Assistant Manager

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150Best Employers 2023.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Assistant Managerto join our teams in our two Shops in Galway City (second shop opening soon).

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a retail environment that’s about more than just sales. Our 28 Charity Shops are central to our mission: raising funds for vital disability services while promoting sustainable fashion, reuse and a circular economy.

Contract Type: Full-time

Contract Hours: 40 hours

Salary Scale: €28,670 + 1% Profit Share pro rata and uncapped Sales Bonus.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 21 Days plus 2 gift days (pro rata)

Overview of the Post:

As Assistant Manager, you’ll support the Shop Manager in day-to-day operations, help motivate the teams, and ensure the shops are welcoming spaces for both customers and volunteers. You’ll also be an advocate for sustainable living and Enable Ireland’s values in the local community. You'll be a champion of reuse, helping us meet financial targets while keeping sustainability and style at the heart of the shop.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

· Assist in the management and development of the shop in the context of an agreed work plan and agreed financial targets

· Assist in training, supervising and managing shop staff, both paid and voluntary

· Ensure the appearance of the shop internally and externally is attractive to customers and in line with brand standards

Please see Job Description for full list.

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

· Retail fashion experience.

· Excellent leadership / motivational experience.

· Strong Commercial Experience.

· Eligible to work in the State

Desirable Criteria:

· Brand Awareness

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your CV on Rezoomo today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· No late-night trading

· No Sunday trading

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and upload your CV onto Rezoomo.

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

· Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

· The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.

· Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

· Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.

· The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.

· Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available athttps://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.