Supervisor for our store in Skövde

Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation a non-profit second-hand business. We have been working to combat poverty and vulnerability by promoting children's rights since 1967. Together with local partner organisations , we partner organisations long-term with children's rights in 16 countries. In total, we run around 50 Erikshjälpen Second Hand in Sweden and Norway.

Description of the project

Erikshjälpen and its partners are now looking for a supervisor for the clothing, shoes, children's and sports departments at our store in Skövde. In Skövde, the store is run in collaboration between the Pentecostal churches in Skövde and Stöpen, Elim Church and Erikshjälpen Second Hand.

As a supervisor, you are operational and lead and participate in the daily work in the store so that established surplus targets, social goals, and environmental goals are achieved.

Work tasks

Examples of work tasks:

• Your focus area in the store is to lead the work in our clothing, children's, footwear, and sports departments. Other departments may be assigned after appointment.
• You will lead and participate in the daily work in the store together with the store management and the store's employees.
• You act as a supervisor for employees, volunteers, and people who perform work trials, activities, or other employment through government agencies.
• Together with store management, you are responsible for the sale of goods.
• Joint responsibility for the store during opening hours, will also have store responsibility for certain Saturdays during the year.
• You introduce, coach and develop people through labor market interventions.
• You will develop the business together with the store management.
• In close collaboration with the operations manager, you will plan, refine, and develop the store and its working methods.
• You contribute to and create job satisfaction in the store.
• You report to the operations manager.

Qualifications

You

• have relevant work experience in work management
• have good interpersonal skills and experience in customer meetings
• has a keen interest in aid and secondhand work
• shares our core values, which are based on three basic principles: the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the spirit of Erik and a Christian view of humanity.

It is an advantage if you have

• experience or knowledge of valuing secondhand goods
• documented experience in retail operations
• experience in the fashion industry
• experience of volunteering yourself, as well as leading volunteers.

You are

• a relationship builder who is used to meeting people in different life situations and contexts
• Self-motivated, responsible, and enjoys working in a goal-oriented and structured manner
• a joyful leader who can lead people based on their own ability
• genuinely committed to people and sees each person's unique opportunity for personal development and change
• Solution-oriented and able to work toward the big picture based on set goals, to develop and drive the business forward.

We offer you

As an employee at Erikshjälpen, you get to work in an organization where you, together with a dedicated team and colleagues all over the world, work to promote children's rights in Sweden and in the world, by generating funds for social and humanitarian interventions.

By promoting and developing the reuse of second-hand goods, you are contributing to sustainable development and a more efficient use of the Earth's resources.

You also become part of a broad social community, as Erikshjälpen Second Hand's stores provide meaningful employment for employees, volunteers and interns.

We are committed to ensuring that our employees have a good work-life balance. We offer our employees a wellness allowance of Swedish kronor (SEK) year. As an employee, you are covered by the collective agreement for non-profit organizations between FREMIA and the Swedish Commercial Employees' Union.

As a staff member, you have the opportunity to make a difference - for a future where children's dreams come to life. We welcome applicants with different experiences and backgrounds and value diversity in all its forms.

Terms and conditions

Type of employment: Permanent position, with a six-month probationary period

Scope: Full-time

Access: By agreement, no later than April 1

Submit your application by January 31, 2026.

We kindly decline any contact with advertisers and recruitment agencies.

Contact us

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Operations Manager Kaisa Gustavsson at kaisa.gustavsson@erikshjalpen.se.