Area Manager (West Yorkshire) in Bradford

Overview

In this role, you will directly manage and oversee all aspects of Oxfam shop management within a defined geographical remit and be instrumental in the growth and development of the shops and our online business in line with our feminist principles and values. Through strong leadership you will lead and empower a team of staff (and volunteers) to deliver high levels of excellent customer service while offering support, direction and inspiration when needed. You will develop a strong sense of teamwork to deliver high levels of performance across the whole business. You will be responsible for the financial management of the area budgets and to be proactive in the overall strategic direction and development of the business and its people. This is an Area Manager role covering West Yorkshire. Candidates should live within or on the boundary.

Responsibilities

• Exceptional leadership qualities and experience of managing a large and diverse team.
• Evidence of strong drive to achieve results through others
• Ability to build, retain and develop an area team.
• Strong commercial awareness and judgement
• Experience of successful performance management and conflict management
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Ability to manage time and organise own workload under conflicting priorities.
• Highly organised, with the ability to adapt quickly to change.
• Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role.
• Ability to work in cooperation with support teams at peer level.
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of media and audiences.
• Strong IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
• A full, clean driving licence

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty. Oxfam is a member of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

Purpose and Trading

Oxfam Purpose: To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Trading Purpose: To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering.

Open for Application

Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are guided by our values.

How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

Equal Opportunity and Vetting

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups. For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description.

Commitment to Diversity

Oxfam: It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today. We need and value everyone, and that means you.