Trainee Intern Assistant Manager (Highgate,London)

Bookshop within Oxfam's Trading Division, selling books - rare and secondhand, vintage vinyl records, ephemera, stationery, greetings cards and gifts.

Frequency: Flexible - Up to 3 days a week. Days can be flexible, must include at least one week-end day (Saturday/ Sunday).

• To be trained to and operate as a Assistant/Deputy Manager, which will include helping to develop the business
• To know and understand all aspects of an Oxfam Bookshop and of a retail environment
• To understand the work Oxfam does as a charity and our fundraising activities at a shop level
• To assist, support, communicate with and report to the Bookshop Manager
• To open/ close and manage the shop on agreed days - to assist with cashing up procedures and reporting sales information, as required

• Enjoy working with books and/or music while in a bookshop environment
• A willingness to learn
• Reliability and commitment
• In all aspects, a willingness to play a part in building and maintaining a strong and successful team
• To communicate well with the Bookshop Manager and within the rest of the team

• Training to the level of an Assistant/Deputy Manager within Oxfam Trading
• A good grounding in the elements of retailing and good business practices
• A good understanding of bookselling and the secondhand book trade - which may include a field trip to develop your understanding of our business
• A real opportunity to manage a team (depending on the applicant's skill base) and/or some aspects of our business

Robbie Conrich

Tel: 20 8347 6704

Email: oxfamshopf4629@oxfam.org.uk

Please complete Internship Application Form and return it to the email address above.

7^th  March 2013

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