Retail Area Manager

Employed By: Valley CiDS Ltd

Location: Derby/Nottinghamshire

Hours: 37.5 Mon – Sun, working 5 days/wk. (Including occasional evening and alternate Saturdays)

Base: Field-Based with Admin base in Hucknall

Responsible to: Head of Retail Sales and Marketing

Salary: £24,500 - £27,500, dependant on experience

Closing Date: - Sunday 8th March 2020

Interviews to be held: - Wednesday 18th March 2020

About Us

Are you passionate about the preloved, charity retail sector and would like to make a difference to a portfolio of your very own charity shops? Valley CiDS is a children and young people’s charity based over Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. As a local charity, we are dedicated to raising money through our growing retail portfolio to support the community by investing in the next generation.

Our Christian values of hope, compassion, belonging and inclusion embody our overall vision for the future and what we aspire to in all aspects of our work.

About You

Working as part of a dedicated retail team, you will be an ambitious senior manager able to lead and develop our existing staff and volunteers across Derby and surrounding areas to help maximise area sales and profit in up to 20 of our shops.

Reporting to our Head of Retail Sales & Marketing, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate proven success in achieving and exceeding sales and profit targets within retail management as well as strong leadership and development skills to enable you to motivate, advise and encourage a diverse team of staff and volunteers.

You will be able to identify and develop new and improved strategies to ensure the very highest of standards in all of our shops in line with company polices. The Retail Area Manager will also be an advocate for our charity, promoting and enhancing the work we do in every aspect of day to day duties.

The desired candidate will have outstanding people management skills, the ability to identify and source stock, profiled to the different areas that our shops are situated in, to help improve our retail offering. Strong business acumen is essential along with the ability to analyse financial data, managing income and expenditure targets.

This exciting role requires a dynamic and motivated candidate who is eager for a challenge and is passionate about a more sustainable future.  As a Retail Area Manager you will be able to make a real difference to the local community through the creativity, innovation and commercial awareness that you will implement across your portfolio of shops.

Please apply by submitting a current CV and covering letter, which includes a suitability statement that makes clear reference to the Job Description & Person Specification.

Contract: Permanent, full time

Hours per week: 35 hours

Closing Date: 15^th March 2020

Interview Date: tba

As a Retail Manager based in our Highbury Marie Curie Charity Shop, you will be accountable for achieving maximum sales within the shop ensuring that direct costs are kept to a minimum. Using best charity retail practice, creative flair, and an ability to lead by example, you will enable the shop team to create an inviting shop which encourages sales and promotes excellent customer service.

Key responsibilities include maximising sales by maintaining high standards of display and layout in the shop and shop windows, ensuring that stock density is maintained, regular rotation of stock is carried out and that maximum realistic prices are obtained on donated items, in accordance with charity guidelines, as well as Bought in Goods.

Gift aid is a vital source of income from donated goods and you should ensure that this is maximised when dealing with customers and donors, ensuring that excellent customer service is provided at all times. You should also ensure that high standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the shop including the sales floor, stock processing area, offices and communal areas. You and your shop team will support the Area Manager in suggesting and implementing local initiatives to maximise sales and generate stock donations.

You will also support the recruiting, training and management of staff and volunteers leading by example providing regular updates to everyone involved, sharing good practice and promoting charity procedures and guidelines.

If you have a flair for retail and a real passion to work for a charity that really does make a difference to people, day in, day out, we want to hear from you.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Retail Sales Manager – Hartford

REPORTS TO: Retail Area Manager
HOURS: 28hrs/ on a rota 4 days across the Trading Week, Mon – Sun
SALARY: £16,719 per annum/pro rata (£9.16 per hour)

We are recruiting for a Retail Sales Manager to manage our high performing Charity Shop in Hartford.

Our trading business is an important part of the income generation and fundraising department and plays a vital role in working in and with our community to ensure we can support the fantastic work carried out at the Hospice.

You will have experience of the charity retail sector at unit manager level with knowledge of how a busy charity unit works and bring the skills required to move what is already a busy profitable unit to the next level.

You will work closely with the Area Manager and will focus on sales as well as stock generation and ensuring that every opportunity is taken to ensure our targets are met.

You will manage a large group of volunteers so leadership and people skills are an important skill that will be vital in your success.

Previous knowledge of Gift Aid and EPOS till systems would be an advantage.

As Retail Sales Manager, you will be part of the trading team and will work alongside other team members across trading to help and support the work of the hospice.

If you have retail experience and would like to join our charity shop teams, we would love to hear from you.

The closing date for this post is: Midnight on Sunday 1st March 2020
Interviews will be held: Tuesday 10th March 2020

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Retail Sales Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Retail Manager, Store Manager, Shop Manager, Charity Retail Manager, Retail Outlet Manager, Retail Supervisor, Retail Team Leader, Retail Operations Manager, or Charity Shop Manager.

Deputy Shop Manager (Exeter) (TRD2557)

About us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Oxfam Purpose

To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering 

Trading Purpose

To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering

About our Oxfam Shops

Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.

The Role of our Deputy Shop Managers

Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, deputy shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.

The role of the deputy shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence. 

Often the only paid member of staff, our managers and deputy managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.

Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Key Skills and Competencies required

• Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
• Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
• Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
• Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
• Excellent communication skills.(E)
• Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
• High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
• Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
• Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
• Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
• IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here).  (E)
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)

How to apply 

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.

For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description. 

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity is about to open its first charity shop, in a large retail unit in the heart of Westbury-on-Trym in Bristol.

Charity Shop Manager
Based: Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
Hours: 32-40 hours per week (4 or 5 days)
Salary: £20,000 FTE, plus performance bonus

We’re looking for an experienced retail manager who can help us set up this flagship store, develop it and turn it into a high performing shop, contributing to the charity’s income, raising our profile and becoming a focal point for the local community.

You will need to be a good all-rounder, but the most importantly you should share our values, be motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about helping our charity make a difference to local communities.

We hope that this will be the first of many shops, so we are ideally looking for someone who could grow into an Area Manager role in future.

About Us:

2.1 million people rely on us to be there when they need us, bringing the skills, experience and equipment usually found in an Emergency Department, right to the scene of an accident or medical emergency. We provide this life-saving service across Bristol, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire, meaning that people you know have probably been affected by our service.

Join us, and make a difference.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 2nd March 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Temporary Contract until end of April 2020

Closing date: Tuesday 25th February 2020 at 11.30pm

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has experience of managing a team and can demonstrate how they have empowered and motivated that team beyond expectations. With the added experience of being able to recruit and develop a diverse team, in particular volunteers, you may be exactly what we are looking for.

Your role will be varied and will challenge you, but will provide you with stimulating and satisfying work. Our Community Shop Managers do not have a typical day and that's because they are continually seeking different opportunities to engage with the local community and increase their shops contribution to Shelter's cause. This could be through local community links, such as with other retailers, schools, churches or the local food bank.

You will develop and encourage your own and your team's interest and passion in merchandising the shop to attract those customers and donors through the door as well as continually developing your own and your team's knowledge of who Shelter are and what we do.

It goes without saying that your volunteers, under your leadership, will run an exceptional shop that will raise as much money as possible for Shelter's work.

How do I demonstrate I am who you are looking for?

You will need to address and provide examples of the following in your application and at interview:

• Experience of managing a team of staff and or volunteers, including recruitment and development of that team
• Experience of providing excellent customer service, preferably in a face-to-face role
• Experience of being enterprising and innovative

How do we describe our Community Shop Managers?

If we were to describe our Community Shop Managers in 4 key words, they would be Confident, Inspiring, Enterprising and Influential. Our Community Shop Managers are happy to roll up their sleeves and lead by example and their aim is to develop and empower their team.

At Shelter we value our people and the skills and expertise they can bring to their role to help further Shelter's cause. As a Community Shop Manager, how you manage people is the most important skill we are looking for and it will be critical to your success in this role.

How is this all possible?

It's simple, with a strong, motivated and committed volunteer shop team behind you, anything is possible!

What are the benefits?

We offer a wide range of benefits including 30 days annual leave, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, childcare vouchers and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Retail Assistant Manager

Kensington (London)
Full time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

£20,345 - £21,000 (inclusive of London Weighting) per annum + excellent benefits

Closing Date: We will be interviewing throughout this process so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Do you have retail experience and are now looking for your next step? Are you looking for the opportunity to progress and develop your managerial skills? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Join us today as an Assistant Store Manager at our KENSINGTON store.

"Our High St Kensington shop is in one of the busiest high streets in London, with customers from across the local borough as well as tourists and people popping in on their lunch breaks from work. It is a fast paced environment with a high turnover of stock. We have a super team of volunteers and paid staff dedicated to making the shop one of the most successful in the charity." (Area Manager - South West London)

We have over 1700 members of staff working across our network of 600 shops, with the united goal of having 3 out of 4 survivors of cancer by 2034. As the most successful retail chain in the charity sector, our stores raise more money for our cause than anyone else on the high street, last year bringing in £26.4 million pounds.

What will I be doing?

In this varied role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference. You'll be hard working, happy to get stuck in, and have some experience supervising or managing.

Your Role:

• Use your expert selling skills to assist the Shop Manager in maximising profit and hitting agreed targets.
• Maintain customer service and care always.
• Supervise and manage both paid staff and volunteers in the Shop Managers absence
• Hit processing targets by supporting the Shop Manager with processing and generating stock.
• Aid the Shop Manager with implementing new processes in store.
• Use you visual merchandising talents to ensure the shop is presented well, promoting commercial success.

Your Experience:

• Experience in customer service
• Exposure to managing or supervising a team
• Working to set targets
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable

What are the perks....

• Opportunities to use your own creative freedom to produce exciting visual & design displays
• Developing your management skills
• Gaining significant knowledge and understanding of retail operations and high street retail fashion
• Working in an environment where your development is actively encouraged
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Competitive pension scheme, season loan tickets, and deals at your favourite restaurants

*This role is known as Assistant Shop Manager internally.

** Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Retail Assistant Manager

Chelsea (London)
Full time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

£20,345 (inclusive of London Weighting) per annum + excellent benefits

Closing Date: We will be interviewing throughout this process so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Do you have retail experience and are now looking for your next step? Are you looking for the opportunity to progress and develop your managerial skills? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Join us today as an Assistant Store Manager at our Chelsea store.

"Our Chelsea store is in one of the best shopping areas in London close to the Kings Rd. It is one of our premium stores, located in the exclusive Chelsea area, a short bus ride from Sloane Square tube station. This is a very busy location serving a variety of clientele including local residents, tourists and office workers. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who understands premium fashion, loves working in a fast paced environment and has great customer service skills." (Area Manager - South West London)

We have over 1700 members of staff working across our network of 600 shops, with the united goal of having 3 out of 4 survivors of cancer by 2034. As the most successful retail chain in the charity sector, our stores raise more money for our cause than anyone else on the high street, last year bringing in £26.4 million pounds.

What will I be doing?

In this varied role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference. You'll be hard working, happy to get stuck in, and have some experience supervising or managing.

Your Role:

• Use your expert selling skills to assist the Shop Manager in maximising profit and hitting agreed targets.
• Maintain customer service and care always.
• Supervise and manage both paid staff and volunteers in the Shop Managers absence
• Hit processing targets by supporting the Shop Manager with processing and generating stock.
• Aid the Shop Manager with implementing new processes in store.
• Use you visual merchandising talents to ensure the shop is presented well, promoting commercial success.

Your Experience:

• Experience in customer service
• Exposure to managing or supervising a team
• Working to set targets
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable

What are the perks....

• Opportunities to use your own creative freedom to produce exciting visual & design displays
• Developing your management skills
• Gaining significant knowledge and understanding of retail operations and high street retail fashion
• Working in an environment where your development is actively encouraged
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Competitive pension scheme, season loan tickets, and deals at your favourite restaurants

*This role is known as Assistant Shop Manager internally.

** Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Retail Assistant Manager

Marylebone (London)
Full time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
£20,250 - 21,500 (inclusive of London Weighting) per annum + excellent benefits

Closing Date: We will be interviewing throughout this process so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Do you have retail experience and are now looking for your next step? Are you looking for the opportunity to progress and develop your managerial skills?  If so, we would love to hear from you.

Join us today as an Assistant Store Manager at our Marylebone store.

"Our Marylebone store is truly unique. It is our flagship premium store, located in the exclusive Marylebone High Street, with easy access to Baker Street and Oxford Circus tube stations. This is a very busy location serving a variety of clientele including local residents, tourists and office workers. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who understands premium fashion, loves working in a fast paced environment and has great customer service skills." (Area Manager - South West London)

We have over 1700 members of staff working across our network of 600 shops, with the united goal of having 3 out of 4 survivors of cancer by 2034.  As the most successful retail chain in the charity sector, our stores raise more money for our cause than anyone else on the high street, last year bringing in £26.4 million pounds.
 

What will I be doing?

In this varied role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference. You'll be hard working, happy to get stuck in, and have some experience supervising or managing.

Your Role:

• Use your expert selling skills to assist the Shop Manager in maximising profit and hitting agreed targets.
• Maintain customer service and care always.
• Supervise and manage both paid staff and volunteers in the Shop Managers absence
• Hit processing targets by supporting the Shop Manager with processing and generating stock.
• Aid the Shop Manager with implementing new processes in store.
• Use you visual merchandising talents to ensure the shop is presented well, promoting commercial success.

Your Experience:

• Experience in customer service
• Exposure to managing or supervising a team
• Working to set targets
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable

What are the perks....

• Opportunities to use your own creative freedom to produce exciting visual & design displays
• Developing your management skills
• Gaining significant knowledge and understanding of retail operations and high street retail fashion
• Working in an environment where your development is actively encouraged
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Competitive pension scheme, season loan tickets, and deals at your favourite restaurants

*This role is known as Assistant Shop Manager internally.

** Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Looking to work in one of the top university communities in the world? Then come join us at a 147-year-old institution working to make sure 30,000 students from around the world have the best experience possible. The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing KCLSU’s retail and business development functions consisting of the Union Shop, a clothing outlet at our Strand Campus; Nought, our new package free shop at our Guys campus; growing online trading for clothing and memorabilia and income generation through advertising, media sales, sponsorship and partnerships. The ideal candidate will deliver an outstanding customer experience and building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, the post holder will take a market let approach to maximising sales and minimising costs to enable a growing financial contribution to KCLSU.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of high street retail and a customer orientated environment
• Experience of leading an managing teams to deliver an outstanding customer service
• Ability to translate data and research in to a product range and proposition leading to increased financial contribution
• Knowledge of the student market and higher education sector generally
• Entrepreneurial skills and the ability to identify and develop income opportunities

Application Process

Please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application isntructions. 

Applications close: 9am Tuesday 10 March  

Interview dates: Wednesday 25 March

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU

• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

Operational Manager

You will join us as an Operational Manager and will work across the Oxfordshire area, to make our vision a reality.

Operational Manager Responsibilities:

- The Operational Manager will be responsible for managing several teams providing support to people with a learning disability. An element of travelling is required within this role.
- You will ensure the quality of support by leading, mentoring, auditing, developing, training and guiding diverse staff teams.
- You will monitor and audit the supports, supervise the front-line leaders, manage projects and work as a senior manager of the organisation.

Operational Manager Requirements:

- To be an Operational Manager you will need to have previous experience in providing outstanding care within the care sector and more specifically within supported living settings.
- You will need thorough knowledge of the regulations and laws that we work within and the role the Care Quality Commission play in this.
- You'll need great communication skills and be able manage a team by leading by example. You'll be computer literate, show initiative and be comfortable when it comes to making difficult decisions.

About Thera Trust:

Thera Group are a charity that support people with a learning disability. We want to demonstrate that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society, but we can't do this without you!

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. Apply now to avoid disappointment.

Location: Oxfordshire

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 39 hours per week

Salary: £32,599.03 to 38,351.80 per annum

Benefits: 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday, Employee support line to support you and your family, Continuous on the job training is provided, Contributory Pension Plan, Occupational Maternity Pay, NVQ Funding, DBS paid for by Thera, Career progression; We also offer an employee benefits scheme, which includes: Cycle to Work Scheme, Access to Thousands of Retail Discounts.

You may have experience of the following: Operational Manager, Operations Manager, Service Manager, Service Coordinator, Regional Manager, Area Manager, Registered Manager, Care Manager, Home Manager Supported Living Manager, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 92071

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager working in our Student Development Department. The Student Activities Manager will lead our Activities team in their work supporting student leaders running societies, halls of residence committess and our student media outlets. This is a significant role for someone who'll be excited to be part of the largest Students' Union in the UK.  With over 400 societies, 16 halls committees, and three media outlets this role is suited to someone who appreciates the impact that student-led activities can have on the student experience.

The priority will be to create consistency and encourage collaboration between various student groups. The successful candidate will be able to develop and deliver engaging and fulfilling training and support for student leaders.

The role requires someone who is able to offer excellent line management that encourages innovation and drives the high performance of their team. Natural people skills and an ability to influence and inspire is also important.

Introduction:

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity providing practical help, support and training to people who have been homeless and suffering from addiction. It runs a homeless drop-in, a Recovery Hub (which includes an abstinence-based residential recovery hostel, a Primary Programme and a Continuing Care Programme), supported houses and two social enterprises supporting people in recovery from addictions to put their lives back together. Our integrative approach is based on the ‘Recovery Capital’ methodology and is a whole-person approach, which takes into account physical, cultural, social, human and spiritual factors and assets.

Role and Responsibilities:

Working alongside and reporting into the Shop Manager, together you will be responsible for the successful delivery of a profitable, customer focused shop.
Deputising for the Shop Manager, you will ensure the smooth running of the shop during their absence; this will include the accurate processing of any financial transactions, the delivery of shop floor and stockroom management, and adherence with policies and procedures.

Our shops are supported by a dedicated team of volunteers - we couldn't run our shops without them. You will oversee your volunteers' induction, management and development, and will encourage your shop team to share any ideas that may contribute towards the success of the store.

Together, you'll create a shop that will uphold SCT’s image and reputation, and help us raise vital funds that will help people in recovery from addiction and homelessness.

• To assist the Shop Manager in ensuring the shop is well run at all times
• To assist the manger recruit, train, manage and retain a volunteer team working within SCT values
• To optimise sales across all departments and to achieve set targets
• To ensure the team consistently provide excellent customer service to both customers and donors
• To maintain successful retail processes and merchandising.
• To maintain effective stock management and processing and carry out shop administration
• To take necessary action to repair and maintain the premises and to take all reasonable steps to protect SCT property from theft, damage or fire.
• To train staff and volunteers in and ensure team adherence to all health and safety policy and procedures with the support of the Shop Manger
• To work within the culture of maintaining a positive working environment to ensure job satisfaction and efficiency.
• Prepared to move around area and work at different locations if necessary
• Ability to work flexibly, including working weekends
• To be flexible when tasks not covered by the job description have to be undertaken

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted on Monday 3rd February.

Interviews to take place on Thursday 6th February / Friday 7th February / Monday 10th February

Local Fundraising Relationship Manager

Homebased – covering East Yorkshire and Hull regions

£27,472 to £29,091 per annum pro-rata

Permanent

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as a Local Fundraising Relationship Manager supporting the East Yorkshire and Hull regions.

This role is homebased and will involve travel within the Community Team area and to team meetings regionally and nationally. Willingness to work unsocial hours in the evening and at weekends including some overnight stays away to attend meetings, training and workshops is required.

The role

As a Local Fundraising Relationship Manager at Guide Dogs, you will develop and implement a local plan as part of the community fundraising strategy delivering significant volunteer-led income through a person-centred approach. You will need to build effective relationships to empower and enable fundraising groups, donors and supporters to identify their fundraising aspirations and create plans to achieve them.

Who we’re looking for

In order to be successful in this role you will need the following skills and experience:

• Experience of professional fundraising or equivalent (e.g. marketing, sales, business development).

• Experience of working to and achieving financial targets and deadlines.

• Experience of increasing income through identifying and delivering new fundraising development opportunities.

• Experience of managing and developing fundraising groups and volunteers

• Excellent relationship manager and motivator of volunteers and fundraisers.

• Ability to take a strategic approach to developing fundraising support in the Community Team area. Ability to self-motivate, prioritise workload and resolve problems and issues.

To find the full list of requirements, please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

Benefits

This role is 19 hours per week offering flexibility on working day arrangements, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year pro-rata. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

How to apply

Applications can be made using the online application form. You will need to evidence the criteria as set out in the attached job description. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.