Our friends at Green Worker Cooperative are hiring. This is an amazing opportunity! See below for details:
Job Description: Co-op Academy Coordinator
Green Worker Cooperatives is a Bronx-based organization dedicated to incubating worker-owned green businesses in order to build a strong local economy rooted in democracy and environmental justice. We train and develop worker cooperatives that have a positive environmental impact and enable the transformation of their members and community.
The Co-op Academy Coordinator is responsible for the overall management, growth, and success of Green Worker Cooperatives’ Co-op Academy, a pioneering business boot camp for teams of entrepreneurs seeking to launch worker-owned businesses. The Co-op Academy Coordinator is also responsible for managing a similar and parallel school-based program called the Youth Cooperative Business Initiative that works with high schools to incubate student-run cooperatives.
Duties:
Manage all aspects of the Co-op Academy and assist each participating team in the development of their cooperative;
Recruit, schedule, train and evaluate all volunteer trainers, mentors and professional service providers;
Schedule and coordinate all workshops, orientations, and graduations required for the Co-op Academy and all classes and meetings required for the Youth Cooperative Business Initiative;
Evaluate and update Co-op Academy and Youth Cooperative Business Initiative curriculum annually;
Track progress and provide weekly feedback to each co-op team in the Co-op Academy on the quality of their work, team presentations, and business model;
Prepare and analyze program evaluations by participants, volunteers and the GWC team;
Participate in weekly staff meetings
Skills:
Able to effectively manage teams of volunteers;
Time management;
Excellent listening skills;
Program planning and management
Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years experience with popular education methodology;
Experience starting or managing a business;
Minimum of one year of experience coaching or mentoring;
Able to work both independently and as part of a team;
Familiarity with Lean Startup methodology, customer development, agile engineering, and either the business model canvas or lean canvas preferred;
Familiarity with worker cooperatives;
Must be able to work evenings one night a week;
Spanish language proficiency preferred
Salary: F/T, $42,000 per year.
Start Date: Position begins immediately.
To apply: email cover letter, resume, and three references to info@greenworker.coop
with “CO-OP ACADEMY COORDINATOR” in the subject line.
Flexible schedule and ability to work partially from home. Bronx residents and people of color strongly encouraged to apply