Acting Operations Manager in Edsbyn

Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation a non-profit second-hand business. We work in 16 countries, including Sweden, and we run around 50 stores under Erikshjälpen Second Hand Sweden, Norway, and online. We work according to the vision "A changed world where children's dreams come true." Our mission is to combat poverty and vulnerability by realizing children's rights around the world.

Description of the project

As operations manager, you are responsible for the day-to-day running of the store, ensuring that set surplus, social, and environmental targets are met. Your task is to work with store staff to receive donated goods, prepare them, and sell them in the store. You will be responsible for personnel and the work environment, planning, processing, and developing your own store, employees, and market. You will be responsible for store employees, volunteers, and people who are participating in work trials, activities, or other employment through government agencies. In this way, you will also contribute to fulfilling our social goal—to help people develop their abilities.

The store is run in collaboration between Erikshjälpen second hand EDA-Arken in Edsbyn.

Work tasks

Examples of work tasks:

• You actively manage the daily work by leading towards Erikshjälpen second hand's goals for the business.
• You contribute to creating efficient flows in the store.
• You plan, process and develop the store and its working methods.
• You work in an operational and administrative capacity.
• You contribute to and create job satisfaction in the store.
• You are responsible for staff and the working environment.
• You will act as the face of the shop and have contacts with partners, donors and customers.

Qualifications

You have

• Experience in retail operations and personnel management, preferably in retail or specialty stores
• financial literacy and understanding
• post-secondary education or experience that the employer considers equivalent
• shares our core values, which are based on three basic principles: the spirit of Erik, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and a Christian view of humanity.

It is an advantage if you have

• an interest in aid and second-hand work
• experience from working with people with special needs.

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 way
• positive and committed to your work
• an organizer who can easily see and create structures in the work
• solution-oriented and has the ability to work for the whole based on set goals, to develop and drive the business forward
• a leader who builds your leadership on trust and confidence
• a leader who can manage people according to their own abilities and conditions.

We offer you

As an employee at Erikshjälpen, you get to work in an organization where you, together with a committed 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 used goods, you will contribute 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 and offer our employees a wellness allowance of Swedish kronor (SEK) 2000 per year.

As an employee, you are covered by the collective agreement for civil servants signed between Fremia and Unionen.

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: Fixed-term employment

Scope: Full-time

Submit your application by February 24.

We kindly decline any contact with advertisers and recruitment agencies.

Contact us

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Regional Manager Frida Espes, email: frida.espes@erikshjalpen.se.