to be part of this.

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Make Your Mark

Opportunities to be heard

Your voice and your ideas matter here. Our 8 colleague networks are places to find support, listen to each other and encourage debate. You can pitch ideas ‘Straight to Stuart’, our CEO, or get involved in our BIG (Business involvement Group).

Experience the business

You’ll spend 7 days each year helping in store and getting closer to our customers. We also organise Insight Days, so you can learn more about specific business units, like Foods.

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Colleague Networks

We want you to feel supported, no matter what.

Menopause Network

Initiating and encouraging open conversations about menopause by offering support and sharing experiences.

Family & Carers Network

A support network for parents and carers, offering a space for colleagues to share experiences, exchange ideas, and access useful resources.

LGBTQ+ Network

Proactively representing LGBTQ+ issues and opportunities to deliver a truly inclusive place to work and shop for our colleagues and customers.

Forces Community Network

Supporting colleagues connected to the Armed Forces, aiding their transition to civilian life, and ensuring that they thrive in the workplace.

Cancer Network

Fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, addressing stigma, providing guidance and raising awareness to empower and assist colleagues affected by cancer.

Health and Wellbeing Network

Providing a safe space for colleagues with all types of health conditions or disabilities and supporting with business initiatives to ensure our stores are truly accessible for our customers.

Culture and Heritage Network

Raising awareness of various religions and cultures through events and comms, to educate others and better represent our M&S colleagues and customers.

Gender Equality Network

Addressing gender-related challenges, raising awareness, and driving action to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Benefits

How to Apply

Here’s what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you’ve applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.

Send us your application

Fill in our short application form and hit submit.

Online assessment

Depending on the role, you may be invited to take part in an online assessment.  Should you be invited to an online assessment your Talent Acquisition Partner will be more than happy to support you with any questions.

Interview

We'll invite you to join us for an interview. This could be remote or in person. Here, we'll ask you some role based technical questions and examine the behaviours we're looking for.

Decision

After we’ve decided, we’ll be in touch. If you’ve been successful, we’ll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.

Colleague Support Advisor - 4 Month Fixed Term Contract

Team
Support Functions
Store
Salford Quays
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester
Contract type
Temporary
Position type
Full Time
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 27th August 2025
Reference: 96477