Team Member - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Oxfam GB

Oxfam GB

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Are you able to manage conflicting priorities and workload with management support?

Are you able to respond positively to change and conflict situations?

Do you have good verbal and written communication skills?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

Please note:
This role will involve shift work & may include some weekends.

Shift times: 6am - 2.15pm / 1.45pm - 10pm

The Role:

The role will work across all Warehouse Operations supporting high levels of productivity & customer service. This is an enabling role which will be varied and busy.

Working with your Team Leader your work will be factored around the needs of the business & as such will be wide-ranging.

Key areas in which you will be supporting will be stock sorting & movement, picking & packing, dispatch, online sales & inventory.

To be successful in the role you must be adaptable, have good communication skills enjoy working as part of a team.

What we are looking for:

Work in line with Oxfam's values of accountability, empowerment, & inclusiveness
Manage conflicting priorities and workload with management support
Respond positively to change & conflict situations
Have good verbal and written communication skills
Have good time management skills
Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
Have basic IT Skills

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to work with a group of passionate people with 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 and the business.

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.

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

How to apply:

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.

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It's people power that brings about change.

To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers.

Together, we're committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.