Volunteer vacancies
If you spot a post that appeals to you, fill in the Volunteer Application form and return it to the manager concerned who will then contact you directly.
And while you are waiting for the right volunteer post to be advertised on the
website why not consider donating some spare time in your local Oxfam shop? It
will give you a fantastic insight into the hub of the UK's largest charity and
will put you in an ideal position when that perfect volunteer slot comes up.
Latest volunteer vacancies
Volunteer Appreciation Scheme Coordinator
Oxfam Online Shop Quality Control Manager
Volunteer new product coordinator
Children’s Department Specialist
Donated Goods Sourcer
Location:
Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire / Leicester
Commitment:
Approx 4hrs per week. Hours to suit.
Department:
This is a new role created to help our shops attract donations of good quality stock from individuals at their place of work or study.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contacting schools, colleges, nurseries, large employers ect and asking them to collect donated goods for a local Oxfam shop.
- Working with the local shop to arrange collection of the donations.
- Follow up to the donor to thank them.
- Arranging any suitable publicity.
- Home based (you will need a telephone and computer, expenses will be reimbursed), or possibly in a shop
Skills and competences:
- Initiative and persistence.
- Enthusiasm and a positive nature.
- Good telephone manner.
- Good organisational skills.
Deadline: January 31 2009
Interview date: TBC
Start date: February 1 2009
Contact: Brian Harley
Email: bharley@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 07810 504363
Volunteer Appreciation Scheme Coordinator
Location:
Oxfam House, Oxford, UK.
Commitment:
Flexible – 1 - 2 days per week.
Department:
The Volunteering Team is based in the Trading Division’s HR Team, where we act as a hub of support to any internal and external enquiries about volunteering for Oxfam GB. We strive to be innovative, dynamic and diverse.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responding to requests for recognition materials to be sent to volunteers.
- Maintaining a record of where and when materials have been sent.
- Providing information to the Volunteering Team and the Head of Volunteering about uptake and success of current recognition tools.
Skills and competences:
- Good attention to detail in written English (Essential)
- Commitment to achieve deadlines (Essential)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in English (Essential)
- Ability to work with individuals at all levels within an organisation (Essential)
- High levels of organisational skills (Essential)
- Adaptable and flexible to the needs of Oxfam’s Volunteering Team (Essential)
- Good experience in using Microsoft Word and Excel. (Desirable)
What can Oxfam offer me as a volunteer?
- The opportunity to develop your skills and confidence.
- The opportunity to develop new abilities and competencies.
- The opportunity to work with an international NGO and gain knowledge of how a large organisation is structured.
- The opportunity to play a central role in how Oxfam recognises the vital contribution of its 25,000 volunteers.
- Regular supervisory meetings to discuss progress, enabling you to raise any concerns and see what you have achieved.
- References may be made available after three months or when your manager can evaluate your performance.
- Great team atmosphere.
- Local travel expenses and lunch expenses where appropriate.
Deadline: End of Tuesday, January 13 2008
Interview date: W/c 19 January, 2009
Start date: Ideally in February
Contact: Georgia Boon
Please complete the volunteer application form.
Please note that while you may submit your CV alongside the application form, but your application will not be considered unless the application form has been fully completed.
Email: gboon@oxfam.org.uk
Address: Oxfam House,
John Smith Drive,
Cowley,
Oxford, OX4 2JY
Oxfam Online Shop (OOS) Quality Control Manager
Location:
Oxfam House, Oxford or home based.
Commitment:
Minimum commitment of 8 hours a week but flexible thereafter.
Department:
New Income Team, Trading Division. Oxfam has a network of 750 shops throughout the UK. Its purpose is to make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering.
The New Income Team aims to develop and grow new income streams to raise £10m + per year, whilst increasing engagement of the 5 – 11m people who share our values so that we are able to enrich their experience of Oxfam. Oxfam launched its Online shop on 6th September 2007 showcasing over 105,000 donated items as well as New Product and Unwrapped products.
For more information, visit our online shop.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out regular quality control checks on Oxfam Online Shop (OOS) Shops listings using the OOS Guide, pricing guides and postage guidelines.
- Provide regular feedback to OOS Shops regarding their quality of listings.
- Report persistent misuse of guidelines to the Shop Operations Lead.
Skills and competences:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to written detail.
- Ability to plan and organise workload.
- Basic IT skills – able to use Word and Excel -training will be given.
Deadline: 9 January 2009
Interview date: 20 January 2009
Start date: To be arranged
Contact: Gerry Weetman
Email: gweetman@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 07810 504 373
Volunteer shift leader
Location:
Lytham Shop
Commitment:
4 hour shifts
Department:
Oxfam shop, 45 Clifton Street, Lytham, FY8 5ER
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a volunteer shift team
- Delegating tasks
- Till sales
- Merchandising the shop floor
- Liasing with other shift leaders
Skills and competences:
- Diplomatic approach
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to delegate
- Flexibility
What can Oxfam offer me?
- A fun friendly workplace
- Possibility to train and specialise further
- Ability to see your work translate into money raised for Oxfam
- Tea coffee and biscuits on your break
- Oxfam will cover your transportation costs
Deadline: ongoing
Interview date: TBC
Start date: TBC
Contact: Pippa Lyon
Email: oxfamshopf1030@btconnect.com
Tel: 01253 738102
Volunteer new product coordinator
Location:
Lytham Shop
Commitment:
4 hour shifts
Department:
Oxfam shop, 45 Clifton Street, Lytham, FY8 5ER
Key Responsibilities:
- Tracking Fair Trade gift sales
- Tracking Fair Trade food sales
- Tracking Everyday card sales
- Merchandising the shop floor
- Preparing orders
Skills and competences:
- Willingness to learn
- Methodical approach
- Ability to work independently when trained
- Flexibility
What can Oxfam offer me?
- A fun friendly workplace
- Possibility to train and specialise further
- Ability to see your work translate into money raised for Oxfam
- Tea coffee and biscuits on your break
- Oxfam will cover your transportation costs
Deadline: ongoing
Interview date: TBC
Start date: TBC
Contact: Pippa Lyon
Email: oxfamshopf1030@btconnect.com
Tel: 01253 738102
Volunteer sales assistant
Location:
Lytham Shop
Commitment:
4 hour shifts
Department:
Oxfam shop, 45 Clifton Street, Lytham, FY8 5ER
Key Responsibilities:
- Till transactions
- Restocking shop floor
- Customer service
- Discussing Oxfam unwrapped with customers
- Discussing Fair Trade gift and food with customers
Skills and competences:
- Friendly and polite manner
- Training will be provided on the till
- Ability to commit to covering a regular shift
- Ability to work independently when trained
- Flexibility
What can Oxfam offer me?
- A fun friendly workplace
- Possibility to train and specialise in particular areas
- Ability to see your work translate into money raised for Oxfam
- Tea coffee and biscuits on your break
- Oxfam will cover your transportation costs
Deadline: ongoing
Interview date: TBC
Start date: TBC
Contact: Pippa Lyon
Email: oxfamshopf1030@btconnect.com
Tel: 01253 738102
Shop Recruitment Officer
Location:
Lytham Shop
Commitment:
4 hours per week worked flexibly to suit
Department:
Oxfam shop, 45 Clifton Street, Lytham, FY8 5ER
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying what work needs to be done in the shop.
- Designing role descriptions for the vacant roles.
- Deciding where you will find the skills and experience you need in Lytham.
- Planning how you will communicate your recruitment message to potential volunteers.
- Organising an Open evening/day to give information on the Lytham shop, Oxfam programmes and volunteering opportunities in Lytham.
- Working with other volunteers to ensure that all members of the team know how to respond to applicants.
- Agreeing an application process and communicating this to the shop team.
- Supporting and working within Oxfam’s Volunteer Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy and Diversity Policy.
Skills and competences:
- Excellent communications skills in person and in writing are essential.
- Interpersonal skills, eg the ability to motivate and involve people, are essential.
- Experience in marketing, advertising, design or working with the media would be very useful.
- An interest in human resources or personnel would be useful.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to solve problems creatively.
What can Oxfam offer me?
- Lunch expenses (must work 2 hours either side of lunch)
- Travel expenses (if you work at least 4 hours)
- Opportunity to develop skills
- Opportunity to attend training courses on recruiting volunteers
- Regular supervisory meetings to discuss progress and enable volunteer to raise concerns
Deadline: ongoing
Interview date: TBC
Start date: TBC
Contact: Pippa Lyon
Email: oxfamshopf1030@btconnect.com
Tel: 01253 738102
Wedding Dress Sorter
Location:
Oxfam Offices, Bicester OX26 4RF
Commitment:
Flexible. Up to1 day a week or two half days. The amount of time will vary depending on the amount of donations
Department:
Oxfam Bridal is seeking a volunteer to help sort donated wedding dresses which will be sold in the 10 bridal wear departments. Most of the dresses are given by designers and bridal shops. Many are ex-catwalk and are in mint condition. Prior to the dresses reaching the shops they need to be sorted and packed to ensure that they stay in excellent condition ready for distribution. The volunteer will work alongside the Bridal Co-ordinator ,Barbara Walmsley.
Key Responsibilities:
- Checking that the donated wedding dresses are of a high quality for prospective brides
- Sharing the excitement when a really stunning dress arrives and you know that it will sell quickly and for a good price.
- Sorting the wedding dresses into specific styles e.g. strapless, vintage, etc
- Packing the dresses into boxes, to ensure they are protected and ready for transporting to one of the Oxfam bridal wear shops
- Liaising with the Bridal Coordinator and Shop Managers regarding their requirements and identifying any shortages in stock
- Assisting the Bridal Co-ordinator in valuing the donations and building up an understanding of which styles of dresses sell well in which Oxfam shops
Skills and competences:
- A great eye for detail – to ensure that dresses are of high quality ready for resale.
- An Interest or appreciation of wedding dress design and style (Training will be given)
- Good communication skills
- Some lifting of the boxed wedding dresses will be required
What can Oxfam offer me?
- Opportunity to get involved in this exciting and specialised part of Oxfam’s shops division.
- Oxfam Bridal continues to have a high PR profile as the emphasis on ethical and sustainability grows
- Training in identifying styles and types of wedding dress and in the correct and appropriate storage of wedding dresses
- A chance to help Oxfam to maximise the value from donated wedding dresses to ensure that we get the value for our development programmes
Deadline: 28 November 2008
Interview date: TBC
Start date: TBA
Contact: Barbara Walmsley, Oxfam Bridal coordinator
Email: bgwalmsley@netscape.net
Retail Assistant
Location:
Chiswick
Commitment:
To be agreed
Department:
Trading
Key Responsibilities:
Our shop in Chiswick is a flagship Boutique offering what was described in the Daily Telegraph as the ,’ best sustainable fashion offering the British retail sector has come up with so far. ‘ As a volunteer you will be:
- Valuing donations of clothing.
- Serving customers.
- Merchandising the shop.
- Acting as an ambassador for Oxfam in this high profile shop.
Skills and competences:
- Enthusiasm for retail in general and clothing in particular
- A commitment to excellent customer service.
Deadline: On-going
Interview date: To be agreed
Start date: To be agreed
Contact: Derek Sims: HR Advisor
Email: dsims@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 07957 887571
Children’s Department Specialist
Location:
South Oxhey Oxfam Shop
Commitment:
This role could be carried out at any time during opening hours to suit the volunteer.
2-3 hours once or twice a week would be ideal.
Department name:
The children’s department at the South Oxhey Oxfam shop includes clothing, toys, videos and books
Key Responsibilities:
- Keeping children’s department tidy and replenished with fresh stock
- Sorting donations of clothing and toys, etc..
- Checking items for condition.
- Pricing items for sale.
- Helping customers as part of a team.
Skills and competences:
- Some experience/willingness to learn of current children’s fashion.
- Experience/willingness to learn of current children’s toys.
- Ability to check toys, adding batteries where necessary.
Deadline: No deadline
Interview date: Not applicable
Start date: As soon as possible
Contact: Jenny Mitchener, South Oxhey Oxfam Shop Manager
Email: jennifermitchener@hotmail.com
Tel: 01923 251067 / 07739322385 (Shop: 02084211491)
Administrative Helper – 2 vacancies
Location:
South Oxhey
Commitment:
Weekly 1-2 hours at weekend or Monday. No specific time.
Department name and brief description:
Weekly accounting of sales figures and takings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Completing weekly sales figures form and posting or emailing.
- Submitting figures by phone or email
- Monitoring sales by spreadsheet
Skills and competences:
- Good numeracy skills
- Computer skills- emailing, spreadsheets.
Deadline: No deadline
Interview date: TBA
Start date: TBA
Contact: Jenny Mitchener - Shop Manager
Email: jennifermitchener@hotmail.com
Tel: 01923 251067
Mob: 07739322385
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: ASAP
Interview date: To be agreed
Start date: To be agreed
Contact: Derek Sims, HR Advisor
Email: dsims@oxfam.org.uk
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:
Aileen Peverell, Facilities Manager
Email: apeverell@oxfam.org.uk
Tel: 01865 47 2570
Fax: 01865 47 3619
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:
TBC
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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