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12 month fixed term contract - temporary with the possibility of becoming permanent
35 hours per week
£35,100 per annum
Location is home based but will mainly cover the Manchester region.
Benefits
We offer many enhanced benefits including:
1. 28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays
2. Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
3. Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
4. Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our retail function of the The Children's Society, which maximises vital income to support the organisation's work with Children and Young people.
Your role will be to maximise sales and profitability within a designated region, striving for compliance in all set KPIs whilst motivating and supporting a high performing team
We are currently looking for a positive, resilient and can do retailer with excellent people skills to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role you will have the ability to manage and motivate a multi sited diverse team in order to achieve income set for each shop and per region.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role you will need:
5. A minimum of 4 years of experience in retail management
6. A minimum of 2 years of experience in retail multi sited management
7. Experience of recruitment and training a team
8. Strong communication skills
9. To be a confident influencer and negotiator
10. To be a competent driver with a clean driving license
The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.
Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 31st October 2025.
Interviews are due to be held during the 2nd and 3rd week of November - TBC
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