THE GIVING TREE – DUNBLANE
SHOP MANAGEMENT TEAM – TWO POSTS
Come and help us make The Giving Tree flourish!

Do you enjoy working with people, have ideas and initiative, and get satisfaction from making things happen? The Giving Tree and The Branch are two complementary charity retail spaces at the heart of Dunblane. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of Dunblane Development Trust. Together, they provide a welcoming place to shop, volunteer, discover
interesting finds and support charitable and community projects.

The Branch is currently volunteer-led, and we are looking to strengthen the management team at The Giving Tree and take the shop forward into its next chapter.

The Giving Tree is a busy and much-loved charity shop supported by a committed base of around 25–30 regular volunteers. We are looking for enthusiastic, self-driven and practical people who would enjoy helping make it thrive. This is an opportunity to be part of something special. We are looking for people who can bring a combination of practical retail skills, good people management and strong organisational ability to join our management team.

The opportunity
The roles involve working alongside volunteers, making the most of the donations we receive, creating an appealing shopping experience and developing ideas to bring more people through the door.

You will manage the day-to-day running of the business, supporting and managing people, overseeing administration and financial procedures, and ensuring that the shop operates effectively.

The shop’s trading hours are 10.00am – 4.30pm. Some work will also be required outside these hours to facilitate stock management and other operational tasks.

We are looking for a combination of skills and strengths
We recognise that people may bring different strengths and experience, and we do not expect every applicant to have all of them.

Two posts are available, one of which will be the Lead Operational post.

The Lead Operational post will have responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the shop and maximising its long term business viability. The second post will work alongside the lead post as part of the management team, with responsibilities shaped around the strengths and experience of the successful applicants.

We would particularly like to hear from people with different skills and backgrounds. You might be someone who loves the creative and customer-facing side of charity retail, or someone whose strengths lie in administration, organisation and managing people.

We are open to full-time, part-time and job-share arrangements. We want to find the right people and build a management team that works well together.

What we are looking for
● Previous experience of working with, leading or coordinating volunteers isessential for all appointments.
● Proven people skills and the ability to encourage, support and bring out thebest in others.
● A positive, practical and self-motivated approach, with the confidence to takeresponsibility and use initiative.
● Excellent organisational and communication skills.
● Practical IT skills and confidence using digital systems.
● An understanding of budgets, financial procedures and the importance ofhealth and safety.
● Experience of retail, charity retail, administration, staff management or
managing a small business.

We are interested in the skills and experience people can bring from different backgrounds. Most importantly, we want people who care about what The Giving Tree stands for, enjoy working with others and want to make a difference in their community.

Hours and salary
● Two permanent posts.
● Full-time, part-time and job-share arrangements will be considered.
● Salary: £25,000- £30,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience and responsibilities.
● Potential for a discretionary, performance-related annual bonus.
● 20 days annual leave plus Scottish public holidays, pro rata.
● Employer pension contribution in accordance with company arrangements.

● Flexible working pattern by agreement, including some Saturdays and
occasional Sundays and evenings. Working arrangements and specific responsibilities will be determined based on the skills and experience of the successful applicants .

Interested?
If you would enjoy helping The Giving Tree grow and develop, and think you could bring something to our team, we would love to hear from you.
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining what you could bring to the role to:
Ian Gill at thegivingtree.finance@gmail.com

Closing date: 5.00pm on Friday 4 December 2026.