Job Description

Endless pre-loved items. Acrucialsource of fundraising. A store that runs your way.

RetailStoreManager

£27,336 - £32,067 per annum plus benefits

Reports to:Area manager

Department:​Trading​

Contract:​Permanent​

Hours:​Full time 37.5 hours per week​

Location: Carlisle Shop

Closing date 12th April 2026 23:55​This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applicationsarereceived or once a suitable candidate is found​

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UKis not able tooffer 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’relooking for amotivatingstore manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team.You’llbeacting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK,motivatingyour teamtomaximise on sales and fundraising targetsYour shop will bea place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of thegreat thingswe do

You’llalso be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.  

What will I be doing?

• Guiding,inspiringand engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment,retentionand development of a diverse shop team.

• Taking ownership and responsibilityforcommercial running of your store including display and merchandising, stock management,maintainingshop standards,storelayout,salesand 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 storeto achieve fundraising targets.

• Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security,administrationand HR policies.

• There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activityrequiredwithin the day-to-day duties of the role.

Whatare you looking for?

• Experience of managing and inspiring adiverse 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, our 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, wedon’tforget that you have a life outside of work too.      

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What will I gain?

We make sure you are supported by a generoussalary andbenefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools,policiesand 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?

Weoperatean anonymised shortlisting processin our commitment to equality,diversityand inclusion CVs arerequiredfor all applications; but wewon’tbe 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 youquickly,fairlyand 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 websiteor contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk  

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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 recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 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.