Are you ready for a new challenge? Love sustainable fashion and homeware? Are you friendly, enthusiastic and want to help us make a difference?

We have an exciting position for a Charity Retail Manager in our Chelsea Road, Bath branch. This post is for 4 days (32 hours) per week working as part of our vibrant and welcoming team.

The role:

Our Charity Retail Managers are responsible for the day to day running of our shops and managing all paid and volunteer staff who they motivate with their passion and leadership skills. Our Managers are self-motivated, customer-focused and able to follow tasks as well as use their initiative. Our shop days are fast-paced and varied so you will never find yourself with nothing to do.

You: 

You will be experienced in working with people and confident in leading a team in a busy environment. You will be able to draw the best from people to achieve great results and be motivated by the knowledge you are making a real difference to the success of Mercy in Action. You will be creative and proactive and brimming with ideas to make the most of the shop, with great customer service and the tools to make the shop a place that people want to keep coming back to.

Why Mercy in Action? 

We invest in the development of our retail staff. We offer a nurturing and supportive work culture that will help give you the tools to make the shop thrive. Your days will be varied and exciting with plenty of opportunities to use your creativity to bring in the most money possible. You will be an important part of our work to stop poverty.

A little bit about us: 

Mercy in Action is a UK registered charity (1096068) working with children, their families and communities in the UK and the Philippines.

In the UK, our Petra Project provides nurturing homes for young mums and their babies and young people, who would otherwise be facing homelessness. In the Philippines, our work centers around helping children to regain lost years by providing residential care, a schooling program and a drop-in centre for street children. Our professional staff works tirelessly to reunite families and enable them to have a future together.

Our newest Bath-based projects, the Clothesline and Action Pantry, provide food and clothing to local families.

Our growing network of Mercy in Action Charity shops raises essential funds for maintaining and expanding these projects, enabling us to support those most in need.

Part-time hours: 32 per week

Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £11.50 per hour

Deadline: 31st August 2021

COVID-19 considerations: We are following government guidelines and taking every precaution to ensure our staff and customers are kept safe.