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.
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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.