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Endless pre-loved items. A   crucial   source of fundraising. A store that runs your way. Retail   S tore   M anager £13.25 - £15.46 per annum   plus   benefits Reports to:   Area manager Department:   Trading Contract:   Permanent Hours:   Part time 16 hours per week Location:  Loughborough Closing date:   16th August   2026   23:55 External:   16th August 2026 23:55 Internal:   In line with organisational policy this role will remain open for internal applications until: 16th August 2026 23:55 Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK   is not able to   offer visa sponsorship. 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 who shares our vision, someone like you. We’re   looking for a   motivat ing   store manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team.   You’ll   be   acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK,   motivating   you r t eam   to   maximise on sales and fundraising targets .   Your shop 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? • Guiding,   inspiring   and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment,   retention   and development of a diverse shop team. • Taking ownership and responsibility   for   commercial running of your store   including display and merchandising, stock management,   maintaining   shop standards,   store   layout,   sales   and income . • Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service. • Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales. • Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues. • Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store   to achieve fundraising targets. • Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security,   administration   and HR policies. • There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity   required   within the day-to-day duties of the role. What   are you looking for ? • Experience of managing a nd inspiring a   diverse team of people . • Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets. • The ability to multi-task in a lively environment. • Working knowledge of what makes great customer service. • Commercial awareness . • Knowledge of high street fashion retail . • Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently. • An awareness of the price, value and worth of items. • Flexibility, o ur 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. [Download the   Candidate Pack] What will I gain? W e 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. How do I apply? W e   operate   an anonymised shortlisting process   in our commitment to equality,   diversity   and inclusion . CVs are   required   for all applications; but we   won’t   be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you   quickly,   fairly   and objectively. To support your training and development in this role, you will spend 4 weeks in a training shop, learning from a Training Shop Manager, this may be at a different location to the role you applied for. Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check. For more information on this career opportunity please   visit our website   or contact us at   [email protected] . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on:   Linked In ,   Facebook ,   Instagram ,   X   and   YouTube . Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.