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Manage and support a team of people - both paid colleagues and volunteers (including in the managers absence) e.g. overall supervision of the team to include recruitment, training and induction and focus conversations.

Work alongside the Shop Manager towards agreed targets - donated stock, cash, benchmark gift aid, average selling price, sell through, stock processing. As well as to achieve fundraising targets for CRUK campaigns throughout the year, including lottery, within the shop and local community

Maintain compliance with Cancer Research UK policies - Health and Safety, Safeguarding, security, administration, HR and Sustainability

Experience of leading and inspiring a diverse team of people.

Good time management, prioritisation, organisation and planning skills

The ability to create relationships and communicate well

Flexible attitude and adaptable to changing situations

Experience of working in a fast paced/customer facing environment

Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don't forget that you have a life outside of work too

Travel to meetings and training sessions as required.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you.

We're looking for an inspiring team leader to join Cancer Research UK's trading team. You'll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, supporting the management team to maximise on sales and fundraising targets. Your store will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do.

You'll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

What will I be doing?

Manage the store commercially including - display and merchandising, stock management and generation, maintain shop standards, layout of store, opening and closing of store

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We make sure you are supported by a generous salary and benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

Our retail teams also have access to confidential wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.