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Join Save the Children UK and lead a vibrant community in charity retail, making a lasting change for children around the world
Overview
Salary
£27402
Location
Wandsworth, South London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Save the Children UK, an internationally recognized organization, works every day to give children around the world, especially those hardest to reach, a healthier and brighter future. This is accomplished by providing protection from harm, ensuring their unique needs are met, and enabling opportunities for learning. As a Store Manager at our Mary's Living & Giving shop in South Wandsworth, you will channel your leadership, creativity, and people skills to make a difference, lead a team of 40 energetic volunteers, and drive the shop's mission towards retail excellence.
Role Summary:
- Inspire and lead a diverse volunteer team
- Establish local partnerships and connections
- Deliver commercial success and meet income targets
- Recruit and train new volunteers
- Ensure the shop maintains an engaging, welcoming, and community-focused atmosphere
Role Requirements:
- Leadership experience, preferably in a retail or hospitality environment
- A solutions-focused mindset, even under pressure
- An ability to create an engaging experience for volunteers and customers
- A passion for sustainable fashion and ethical retail
A competitive pay package with comprehensive benefits awaits successful applicants, which includes generous holidays, Pension & Life Assurance, employee discounts, Maternity/Adoption Benefits, Paternity/Adoption Leave and more, such as a cycle-to-work scheme, employee assistance program, eyecare, flu shots, and a season ticket loan.
Submit your application soon to avoid disappointment as vacancies may close early due to high application volume.
When you join Save the Children UK as a Store Manager in Wandsworth, you'll be at the heart of a vibrant, high-energy community – leading an exceptional team of volunteers and bringing the magic of charity retail back to the high street. This is your opportunity to channel your people skills, leadership, and creativity to help deliver lasting change for millions of children around the world – including those hardest to reach.
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.
About the Role This exciting opportunity is based at one of our Mary's Living & Giving shops in Wandsworth, South London – a neighbourhood known for its vibrancy, creativity, and strong sense of community. This bright and colourful shop is busy all week and thrives especially during weekends, thanks to its high footfall and strong local support. You'll work alongside a diverse and committed team of 40 volunteers, leading them to achieve retail excellence while driving the shop's mission forward. As a Store Manager, you will: Lead and inspire a high-performing volunteer team, Build local connections and partnerships, Deliver commercial success and hit income targets, Recruit and train new volunteers, Ensure the shop is always welcoming, engaging and community-focused.
Job requirements You are someone who thrives in a busy, customer-facing environment and leads with positivity and purpose. You understand the value of community and the impact of retail done differently. You'll bring: Experience leading and motivating a team, ideally in a retail or hospitality setting, A steady, solution-focused mindset, even when under pressure, The ability to create an inclusive and engaging experience for volunteers and customers, A passion for sustainable fashion, ethical retail, and making a real difference.
Benefits Our benefits package is extensive and generous, including: Competitive Pay, Generous Holidays, Pension & Life Assurance, Employee Discounts, Maternity/Adoption Benefits, Paternity/Adoption Leave, Additional benefits: include cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, eye care, flu jabs, season ticket loan.
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.
