Wellbeing & Charities Coordinator

This role will provide administrative and coordination support to the Next Charities department within our Head Office team. 

As an experienced administrative assistant, you will play an important role in organising and coordinating on our ‘Together With Next’ Projects as well as supporting in all aspects of the charities day to day functions. 

Responsibilities Support For Collaboration Projects

• Liaising with the charities coordinator to identify key collaborative projects and initiatives. 
• To support the coordination of all projects from start to finish, with clear mapping of process and deliverables within set time scales and within budgets. 
• Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders throughout the project roadmap alongside the charities coordinator. 
• Supporting the charities coordinator to ensure that all legal requirements are in place through liaison with key legal stakeholders within the business. 
• Carry out delegated activities to support the charities coordinator. 
• Support with the completion of risk assessments for any events/venues. 
• Support with the coordination of any events and PR activities. 

Administration For Wider Charities Team 

• Support the wider charities team with the day to day administration including internal comms and events. 
• Support administrative tasks related to the charities programs.
• Any administrative task delegated by the charities manager and charity coordinator. 

Accountabilities

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be capable of communicating effectively with Head Office stakeholders across all grades/levels as well as external contacts.
• Use their exceptional planning and time management skills to meet deadlines and achieve their tasks with minimal supervision
• Deliver their responsibilities effectively and with integrity, showing a positive attitude aligned with the Company Expectations

Skills & Experience 

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of working with Google – Docs, Sheets and Slides 
• Some experience of project coordination and planning. 
• Able to deal with multiple streams of information and tasks 
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a large and varied workload and be flexible when priorities change
• Able to work independently and take the initiative to resolve issues and queries quickly 
• Able to work collaboratively with the charities team as well as with other departments within the business
• Genuine desire to support our Next colleagues/customers and wider communities in line with our charitable aims.

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria’s Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing – Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship – Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work – Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks – Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub – Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. 

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include ‘Workplace Adjustments’ in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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