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Volunteer opportunities
Accounts Assistant – Income and Accounts Payable teams
Shop Support Team Information and Communications Assistant
Accounts Assistant – Income and Accounts Payable teams
Location:
Oxford head office, Cowley Business Park
Commitment:
15 - 20 hours a week (eg 3-4 hours 5 days a week, or 4-5 hours 4 days a week, or 5 hours 3 days a week) minimum of 3 months, preferably longer
Department name and brief description:
UK Finance Income Team (accounting for Oxfam’s income) and Accounts Payable team (paying invoices)
Key Responsibilities:
- Checking invoice authorisations against a database of signatures and names
- Contributing towards reconciliations, month end and year end accounting work using excel
- Following up incomplete banking information
- Writing letters
- General accounting work supporting the Income and AP teams as required
Skills and competences:
- Reasonable level of numeracy
- Experience of Excel and Word
- Good accuracy and attention to detail
- Enjoy working in a team
- Live in reasonable daily travelling distance to Oxford
Deadline: Friday 5th September 2008
Interview date: 10-11 September 2008
Start date: Monday 15 September 2008
Contact: Becky Morris
Email: bmorris@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01865 473878
Climate Campaign Assistant
Location:
London Campaigns Office, Victoria.
Commitment:
4 days a week, 10-5pm for 4 months minimum. Volunteers must live within the M25
Department name and brief description:
Campaigns
UK regional campaigns offices works with a wide range of influentials and target audiences at a local level to promote Oxfam’s campaign messages.
The Oxfam campaigns office in London aims to influence regional political structures, building and working with strategic alliances in order to bring around change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting activities and events to promote Oxfam’s campaign on climate change – eg helping to organise a number of public meetings on the energy debate during the autumn period.
- Alliance building – researching new strategic contacts and keeping current alliances up to date on current activities and materials.
- Producing good communications copy for various outlets, eg blogs and occasionally selling in media stories
Skills and competences:
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Experience of event management
- Effectively manages own time and works to tight deadlines
- Creativity and the ability to contribute useful and innovative ideas/suggestions
Deadline: 5th September 2008
Interview date: TBA
Start date: ASAP
Contact: Kate Laceby
Email: klaceby@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 020 7802 9971
Health & Safety Advisor
Location:
Two posts: South London & North East London.
Commitment:
Flexible arrangement to be agreed.
Department name and brief description:
Trading
Making money to overcome poverty & suffering through Oxfam shops.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advising Shop Managers on Health & Safety issues.
- Carrying out Risk Assessments.
- Advising the Area Manager on local Policy
Skills and competences:
- Either Health or Safety experience or appropriate qualification.
- Good communication skills
Deadline: Not applicable
Interview date: By mutual agreement
Start date: To be agreed
Contact: Derek Sims, HR Advisor
Email: dsims@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 07957 887571
Retail Assistant
Location:
Across London
Commitment:
Flexible arrangement to be agreed.
Department name and brief description:
Trading
Making money to overcome poverty & suffering through Oxfam shops.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oxfam has 80 shops in London where volunteers value donations, serve customers and carry out all the duties connected to Retail. There probably is a shop near you.
Skills and competences:
For some volunteers retail is new and training is provided. Other volunteers bring a specialist skill to Oxfam.
- Fashion Knowledge
- Collectable knowledge.
- Book knowledge.
- Retail or customer serve experience
Deadline: Not applicable
Interview date: By mutual agreement
Start date: To be agreed
Contact: Derek Sims, HR Advisor
Email: dsims@oxfam.org.uk
Shop Support Team Information and Communications Assistant
Location:
Oxfam House, Oxford
Commitment:
From 2 to 4 days per week, for at least 3 months
Department name and brief description:
Oxfam is the market leader in charity retail 700 shops throughout the UK, with over 21,000 volunteers. The purpose of the Trading Division is to make as much money as possible to fund Oxfam’s work to end poverty.
The Shop Support Team:
We help Oxfam Shops to find solutions to their queries through an efficient one-stop service. We also answer queries from the public, helping shops maintain high levels of customer service and promoting their business (the Shop Support Team receives around 650 queries every week). We work with colleagues across Oxfam to promote the work of our shops and to help shops maximize opportunities to make more money.
Key Responsibilities:
The Shop Support Team is always busy, with lots going on. This role offers the right person a lot of variety and an opportunity to support a vibrant team in the following areas:
- Answering a variety of queries that come to the team from Oxfam staff, volunteers, and customers (through email, letter, and on the phone).
- Assisting in preparing regular communications to Shop Teams, such as newsletters and updates of business information.
- Assisting in keeping information up to date (including updating our Intranet site).
- Supporting the Shop Support team in learning about, and working on, various projects (e.g. Marketing or shop procedures).
- Analysing the levels and types of query coming into the team, and make recommendations to allow us to ensure that we are responding to the right priorities.
- Providing information and communications to a wide variety of people, including Senior Managers, other volunteers, and retail managers.
Skills and competences:
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Basic PC skills are required (such as use of email and the Internet). Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel would be beneficial.
- Willingness and desire to learn about Oxfam and how its shops operate. Be able to pick up information quickly and be able to apply it when appropriate.
- Ability to work as part of a close team, sharing desks and mucking in when things need to get done.
What can Oxfam offer me as a volunteer?
- Being part of a friendly team where there are lots of opportunities to take on work and responsibility to help us improve and learn.
- Gain a good insight into the workings and goings-on of Oxfam, in particular the shop network.
- Develop strong customer service and office working skills.
- A chance to develop and learn IT skills and gain valuable work experience in an office environment.
- Reasonable travel and lunch expenses will be reimbursed
Deadline: 5th September 2008
Interview date: TBC
Start date: Flexible
Contact: Pete Orrey
Email: porrey@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01865 47 3122
Incoming Stock Controller
Location:
Online Superstore - Welwyn Garden City
Commitment:
Flexible. Daytime, evening and weekend hours are available.
Department name and brief description:
Following the successful launch of the first online charity shop in September 2007, Oxfam is opening an online superstore in Welwyn Garden City.
Situated off Mundells, the new site will receive clothing donations from a variety of sources. These donations will be sorted to extract the most saleable items, which will then be listed on the Oxfam online shop website, and dispatched when sold.
This exciting and ground breaking new initiative will create a large number of new volunteering opportunities, where individuals can expect to receive ongoing training with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain valuable work experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Unloading bags of clothing stock arrival at the warehouse.
- Sorting through clothing stock and identifying saleable items.
- Placing stock into the appropriate area within the warehouse.
- Disposing of rejected stock.
- Full training will be given in all aspects of this role.
Skills and competences:
- An eye for detail.
- Ability to use your initiative.
- Enjoy working as part of a diverse team.
Deadline: 29th August 2008, 5pm
Interview date: TBC
Start date: As soon as possible
Contact: Ross Henderson – Site Manager
Email: rhenderson@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01707 330776 / 07500 882219
Product Dispatcher
Location:
Online Superstore - Welwyn Garden City
Commitment:
Flexible. Daytime, evening and weekend hours are available.
Department name and brief description:
Following the successful launch of the first online charity shop in September 2007, Oxfam is opening an online superstore in Welwyn Garden City.
Situated off Mundells, the new site will receive clothing donations from a variety of sources. These donations will be sorted to extract the most saleable items, which will then be listed on the Oxfam online shop website, and dispatched when sold.
This exciting and ground breaking new initiative will create a large number of new volunteering opportunities, where individuals can expect to receive ongoing training with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain valuable work experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Printing dispatch notes for specific products from a computer.
- Picking items from the warehouse and packing them for dispatch.
- Dispatching orders using an on-line mail account.
- Ordering packaging materials.
- Full training will be given in all aspects of this role.
Skills and competences:
- A basic level of computer literacy, and experience of printing – full training will be provided for the exact system
- An eye for detail.
- Drive to create an excellent customer experience.
- An organised, methodical approach.
- Ability to use your initiative.
Deadline: 29th August 2008, 5pm
Interview date: TBC
Start date: As soon as possible
Contact: Ross Henderson – Site Manager
Email: rhenderson@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01707 330776 / 07500 882219
Clothing Evaluator
Location:
Online Superstore - Welwyn Garden City
Commitment:
Flexible. Daytime, evening and weekend hours are available.
Department name and brief description:
Following the successful launch of the first online charity shop in September 2007, Oxfam is opening an online superstore in Welwyn Garden City.
Situated off Mundells, the new site will receive clothing donations from a variety of sources. These donations will be sorted to extract the most saleable items, which will then be listed on the Oxfam online shop website, and dispatched when sold.
This exciting and ground breaking new initiative will create a large number of new volunteering opportunities, where individuals can expect to receive ongoing training with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain valuable work experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Selecting pre-sorted clothing items for sale.
- Using Oxfam’s current guidelines to price stock.
- Occasional use of the internet to research unusual, collectible or rare items.
- Full training will be given in all aspects of this role.
- Please note that this role will involve a degree of lifting and moving stock.
Skills and competences:
- An eye for detail.
- Ability to use your initiative.
- Enjoy working as part of a diverse team.
Deadline: 29th August 2008, 5pm
Interview date: TBC
Start date: As soon as possible
Contact: Ross Henderson – Site Manager
Email: rhenderson@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01707 330776 / 07500 882219
Online Product Lister
Location:
Online Superstore - Welwyn Garden City
Commitment:
Flexible. Daytime, evening and weekend hours are available.
Department name and brief description:
Following the successful launch of the first online charity shop in September 2007, Oxfam is opening an online superstore in Welwyn Garden City.
Situated off Mundells, the new site will receive clothing donations from a variety of sources. These donations will be sorted to extract the most saleable items, which will then be listed on the Oxfam online shop website, and dispatched when sold.
This exciting and ground breaking new initiative will create a large number of new volunteering opportunities, where individuals can expect to receive ongoing training with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain valuable work experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Selecting pre-sorted stock to be listed for sale on Oxfam’s online shop.
- Photographing stock and uploading photographs onto a computer.
- Listing items online using a simple listing tool.
- Storing listed items ready for despatch.
- Full training will be given in all aspects of this role.
Skills and competences:
- Computer literate – previous experience of using a listing tool (such as E-bay) would be helpful, but full training on Oxfam’s Online Shop will be given.
- Experience of using a digital camera, although full training will be provided.
- An eye for detail.
- A flair for creativity and merchandising goods to achieve their full potential.
- Ability to use your initiative.
Deadline: 29th August 2008, 5pm
Interview date: TBC
Start date: As soon as possible
Contact: Ross Henderson – Site Manager
Email: rhenderson@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01707 330776 / 07500 882219
Oxfam Experiences Coordinator
Location:
Head Office, Cowley, Oxford
Commitment:
15 Hours over a minimum of 3 days a week.
Department name and brief description:
Oxfam’s Trading Division. – Oxfam Experiences are part of the fundraising team. The team put together high value, donated Experiences, which are sold to fund Oxfam’s work. To see examples of the Experiences we sold on ebay last year, look on our website.
Key Responsibilities:
Packaging Oxfam Experiences into products ready for sale, which involves:
- Working with potential donors to define the Experience, taking it from an idea to a signed off saleable item
- Designing listings of individual Experiences, for live auction/ silent auction/ online sale
- Building and maintaining relationships with donors
- Helping to manage sales events, e.g. Renault F1 online auction, from designing the listings to payment and despatch
- Managing the Oxfam Experience web pages
Skills and competences:
- Strong Influencing Skills e.g. through fundraising or sales experience
- Highly developed interpersonal awareness
- Organisational skills. Proven writing abilities using Word for designing listings
- Computer literate in Excel for keeping track of Experiences
- Please complete the Internship application form, clearly stating how your experience meets each of the skills required. Please note that CVs and covering letters will not be considered for this position.
Deadline: Monday August 7th
Interview date: Tuesday August 8th
Start date: To be agreed
Contact: Fiona Kelbrick
For further information about the role, you can speak to the current post holder, Zinnat, on 07863 546269
Email: Fkelbrick@Oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 07787 576 530
Address: Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Oxford, OX4 2JY
Oxjam Regional Manager
Location:
Home based, anywhere in UK
Commitment:
August 2008 – April 2009.
Flexible hours (approx 4+ hours a week, with busy times in the build up to the Oxjam festival)
Department name and brief description:
Oxjam
Oxjam is Oxfam’s month long music festival with a difference. Each year thousands of events take place all over the country, all organised by people like you, to raise money for Oxfam’s work to overcome poverty and suffering.
Your job will be to recruit and manage a small regional team of volunteers who’s aim is to in turn recruit and support Oxjam volunteer Music Event Organisers to help them maximise their fundraising.
Key Responsibilities:
- Recruiting and managing an “Oxjam Regional Support Team” of 5 or more volunteers whose aim is to help members of the public put on Oxjam fundraising music events.
- Inspiring, motivating and supporting your team to ensure the delivery of team objectives – primarily recruiting event organisers and maximising fundraising profit from events for Oxfam.
- Reporting regularly to Oxfam House on all team activities
- Co-ordinating your team’s work with other Regional Support Teams around the country (through email updates, attending Oxjam workshops, the Oxjam website etc)
Skills and competences:
- Experience of leadership positions within teams / clubs / societies
- Enthusiasm, creativity and a “can do” attitude
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Project management skills – working to tight deadlines, able to manage several different areas of a project at once, able to prioritise and make decisions.
- Passion or interest / experience in fundraising and /or live music is a plus!
Deadline: Friday 1st August 2008
Interview date: Telephone interviews will be conducted from the 4thth to the 9th August
Start date: August / September 2008
Contact: Ed McGregor
For more information please call 01865 472369
To apply please send your CV and completed application form to the address provided below.
Email: music@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01865 472369
Address:Oxjam Regional Managers, Oxjam Team, Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Oxford, OX4 2JY
High Value Donated Gifts Assistant (Lincoln)
Location:
Oxfam's office in Lincoln
Commitment: Flexible, new volunteers to join existing team.
Responsibilities:
- Be available to respond to phone and email enquiries
- Use the internet to research and sometimes to offer items for sale
- Liaise with Oxfam shop managers and external agencies
- Undertaking various team administration tasks, both regular and ad hoc
Key skills:
- Strong marketing and communication skills
- An open mind and interest in finding solutions
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
- Happy to work on own initiative
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work in a team
- Knowledge of Ebay or other Internet selling sites preferable.
- A knowledge of some area of collectables would be helpful
Closing date for applications:
Ongoing
Start date:
Ongoing
Contact details:
Jim Rayner, Project Coordinator at the Lincoln office
Email: gilchrist66@hotmail.com
Tel: 01522 532415 or 07789920758
Catering Assistant
Location:
Oxfam Café, Cowley
Commitment:
Monday through to Friday, any time between 8.30am - 3.30pm (flexible).
Responsiblities:
- Clearing and cleaning of tables in the café area
- Cleaning of floors in the café and kitchen areas
- Washing up crockery and cutlery and restocking items
- Assisting with hospitality services
- Other basic general catering duties
Key skills:
Full training will be provided but experience of working in a catering environment would be an advantage.
Contact:
Debbie Berley, Purchasing Officer.
Email: dberley@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01865-473615
Fax: 01865-473619
Volunteer Finance Assistant in Newcastle
The Newcastle Finance Office is part of the Trading Division of Oxfam. Oxfam has a network of c.770 shops throughout the UK and Newcastle office deals with about 400 of them. The main role of the Finance Office is to assist with the recording and processing of the shop income and/or associated expenditure for the Oxfam shops.
Commitment:
At least 6 hours a week for a minimum of 3 months.
The office is open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5.15pm and 9am to 5pm on a Friday.
Responsibilities:
- Checking and entering data from income returns/logging and filing shop returns
- Checking accuracy of invoices and processing them for payment
- Problem solving and dealing with queries
- Customer Care and phone answering/processing mail in/ assisting with mail outs/ maintaining and operating databases
Key skills:
No previous experience needed as full training is provided. However some or all of the following would be an advantage:
- Good basic numeracy and attention to detail
- A basic knowledge of or a willingness to learn IT skills
- Organised approach to work/ good team player
Good interpersonal skills
Closing date for applications:
ongoing
Start date:
ongoing
Contact:
Amanda Jamieson, Senior Finance Assistant.
Email: newcastlevolunteers@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 0191 221 0626
Address:Oxfam Finance Office,
Level 3, Cale Cross House, 156 Pilgrim Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 6SU
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