Retail Support Manager

Yorkshire Cancer Research, Ilkley, Bradford

Retail Support Manager

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Yorkshire Cancer Research, Ilkley, Bradford

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 28 Jan | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 755baba434d7446fab59477b4b8be12d

Full Job Description

As our Retail Support Manager, you will provide management cover at retail locations as required by the charity. Supporting the Retail Area Manager, you will manage the day-to-day operation of the shop that you are covering, including managing a team of volunteers, ensuring accurate accounting and handling of assets, delivering high standards of customer service, and adhering to all charity policies and procedures. You will lead by example and ensure that volunteers, supporters, donors, and customers understand how their contributions are making a difference to the lives of people in Yorkshire and beyond.,

  • Provide management cover at Retail locations as required by the charity currently including but not limited to Leeds, Yeadon and Ilkley Shops. This may also expand to include additional locations as the charity's number of shops grows however depending on the role holder's geographic location, we can agree which areas will be covered.
  • Lead a team of volunteers to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
  • Deliver any volunteer training required and make every effort to create a welcoming and happy environment.
  • Responsible for volunteer training and engagement, ensuring the volunteer management system is actively kept up to date in the absence of the Shop Manager.
  • Ensure there is management cover and sufficient volunteers to operate all trading hours.
  • Ensure accurate accounting and handling of assets (items donated and money received).
  • Responsible for ensuring accurate record keeping of items donated and the amount paid for each item for Gift Aid tax reclaim purposes at each location.
  • Prepare and complete all shop administration including cash handling and banking functions to the highest standard, accurately and on time, always adhering to charity policy and procedures at each location.
  • Create a welcoming professional atmosphere and deliver high standards of customer service for all customers and supporters, Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

    To be considered for this role, you will need:
  • To be ideally educated to A Level or equivalent.
  • To have experience of managing people/volunteers including recruitment and development.
  • To have experience of meeting and exceeding targets within a retail environment
  • To be highly organised with good time management skills.
  • To be able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
  • To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • To be able to motivate self and others.
  • To have demonstrably strong planning, guiding and motivation skills to successfully achieve targeted income are desirable.
  • To have a full UK driving licence, access to own vehicle and ability and willingness to travel across Yorkshire.
  • A willingness and ability to safely lone work.
  • To be willing to complete our pre-employment checks (to be undertaken once the role is offered and accepted) which include:
  • A check on your employment history, by seeking 2 references
  • A check on your eligibility to work in the UK as per the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
  • A DBS check at enhanced level.

    Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
  • Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer. Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer - in Yorkshire, and beyond. As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships., Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual's circumstances against the needs of the charity. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website. Application resources

    We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

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