We’re hiring
| Job Title: | Co-operative Development Worker |
| Salary: | £31,000 – £36,000 pro rata (depending on experience). |
| Hours: | Full-time (37 Hours per week).
We’re open to considering part-time hours. |
| Contract: | Permanent post with a probationary period of six months. |
| Location: | Remote |
This is a practical, people-facing role which will support the development of co‑operatives and community-owned businesses by providing advice, training, and resources to help them start, grow, and flourish. You’ll work closely with workers, communities and networks at a local and national level, to promote the co‑operative model; contribute to research and policy work; and identify new opportunities for consultancy.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with people, has a passion for co-operative values and community-led approaches. It’s a varied consultancy role, which is mostly home-based but with opportunities to get out and about from meeting a co-op member over a coffee for business coaching to presenting at a national conference. The role would be suited to someone who would appreciate the freedom to develop new initiatives, manage their own projects, and work collaboratively as part of a small, supportive team.
We offer a supportive working culture; generous annual leave and pension contributions; WFH allowance; flexible working and time off in lieu policy. We are committed to ongoing training and professional development and want to support someone who is interested in building a long-term career in the co-operative sector.
The role will work across the Co-operative Futures core operating areas of the wider West Midlands region, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.
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About Co-operative Futures:
Co-operative Futures was established in 2000 and is a business consultancy specialising in co-operative, mutual and community-owned enterprises.
We provide business support, for start-ups and existing organisations including worker co-ops, consumer co-ops, housing co-ops, and community co-ops. We work in a wide range of sectors, including retail, leisure, housing and care and have supported all sorts of businesses, including an independent cinema and a service station. We particularly specialise in place-based work and supporting groups of workers or community members to identify and take control of local knowledge, assets, and services.
We also support and promote co-operative and community business models, through workshops, policy work with the public sector, and campaigning.
We are a company limited by guarantee and we are committed to the co-operative values and principles, particularly the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.
How to apply:
- Please fill in our online application form here.
- Deadline: The deadline for applications is Midnight on Sunday 23rd of August.
- Shortlisting: You will be notified if we are inviting you to an interview by Tuesday 25th
- Interviews: The interviews will take place at The Warehouse in Birmingham on Thursday the 10th of September. We will be asking candidates to prepare a short exercise for the interview. Please note: We are interviewing in Birmingham because it is easily accessible by transport from all areas of the Co-operative Futures core operating areas.
We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies.
Contact Us:
If you’d like to discuss the role or have any questions about the application process, please contact us on recruitment@futures.coop and we will respond or arrange a phone call.
Inclusive recruitment:
We are implementing the following practices to make our recruitment processes more inclusive:
- We are accepting applications via a form rather than a CV and your application will be reviewed anonymously to attempt to mitigate bias.
- We are offering to reimburse reasonable travel expenses to attend interviews if needed.
- We invite candidates to discuss any reasonable adjustments to support them to attend the interview.
- We know that not everyone performs well in interviews on the spot and so we will be giving people a chance to prepare by sharing an exercise in advance.
Data Privacy Notice
Please see our Data Privacy Notice for job applicants which outlines how Co-operative Futures collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants as part of the
recruitment process.