Management Jobs in Bristol
Age UK is recruiting! With over 250 locations across the UK, our stores raise funds for some of the incredible services and support provided by the charity.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic Knowle (Bristol) team as an Assistant Manager.
Our amazing Assistant Managers support our Store Managers in all aspects of the business, helping to guide and support our valued team of Sales Assistants and volunteers while ensuring customers are provided with an exemplary shop experience.
If you have a passion for retail and would like to use your skills within a charity that supports thousands of older across the UK, then this may be the role for you!
You will have:
- The ability to work collaboratively and consultatively with the Shop Manager
- Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's.
- Be able to lead a team of volunteers and staff
- Ability to delegate and coach staff
- Excellent customer services skills
- The ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
- IT literacy and numeracy skills
Ideally you will also have:
- The ability to understand and establish successful retail processes
- Ability to understand basic financial reports
- Experience in a customer facing role
What we offer in return:
- A 21 hour working week
- 25 days holiday (pro-rata) + bank holiday allowance
- A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
- Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
- Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
- Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events
Additional Information
To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bristol City’s official charity, the Robins Foundation, has a permanent vacancy for a Communications and Marketing Manager.
The purpose of the role is to create, implement and oversee internal and external communications that effectively describe and promote the Foundation and its purpose through various media platforms, using the support of the Bristol City Football Club brand to meet the charity’s targets and engage key stakeholders and the wider community.
You will own the Charity’s tone of voice by leading the creation of all content whilst coordinating the delivery of the Robins Foundation’s marketing and communications outputs – including all internal and external communications, creative content, campaigns and channel management to meet the strategic objectives and annual KPIs.
The role will include line management to marketing and communications staff to ensure that they are fully equipped to plan and deliver innovative methods which make the best of the Bristol City FC brand. Therefore, this role is a great opportunity for someone with experience in communications and marketing who is looking to take a step forward into this management role.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone to champion the Charity’s cause and understand the important and life-changing work we do with and within areas of deprivation in Bristol. You will be the ‘voice of the Foundation’ and will play a huge part in telling the story of the Foundation’s work.
Other competencies which are required for this role include:
Essential Experience & Skills
- Experience in digital media, communications, PR, or marketing roles with a strong understanding of written, social media, and content management.
- Excellent writing skills and ability to pick up tone of voice. You must be able to communicate information in a lively, accurate and readable manner in various formats for targeted audiences.
- A passion and interest in social change and the ability to find and communicate this change with a storytelling approach.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills – you must have the ability to prioritise and balance a range of projects and a varied workload, ensuring key tasks are completed in accordance with work plans.
- A strong team player with experience in line managing others to produce results and the ability to lead a team.
Safeguarding statement
The Robins Foundation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to endorse this commitment.
Equality statement
The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave increasing to 28 days after 3 years of employment, to 30 days after 5 years of employment (plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days)
- 5 days paid leave to volunteer at a charity of your choice
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee Assist Programme
- Generous CPD budget
- Free Eye Test
- Free Flu Jabs
- Work equipment (BCFC clothing, laptop, phone)
- 2 x Bristol City and Bristol Bears tickets to home league games
- 20% discount in the Bristol Sport store