The Charity Retail Association is the UK campaigning and trade association for charities which have retail chains, representing 80 per cent of the sector – from large national charities like Oxfam and the British Heart Foundation, through to hospices and charities which might have one or two shops. We lobby and campaign as the voice of the sector, provide business insight to charities through research, and put on high profile networking and learning events to support our members.
The Association provides high quality monthly and quarterly reports to our members which gives them trusted and valued information on income trends, shop growth, and other indicators to help them benchmark their performance. We also sometimes conduct one off surveys to support our lobbying and campaigning activity. The successful candidate will take the lead on producing these reports – sending out surveys, encouraging charities to participate, conducting the analysis and communicating the findings to the Association’s members. They will also provide administrative support to the public affairs team.
The role:
- To help the Association deliver high quality quantitative research by producing and managing the Association’s member surveys;
- To provide some administrative support to the public affairs team in delivery of the Association’s policy and public affairs strategy.
The candidate:
- Experience of data analysis and knowledge of primary research methods, particularly surveys;
- Ability to analyse survey data and work in Excel, including with pivot tables;
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
This is a permanent position