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Lead a Thriving Retail Space with a Heart for Sustainability at Save the Children UK in Sidmouth
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Location
Sidmouth, Devon
Expires
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Organisation summary: Join Save the Children UK, an impactful organization dedicated to transforming children's lives across the globe. With a focus on health, education, protection, and response during crises, we are at the forefront of making a difference for millions, including those in hard-to-reach areas. Embrace an opportunity to lead a local movement in sustainable fashion and community engagement as a Shop Manager in Sidmouth, Devon.
- Drive the success of a vibrant charity shop in a great location.
- Lead and expand a dedicated volunteer team.
- Strengthen community ties to ensure the shop's prosperity.
Role Requirements:Exceptional leadership and people skills.Experience managing volunteers or a retail team.Understanding of retail best practices with a penchant for sustainable fashion.Adaptable, with a positive approach to challenges.Charity retail experience is a bonus, not a requirement.
We're looking for a Shop Manager with a passion for sustainable fashion to join our team in Sidmouth, Devon! We want to bring the wonders of charity shops back to our high-street and we need driven and passionate people to get us there!
About Us Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
The Role Located in Sidmouth, this is a busy shop in a brilliant location, with a vibrant community! As Shop Manager, you'll be leading the volunteer team, as well as focusing on further recruitment to grow our volunteer team and building strong connections within the local community to ensure the shop's continued success.
Job Requirements You will be someone with exceptional people skills, a leader who understands the importance of community and enjoys supporting people to exercise similar passions through volunteering. You'll bring: Proven experience leading and motivating teams, ideally having managed volunteers, or a retail team previously. A strong understanding of what good looks like in a busy and successful community-led shop, ideally with some experience within Retail or a clear passion for sustainable fashion and knowledge of products and trends. A can-do attitude and ability to approach challenges in a positive way, knowing when to reach out for support and guidance where you need it. Previous charity retail experience is ideal, but not essential.
Benefits We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview. Save the Children UK is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.
Application Details To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
