Ebay and e-Commerce Volunteer

Sue Ryder; Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking charity as an eBay and e-Commerce Volunteer, where you can make a difference while gaining valuable experience. This role involves researching and valuing donated items, taking photographs, and creating appealing listings to maximize revenue for important charitable work. You'll work in a friendly team environment, making new friends and learning transferable skills that enhance your CV. With flexible volunteering hours and a chance to contribute to a meaningful cause, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to engage with their community and support a vital mission.

Benefits

Volunteer discount on donated goods

Reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses

Flexible volunteering hours

Opportunity to learn new skills

Qualifications

• Enjoy helping and engaging with people.
• Have an eye for detail and an interest in researching items.

Responsibilities

• Research and value donated items for eBay listings.
• Photograph items and write enticing descriptions for sales.

Skills

Researching and valuing items

Photography skills

Writing descriptions

IT competency

Teamwork

Reliability

Experience using eBay or equivalent platforms

Job description

Ebay and e-Commerce Volunteer

Volunteer to help Sue Ryder be there when it matters.

Join our friendly team as an eBay and e-Commerce Volunteer at your local Sue Ryder shop! This is a great opportunity to gain valuable work experience in e-commerce whilst helping us to raise funds for our important charity work.

Our shops are exciting places to volunteer with the range of amazing items that we have donated- no two days are ever the same! In this role, you will support us to identify and research a range of products that have been donated ready to be listed on the Sue Ryder eBay page to maximise revenue. We’d then love for you to help photograph the items (don’t worry, you don’t need to be an expert!), and create tempting listings for our Ebay customers, and once they have sold, get them packed up and ready to meet their new owner.

Whether you could help for a few hours, or even a day or two, contact us to book in for a friendly taster session, where you will learn more about the volunteer role.

Please note - we do have a minimum age requirement of 18. We regret that we cannot proceed with your application if you are not yet 18.

The Role – E-Commerce Volunteer

1. Researching and valuing items
2. Help take photographs of items to sell
3. Write descriptions for item listings.
4. Dispatching sold items.

About you

1. Enjoy helping and engaging with people.
2. Have an eye for detail, and an interest in researching items.
3. Be able to take photos
4. Be competent with IT & a have good level of literacy.
5. Have the ability to work as part of a team.
6. Be reliable.
7. Have some experience using eBay or equivalent Ecommerce platforms.

How you will benefit

1. Make new friends
2. Be part of a friendly team
3. Learn new, transferable skills and enhance your CV
4. Flexible hours of volunteering
5. Volunteer discount on donated goods in our shops
6. Travel expenses – we are happy to reimburse reasonable travel expenses for a minimum regular commitment.

About Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder is one of the largest charity retailers in the UK with nearly 400 shops. Every item sold in our shops generates funding so we can continue to provide 2.7 million hours of expert medical, practical, bereavement and emotional support every year, in our hospices, in people's homes and in the community. We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need.

Sue Ryder places huge value on the diversity that we have within our team of volunteers and supporters.

*Winners of the Employer of the Year for the People in Retail Awards 2023 – Retail Bulletin*

If you have any questions, please contact our team at [e-mail] or visit: www.sueryder.org