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Deputy Bookshop Manager (Cardiff)

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Oxfam

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior, Mid & Senior Level
  • Cardiff

AI generated summary

  • You must build an inclusive team, support retail processes, collaborate well, manage pressures, and be numerate to interpret financial reports and maintain budgets.
  • You will support team development, manage retail processes, provide excellent customer service, engage with the community, handle financial tasks, and navigate daily pressures effectively.

Requirements

  • Ability to support development and maintenance of successful, inclusive and diverse team who are able to maintain day to day activities of the shop.
  • Some commercial awareness with ability to support effective retail processes and strong merchandising
  • Ability to work collaboratively with the Shop Manager, and to build positive relationships with other colleagues, provide excellent customer service, and engage with local community and other civil society organisation
  • Ability to demonstrate resilience to everyday pressures that come with the role and manage conflicting demands seeking appropriate support, advice and guidance when needed.
  • Numerate and financial literate, able to interpret basic financial reports, monitor budgets and maintain shops administrative systems.

Responsibilities

  • - Ability to support development and maintenance of successful, inclusive and diverse team who are able to maintain day to day activities of the shop.
  • - Some commercial awareness with ability to support effective retail processes and strong merchandising.
  • - Ability to work collaboratively with the Shop Manager, and to build positive relationships with other colleagues.
  • - Provide excellent customer service, and engage with local community and other civil society organisations.
  • - Ability to demonstrate resilience to everyday pressures that come with the role and manage conflicting demands seeking appropriate support, advice and guidance when needed.
  • - Numerate and financial literate, able to interpret basic financial reports, monitor budgets and maintain shops administrative systems.

FAQs

What is the role of the Deputy Bookshop Manager at Oxfam?

The Deputy Bookshop Manager is responsible for supporting the Shop Manager in various operational tasks, motivating the team, maintaining a safe and energized work environment, and ensuring the shop runs efficiently while meeting commercial goals.

Is previous book or music selling experience necessary for this role?

While not mandatory, previous book or music selling experience is desirable for candidates applying for this position.

What are the working conditions for the Deputy Bookshop Manager?

The working environment is dynamic and collaborative, often requiring the Deputy Manager to work with a team of volunteers and sometimes be the only paid staff member in the shop.

How does Oxfam ensure diversity and inclusion within its workforce?

Oxfam is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within the organization and actively encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

What kind of financial skills are required for this position?

Candidates should be numerate and financially literate, with the ability to interpret basic financial reports, monitor budgets, and maintain the shop's administrative systems.

What are the essential skills required for the Deputy Bookshop Manager role?

Essential skills include team support and development, commercial awareness, excellent customer service, resilience under pressure, and the ability to build positive relationships within the community.

How can I apply for the Deputy Bookshop Manager position?

To apply, submit your up-to-date CV along with a covering letter detailing your suitability against the essential criteria listed in the job profile through the online application process.

Are there any background checks required for this role?

Yes, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and screening checks, including criminal records and terrorism finance checks, given the role involves unsupervised access to vulnerable groups.

Does Oxfam provide opportunities for career development?

Oxfam values the development of its staff and volunteers, providing opportunities for growth, learning, and skills enhancement within the organization.

What is Oxfam’s overall mission?

Oxfam's mission is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering and tackle the inequities that keep people poor.

Oxfam

A global movement of people who won't live with poverty.

Non-profit
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1942
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Oxfam is an organisation committed to combatting global poverty and injustice by providing humanitarian aid, advocating for equitable policies, and fostering sustainable development. Their overarching goal is to create a world where every individual can live with dignity, free from poverty and social inequality. Oxfam's fundamental purpose lies in championing fairness and empowering communities to overcome challenges such as poverty, inequality, and access to basic necessities, working towards a more just and equitable global society.

Culture & Values

  • Equality

    We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.

  • Empowerment

    We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.

  • Solidarity

    We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.

  • Inclusiveness

    We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.

  • Accountability

    We take responsibility for our action and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.

  • Courage

    We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.