The Community Fundraising Relationship Manager helps those with sight loss to live the life they choose through the effective implementation of the Community Fundraising strategy to grow Community Fundraising income within the Wales region. To achieve this, this role is responsible for increasing the supporter base using a diverse range of fundraising propositions. This includes proactively developing existing groups, establishing new groups, recruiting key management volunteers, 3rd party donors, organisations and companies whilst maximising the lifetime value of each supporter.

Our core hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. Regular travel will be required for this role therefore a flexible approach with a willingness to work outside of core hours and away from home will be required.

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.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

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 people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to 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.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Previous experience of professional fundraising or equivalent (e.g. marketing, sales, business development).
• Demonstrable experience of working to and achieving financial targets and deadlines.
• Proven experience of increasing income through identifying and delivering new fundraising development opportunities.
• Good management skills with the ability to motivate volunteer fundraisers.
• Excellent networker with an ability to understand the local community in depth and breadth.

Desirable

• Relevant professional qualification and/or willingness to work towards the Institute of Fundraising Certificate in Fundraising.
• Demonstrable understanding of marketing and sales principles.
• Welsh language.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.

Our client is an established and highly successful charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for life-limited children and their families in the South West.

Do you thrive on finding creative solutions, working in a dynamic environment with a wide variety of people and be able to really make a difference to the lives of children and families in the South West? If you do, please read on…

About the role:
They have an exciting opportunity for an Area Retail Manager who will be responsible for the effective management and development of up to 14 allocated shops within Cornwall and parts of Devon. You will need to be passionate about fashion and retail and have proven success of multi-site management or managing a large retail store. You will need to be able to demonstrate working to budgets and operational targets.

As an Area Retail Manager with Our client, you will have far more scope to influence and manage your stores’ business than you would at most other high street retailers, which makes the role both exciting and rewarding!

This role will effectively lead, motivate, and develop a team of shop staff and volunteers to ensure that the shops are successful and taken to their full potential. You will be responsible for managing and driving the profitability of your shops, maintaining and improving shop standards as well as maximising income to ensure targets are met.

Our client values their staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and ambitious team who are driven to making our client's Retail Shops one of the most successful in in the South West. If this sounds like the job for you, please apply now and start raising a smile every day!

Closing Date: Midnight 30 January 2022
Anticipated Interviews: Initial Zoom Interview: 08 February 2022
Anticipated Assessment Day: w/c 14 February 2022

Location: Cornwall and parts of Devon as required
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week (including occasional unsociable hours)
Salary: £33,505 progressing to £38,464 per annum
Benefits: 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) which increases with service, enhanced sick pay scheme, contributory pension scheme (7% employer), family friendly policies, occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services, group life insurance scheme, a chance to make a real difference, green agenda, excellent working environment, lease vehicle/Car Allowance, pension and life assurance, generous leave entitlement

You may have experience of the following: Retail Area Manager, Shop Manager, Retail Store Manager, Area Manager, Store Manager, Retail Division Manager, Regional Manager, Divisional Manager, Retail Strategy Manager, Department Manager, Retail Territory Manager, etc

Ref: 106 136

Head of Online Retail

Up to £52,000 - Dependent on location

Permanent/Full Time or Interim

Flexible - Home based or Office based, London

This role will lead the organisations online retail team, providing the successful candidate with the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the charity’s growth plans.

Running the day to day operations of their online retail activities, you will work closely with the fundraising team to grow income from e-commerce activities and look to secure new income streams and relationships.

You will be experienced in working towards and exceeding KPI’s alongside leading a small team. Working as part of the Senior Management Team your key skills will also be your ability to work with the Board to share key reporting updates.

The job of a Save the Children's UK Retail Cluster Manager is varied and fulfilling.

• Are you an experienced people manager with the ability to lead, inspire and manage passionate teams of volunteers?
• Do you have a flair for fashion and a passion for sustainable/pre-loved clothing?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Our vision is that every child doesn't just survive but thrives so that they can realise their full potential and go on to change the world.   

 As Trading, we provide a retail offer and channel to our supporters and mass audiences to raise income, provide a local brand experience and engage supporters in specific products/campaigns, through our retail chain and online.  

Save the Children's shops are more than a shop; we strive to create vibrant community hubs providing welcoming spaces where communities come together to create a home for loved products and share ideas. We act in the spirit of children – with generosity, creativity and kindness. 

Job Purpose

As the Cluster Shop Manager, you will oversee a group of our volunteer led charity shops. Harnessing the public`s desire to make a difference in children`s lives, and their yearning for a bargain!

We are looking for a passionate individual who can engage local communities and maintain our high retail standards. But above all, we need a person who can inspire and empower a team, entrusting the volunteers to run the shop effectively and happily, united in a common goal to raise as much money as possible to support children to learn, grow and be protected.

You will take ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the shops are managed in accordance with the organisation's policies and procedures for health & safety, financial safeguards, and the safeguarding of children. You must enjoy the excitement of a retail environment but most importantly, love people and have the ability to lead, inspire and empower those around you.

You will work directly with Volunteer teams to deliver the key accountabilities within your role, building stability within the team and bringing practical ideas on how to develop the business in our shops and their income, through analysing, planning and best retail practices and trends. 

Note: There are 2 Part Time roles available for 3 days per week.  The roles are fixed term contracts for 8-9 months.  Full time equivalent salary is £27,000 per annum

The roles will be a mixture of home-based work/shop visits with regular travel across the region and we would like you to live within the territory.  Currently the 2 areas cover the following locations:

• Portchester, Eastleigh, Hythe, Crawley, Littlehampton, Maidstone, Sittingbourne
• Woodstock, Newbury, High Wycombe, Wantage, Cambridge, Guildford

Main Accountabilities

As the Cluster Shop Manager your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting Volunteer Teams to meet organisational, trading and industry standards, governance, and policies. Ensure team members know how to apply relevant financial processes and practices that safeguard compliance.
• Be accountable for recruiting and building capacity within Volunteer teams to maximise Trading Hours and meeting non- financial KPI's 
• Be accountable and ensure volunteers are well versed in commercial operations, stock management, processing of gift aid and other critical funding processes that maximise sales and profit, meeting and/or exceeding income targets.
• Maintaining our standards of housekeeping and health and safety requirements through regularly assessing risk, making sure induction, and training content is up to date and imparted to all volunteers so that all shops and those working within are aware of their responsibilities in upholding these standards.
• Understanding the key priorities and focuses of the charity

Person Profile

We're looking for an experienced People Manager with the ability to mould and delegate to equally passionate teams of volunteers. A brilliant communicator, inspirational leader, efficient business manager and unfailingly positive thinker, you must radiate natural warmth and a can-do entrepreneurial approach. And of course, you will have a passion for fashion!

Experience

• Experience of leading teams and achieving results from developing and supporting others
• Retail management experience – including stock control, cash handling and visual merchandising etc., meeting and/or exceeding income targets.

Abilities

• Exceptional people skills, with an ability attract and get the best out of a diverse team of volunteers
• Able to illustrate an understanding of issues that result from working with volunteers
• Ability to drive sales and control costs

Aptitude

• An excellent team leader, achieving results from developing and supporting others 
• Exceptional people skills, with an ability attract and get the best out of a diverse team of volunteers
• Excellent time management skills to ensure the shop runs effectively and your own work/life balance is achieved
• Must be flexible and able to work weekends, Bank Holidays and additional hours, in addition to occasional relief cover at shops
• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Centre Manager to join our established Support Centre in Leeds. The project consists of a Depot which fulfils furniture referrals in the Leeds area, as well as a Support Centre that offers a range of services including a shop, café, education classes, advice and social activities.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about helping people in need and enhancing the local community. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day running and overall management, development of new activities / services and the financial sustainability of the Centre.

Working Hours = Full time - You will be contracted to work 37.5 hours per week

Location = Leeds

Contract = Permanent

Salary = Up to £35,000 per annum depending on experience

Benefits Package = 33 days holiday (pro rata) per year inclusive of bank holidays increasing to 38 days with service, competitive pension scheme, employee assistance programme, retail discounts, birthday day off, buy / sell holiday scheme, enhanced paid leave and lots more.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and deliver a sustainable strategy, budget and plan for the centre
• Manage all paid staff and volunteers at the centre, including all relevant HR responsibilities
• Develop internal/external relationships with key stakeholders including internal management committees and external partnerships
• Manage the building including all safety and compliance checks and the terms of the lease.
• Develop new income streams, costs savings and creative ideas for the sustainability of the centre 
• Generate and oversee all centre services and activities in terms of range and type including existing third party contracts
• Ensure SVP working procedures are established and that safe systems are in place with any potential safeguarding concerns being immediately reported/escalated
• Ensure there are necessary monitoring/evaluation procedures and that all relevant statistics are available in compliance with the project specification
• Promote the centre locally and nationally as required with the use of social media and external marketing events

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL NEED:

• Experience managing a Support Centre or Support activities / services
• A great leader with line management experience

• A good understanding of general policies and procedures including safeguarding, HR, etc.
• Good knowledge of local community needs and demographics
• Excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Proven time management skills with the ability to work under pressure
• Exceptional people skills with patience and empathy for vulnerable people
• Great networking skills with the ability to sell the Centre and build partnerships

It is desirable that the candidate can demonstrate the following –

• Experience in fundraising and marketing
• Experience in developing business strategy
• Experience working with vulnerable people

In return we’ll provide you with the opportunity to work for a welcoming organisation that offers support and guidance.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience to fulfil this role successfully, please apply in the first instance with your CV. 

Closing Date = 31st January 2022

Deadline for Application Packs = 7th February 2022

Interviews = W/C 14th February 2022

Previous candidates need not apply. Unfortunately, if you have not received a response within four weeks of your application, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Whilst we ask that staff have sympathy with the Christian values, religion is not taken into account in recruitment as we value people of all faiths or none.

ABOUT THE SVP:

The St Vincent de Paul Society (or as it is often known - the SVP) is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need. We feed the hungry, we support the homeless, we visit the lonely and we befriend the stranger.

About Us

ForSight, is a charity providing funding to initiatives designed to enhance and empower the lives of children and adults who are blind or visually impaired. These initiatives include assisting children and their families, providing sporting opportunities to everyone through Vision Sports Ireland, undergraduate bursaries, and academic research for effective clinical intervention for the advancement of sight loss treatment

We are a progressive and innovative charity committed to non-profit sustainability through the ForSight charity shops, which provide beneficiary support and ethically conscious shopping for our customers.

The Forsight community of volunteers, donators and charity partners is proud collectively working together to ensure that children and adults with visual impairment have the resources and networks to be visibly empowered.

We are looking for an experienced Retail Store Manager with a strong retail background to join our team. You will be accountable for achieving sales within the shop. Using best charity retail practice, creative flair, and an ability to lead by example, the Retail Store Manager will enable the shop team to create an inviting shop which encourages sales and promotes excellent customer service.

We will be shortlisting throughout the recruitment process so please make sure to apply as soon as possible to be considered

Please apply with you CV and Cover Letter

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

What we are looking for:
• Excellent customer service skills with an ability to communicate with tact and discretion
• Comprehensive retail management experience, preferably in fashion/clothing,
• Strong leadership skills with proven line management experience

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the day-to-day operations
• Recruit, train, coach and manage staff
• Drive excellent Visual Merchandising in store
• Source top quality donations and making sure targets are achieved.
• Ensuring the store delivers exceptional customer service

Experience:

• Previous retail experience,
• Experience in working in charity retail (desirable but not essential) 
• Currently working at Store Manager, Assistant Manager or Supervisor level 
• Has proven ability of achieving and exceeding sales targets 
• Experience in managing a team 
• Experience in interviewing, recruiting, and training of new employees 
• Experience in Visual Merchandising – (desirable) 

Skills / Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, people management and leadership skills 
• Passionate about the delivery of an excellent customer experience with an understanding of how this drives sales and affects the bottom line 
• Commitment and ability to achieve and exceed sales targets 
• Self-motivated and action oriented, with the ability to work on own initiative 
• Tenacity and creativity in the pursuit of business development goals and results 
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organise and prioritise working to optimise outputs 
• Excellent problem-solving ability, looking for ways to overcome blocks and implement solutions 
• Organised and flexible with a proven ability to multi-task successfully in a busy environment 
• This is not an exhaustive list of duties and is subject to change

Other requirement:

Flexible to work 5 over 7 trading days, 37.5 hours per week (must be flexible across days) 

Support Area Manger in other stores as required

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

We are an equal opportunities employer

Home Based within the Norfolk region

Temporary (up to 12 months)

About us

Our vision is to save every one. It may take us a long time to get there, but drowning is preventable, and we believe that even one drowning is one too many. We are all lifesavers. We are all fundraisers. This is our watch.

We’re looking for the best of the best to be part of our RNLI crew in the Norfolk region. This is an exciting new role that is people focused, making sure our engagement volunteers and supporters feel part of the RNLI family, and are appreciated and supported in everything they do. You will be helping us brave the storm and empowering our volunteers in their engagement activities, from raising money, creating visitor experiences, developing our retail offering as well as looking for new audiences and opportunities. This role covers primarily Norfolk.

Some of the benefits

• A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance Health and dental cash plan

Your Role

As a Community Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Being connected to the RNLI community in your area and the primary point of contact for all things engagement (fundraising, retail and visitor experience)
• Empowering volunteer engagement crew to do what they do best, engaging the public, sharing our RNLI vision and growing support for our cause
• Supporting volunteer engagement crew to achieve key income, footfall and contact goals and seeking ways to engage new audiences
• Being part of an amazing regional team, working collaboratively to shape the future of RNLI engagement and provide an outstanding level of care to staff, volunteers and supporters

About You

You’ll be:

• A people person, that can interact with a wide number of different volunteers, branches, groups, individuals and businesses, inspiring and empower engagement activity in your area, tackling challenging goals
• Able to work as part of a high performing team, but equally confident working independently, out and about in your area
• Passionate about making a real difference for our volunteers and supporters and growing support for our cause

To be considered as the Community Manager, you will need:

• Significant experience of engaging supporters, volunteers and the general public
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• People leadership experience, ideally in leading volunteers in a collaborative environment
• Experience of seeking out and implementing new opportunities for improved performance

Please note this role requires a significant level of travel within the designated region but will also require occasional travel to other RNLI assets including our regional office in Ipswich and our support centre in Poole.

This post requires a valid driving licence.

For more information and to apply, please visit the RNLI recruitment site.

Closing date: 6 February 2022.

Do you have a background in volunteering management? Have you got previous retail knowledge?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Volunteer Management Team which supports our Retail teams across the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

About the role

As our Retail Volunteering Manager, you’ll work alongside our Regional and Area Managers covering Scotland, the Borders and Cumbria to deliver the BHF’s local and national volunteering strategy supporting our retail team to recruit, train and retain unpaid workforce.

You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside a dynamic, collaborative team of 7 Managers who have accountability for circa 100 shops each and you’ll work closely with colleagues across the BHF, local communities, and external organisations to grow volunteer participation in your patch.
 
Please note this is a 32 hour vacancy working over 4 days. The days of work will be discussed and arranged according to business need.
 
About you
 
As an expert volunteering manager, you’ll be working with and influencing senior stakeholders to deliver credible and innovative solutions that meet KPI's. 

With previous experience of training or coaching groups and individuals you’ll be extremely passionate on all volunteer related topics.

You’ll have excellent organisation and communication skills with the ability to probe, investigate and challenge when needed.

Please note that this role will cover Scotland, the Borders and Cumbria, and therefore there will be a considerable amount of travel and some overnight stays depending on where the successful applicant lives. All applicants must also hold a full driving license.

About us

Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases – they are the world’s biggest killers. But the research we fund represents hope. And nothing matters more than finding cures and treatments that give us more time with the people we love.

We have the support of over 22,000 volunteers across the organisation. The volunteering team aim to deliver consistency of approach to volunteering, wherever and however people choose to give their time to us, to ensure they have an experience that is valuable to both the volunteer and the BHF.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our People Experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

Interview process

Please note interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams. Interviews may be held during the advertising period or shortly after the close date.

How to apply 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Assistant Manager (Retail)

An opportunity has arisen for several experienced and creative Assistant Managers to join the small team running our client's shops across various locations in Surrey and the London Borough of Richmond.
You will play an integral role in the retail team providing excellent service to our customers and supporter.

Assistant Manager Responsibilities:

The Assistant Manager will be jointly responsible for the smooth running of the shop, ensuring a pleasant working environment for the other staff and volunteers.

• Processing donations as soon as possible with the support of the volunteers.
• Ensuring all merchandise is displayed appropriately and the window display is creative and eye-catching
• Promoting the gift aid scheme to customers.
• Recruiting and training volunteers.
• Following cash and banking procedures and submitting financial documentation to the finance team to process.

Assistant Manager Requirements:

Having previous experience in retail is essential, as is a can-do attitude. In the absence of the Shop Manager, you will be responsible for the opening and closing of the shop. If you feel you are up to the challenge and are keen to join a close-knit team who work well together, they want to hear from you.

Candidates must be flexible to work Mondays to Sundays.

About our client:

They are a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

The income from their shops helps to directly fund the work of their two hospices, and their community nursing service. Often entering one of their shops will be the first encounter someone has with the organisation. This means that as part of their retail team, you are also an ambassador for the organisation, someone who can talk about the work that they do, and how they help children with life-limiting conditions in the local area.

Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS clearance

Please state which location you are applying for as well as whether you are looking for full time or part time hours

Location: Various Locations – Hampton Hill, Teddington, Weybridge and Godalming

Job type: Full time (5 days per week) and Part time ( 2-3 days per week) Positions available

Salary: Circa £18,525

Closing date: 26 January 2022
Interview dates:
Tuesday, 1 February 2022- Teddington
Wednesday, 2 February 2022- Hampton Hill
Thursday, 3 February 2022 - Weybridge

You may have experience of the following: Assistant Manager, Retail, Assistant Shop Manager, Assistant Retail Manager, Charity Shop, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, Charity etc

HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER (RETAIL)

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 + benefits

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Stratford with high-flex or home-based anywhere in the UK

Closing date: Tuesday 25th January 2022, 23:55*

* Please note that we may close this role earlier than anticipated, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with strong health and safety experience that can help us beat cancer?

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Health & Safety Manager (Retail). We need you to support our retail business acting as an expert advisor on all health, safety and fire related matters.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Providing expert guidance, assistance and training in the implementation of relevant H&S legislation to our retail staff and volunteers to enable them to implement safe working practices

• Taking responsibility for developing, maintaining and monitoring the Health and Safety (H&S) Management System across the retail business, which includes shops, warehousing and online, ensuring it remains appropriate and effective.

• Developing safe operational procedures and being proactive and innovative to develop processes which drive continuous improvement in H&S performance

• Investigating accidents, incidents and developing trends and working collaboratively with field and operational teams to implement solutions

• Ensuring retail premises comply with CRUK's H&S policies and procedures, and with all UK legislation and good practice.

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Proven experience of working within a retail or multi-site organization, with excellent knowledge of health and safety particularly in relation to property management, fire and construction

• NEBOSH Diploma level qualification or equivalent. NEBOSH Fire certificate would be an advantage as would environmental health experience

• A dynamic and pragmatic approach to safety, with the ability to prioritise and deliver multiple tasks, using excellent interpersonal and communication skills to influence and engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across a large geographical area

• Experience of working with regulatory authorities and strong knowledge of statutory compliance, legislation and established working practices in relation to retail including online sales, warehousing and store expansion

• You'll need to be driven, self-motivated and innovative with an ability to find creative solutions to problems and a willingness to challenge conventional health and safety thinking.

What will I gain?

We have over 1700 members of staff working across our network of 600 shops, with the united goal to see 3 in 4 people surviving their cancer by 2034. With more shops opening this coming year, it's a great time to join us. 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.

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, discounted gym membership and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

Shop Manager

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Shop Manager to join our client’s expanding Retail Team. The successful applicant will be responsible for the day to day running of their new shop which will be opening soon in Godalming. You will play an integral role in the retail team providing excellent service to our customers and supporters.

The income from their shops helps to directly fund the work of their two hospices, and their community nursing service. Often entering one of their shops will be the first encounter someone has with the organisation. This means that as part of their retail team, you are also an ambassador for them, someone who can talk about the work that they do, and how they help children with life-limiting conditions in the local area.

Shop Manager Responsibilities:

• Processing donations as soon as possible with the support of the volunteers.
• Ensuring all merchandise is displayed appropriately and the window display is creative and eye-catching
• Promoting the gift aid scheme to customers.
• Recruiting and training volunteers.
• Following cash and banking procedures and submitting financial documentation to the finance team to process.
• Ensure that the Assistant Shop Manager(s) are fully trained in all aspects of their role

The Shop Manager will be responsible for the smooth running of the shop alongside an Assistant Manager who will report into them, ensuring a pleasant working environment for the other staff and volunteers.

Shop Manager Requirements:

Having previous experience in retail is essential, as is a can-do attitude. If you feel you are up to the challenge and are keen to join a close-knit team who work well together, they want to hear from you.

Candidates must be flexible to work Mondays to Sundays

Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS clearance

About our client:

They are a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

Location: Godalming
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: circa £20,000 per annum

Closing Date: 3 February 2022
Interviews: will be held week commencing 14 February 2022

You may have experience of the following: Store Manager, Branch Manager, Shop Manager, Assistant Shop Manager, Charity, Retail, Third Sector, Supervisor, Business Development, Charities, Volunteer, Voluntary Sector, Assistant Store Manager, NFP, etc.

Ref: 106 380

Are you an experienced Charity Fundraiser looking for a new opportunity? As Philanthropy Manager for Hospiscare, you will work within the Fundraising team and manage trusts and major donor income streams. 30 or 37.5 hours per week.

Philanthropy Manager responsibilities include: 

• Manage and develop Trusts and Major Donor budgets & pipelines to maximise these income streams
• Collaborate with senior colleagues from across the organisation to develop suitable projects for funding
• Formulate individualised and tailored funding applications to ensure budgets are met

Philanthropy Manager requirements include: 

• Graduate with relevant degree (e.g Business) or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience of building and monitoring budgets and pipelines
• Substantial experience of researching and writing funding applications and bids
• Team management experience

Package for Philanthropy Manager:

If you would like to work within a collaborative and innovative charitable organisation, then look no further! A wide range of benefits are on offer including:

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 27 days + BHs after one year with further increases following on from that
• Great personal development and career progression opportunities (including up to five days of study leave per annum)
• Pension scheme - employer contribution 6%, employee contribution 4%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Free onsite parking
• Great subsidised staff canteen

Other organisations may call this role Philanthropy Gifts Manager, Major Gifts Philanthropy Manager, Principal Philanthropy Manager, Major Giving Manager, Fundraiser, Fundraising Manager

Reports to: Chief Executive

Location: London, home-based or hybrid

Campaign for National Parks is the only independent voice for National Parks in England and Wales. It’s our job to fight for the National Parks, for the wildlife and the people who call them home on behalf of everyone across the nation, for whom our National Parks were created. We believe that thriving National Parks are fundamental to nature recovery, tackling the climate emergency and helping the nation through this health crisis, by ensuring access for all, no matter their race, class or background.

Our organisation has a proud history, dating back to campaigning for the creation of National Parks. If you want to help us develop the next chapter of our story to save some of the world’s most awe-inspiring places, Campaign for National Parks wants to hear from you.

We recognise that the environment sector are under-represented by people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and disabled people and we want to change that. So, we especially welcome candidates from these backgrounds.

The role:

The purpose of this role is to lead organisational development to help ensure we have the funds, the programmes and systems to deliver our campaigning goals and ensure our team is thriving, happy and well supported.

The Development Manager will be pivotal to growing the organisation and we’re looking for someone to grow and develop with us. This role would suit someone highly organised with lots of initiative, varied fundraising experience, great communication skills and a passion for National Parks.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Develop our income strategy
• Grow our individual-giving and corporate membership supporter base
• Lead analysis of business data and develop metrics
• Build and manage relationships with funders and partners
• Support the team to ensure all our work maximises opportunities for fundraising and can demonstrate the huge impact of donations.
• Be a positive and proactive member of our senior team and contribute to development of our organisational strategy. 

The skills we need:

• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Communicating your passion for National Parks
• Project management.
• Leadership: able to lead fundraising and development function, try things and use data to understand what works
• Fundraising success including in at least in one of the following areas: individual giving; corporate partnerships; trusts and foundations.
• Partnerships and relationships: excellent at building relationships, working in partnership and able to motivate, influence and negotiate with others.

Our benefits:

Being a small organisation, everyone has a big say in what we do and how we do it. Our agility and size means that you will spend more of your time making things happen and you will get to visit the nation’s most beautiful places.

Work/life balance is really important to us. We are open to exploring how this role could work for you, including whether you want full time (35 hours per week) or part time.

We offer enhanced holiday allowance and pension contributions.

If you are interested, please apply now!

Interviews will be held week commencing 14th February 2022

Shop Manager (Billericay) (TRD3368)

Location: F3923 Billericay

Hours: 30 hours per week

Salary: £15,350 gross per annum

Job Type: Open ended

Closing Date: 3 February 2022

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 21 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 Shop Managers

Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, 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 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 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.