Featured Job Retail Manager

Posted: October 30, 2024

Job Details

  • Age UK Waltham Forest
  • Shop Manager
  • 32 hours per week, FTC
  • £25,159 pro rata for 32 hours per week (£27,518 full-time equivalent)
  • Waltham Forest, Greater London
  • 28/11/2024

Job Description

Age UK Waltham Forest is a local independent charity assisting local older people by offering activities, events, befriending and information. It’s a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people’s lives.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team. We are excited to be opening our first shop in Waltham Forest and are looking for a new team member to share their skills, experience and enthusiasm with us, and help us to generate funds for Age UK Waltham Forest so we can continue to support older people in the borough.

As a Retail Manager, you manage a team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development.

If you are a motivated manager with a passion for retail, imaginative and driven and would like to use your skills to support a charity that helps thousands of older people in Waltham Forest every year, this may be the role for you!

Purpose of the role

The purpose of this role is to manage our charity shop and associated retail activities inclusive of Popups & E-Commerce with commercial acumen and entrepreneurial skills to maximise income for Age UK Waltham Forest. Developing the shop as a community space highlighting our wider offer and engaging with residents and community groups. Operating in an empowered culture, support and develop community links and a strong team of volunteers to meet income targets and create a thriving, profitable, retail business, supporting and endorsing our values and brand. The organisation has a vision to grow our Retail function to increase income and community support.

Within this role we would expect the postholder to initiate and develop new opportunities and relationships across all areas of retail.

The post will be varied, working across key areas the postholder will need a flexible and adaptable approach.

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.)

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*** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT, WE HOPE TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT IF THE SHOP IS A SUCCESS***

Please apply ASAP. The position will close when a suitable candidate is recruited. Early applications are advised.

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.

Additional Information

How to apply:

For further information and an application form, please visit our website.