Assistant Manager – Bedgrove

You can make a real difference to people in your local community by joining the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity Retail Team.

Our shops are the face of the charity, seeing supporters and raising vital funds to support local patients and their families, every single day on high streets, retail parks, and a farm all across Buckinghamshire and its borders.

We have a fabulous opportunity for you to bring your enthusiasm and love for fashion to an ethical and sustainable industry at our new Bedgrove shop.

What will I be doing?

You’ll work with the Shop Manager and a volunteer team to engage support for the charity from the local community, maximise sales and profit, and actively promote Gift Aid and the Hospice Lottery

You will have responsibility for:

• Assisting in achieving agreed income targets, through sales, Gift Aid and Hospice Lottery
• Supporting the recruitment, induction, training and retention of volunteers, promoting a happy and productive working environment for the volunteers
• Helping to maximise sales through effective stock management, pricing, display and merchandising
• At all times, safeguard the Charity’s reputation by working in a professional manner and personifying our values

About You

• Experience of supervising a team in charity or fashion retail

• Demonstrable experience of working as part of a team to achieve sales targets in a customer facing retail environment.

• Experience of working with volunteers, and able to work positively with people of all abilities.

• Demonstrable organisational, customer service and stock management skills.
• Highly motivated, creative and a keen interest in fashion and/or donated product.
• Physically fit and able to lift and carry large quantities of donations of stock including waste and recycling on a daily basis.

About Us

In joining our friendly, positive and ambitious retail team, you’ll be rewarded with an interesting role, a competitive salary, a supportive culture that encourages a healthy work-life balance.

Ultimately you will be raising money to support the best hospice care for local people.

So if you want a career that also makes a difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you!

For You

• Workplace pension – 5% ER contribution (with an option to increase to 6%)
• 217.5 hours holiday per annum which includes bank holidays
• Generous company sick pay allowance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• Access to Smart Health services, including GP Online 24/7
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance equivalent to 3x salary
• Membership of the Blue Light scheme, offering a wide range of discounts

How to Apply

Please read the full job description and requirements here and send your CV or our application form together with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to recruitment@fnhospice.org.uk