Shop Technology Manager

Shop Technology Manager (1223)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have excellent project management and delivery skills, providing operational knowledge and support to ensure project implementation?

Do you have ability to prioritise and the drive to achieve results?

Are you ready to live the values of Inclusion, Accountability and Empowerment in all you do?

The Role:

Oxfam GB is looking for Shop Technology Manager at a pivotal time for retail transformation within the organisation.

You will be working within the Shop Technology Team, specifically supporting our retail network’s current and future technology needs. You will work with key stakeholders (especially shop teams) to understand the business needs, to define and support the technology roadmap for the shop network, deliver and support that technology as well as the associated business processes, policies and training.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• A role model and advocate for positive wellbeing.
• Excellent project management and delivery skills, providing operational knowledge and support to ensure project implementation.
• Ability to prioritise and the drive to achieve results.
• Ability to develop processes and to work flexibly to drive improvements for both the business and our end-users.
• Strong information gathering, collation and analysis skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex ideas in an accessible way to a variety of audiences and influencing skills to enable others to change their ways of working.
• Ability to convey complex ideas in a straightforward and accessible way to a variety of audiences.

We offer:

You will be joining the Shop Technology Team at a pivotal time for the organisation. With an ambitious retail transformation strategy already underway you will use your skills and experience to directly influence and/or lead on a range of exciting shop technology projects as well as providing business as usual support for the 550+ Oxfam shops across the UK.

As part of the wider Digital Team you will be working alongside a group of passionate, experienced specialists in the shop technology field. A wide range of training and development opportunities are available and Oxfam GB offers a fair pay and competitive benefits package.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This post is available as a hybrid working arrangement.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

About Us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.