Friends of GO-OP || GO-OP Train
Careers
With the diverse demands of both GO-OP Train and GO-OP Learn, there exists many career options to pursue within GO-OP. Positions are available in varying fields including train operation, marketing, transport planning, and more.
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We hope that GO-OP can serve as a positive and collaborative environment to help fulfill career ambitions with community at mind.
Current Openings
Business Development & Funding Manager
GO-OP Learn is currently looking for a highly motivated individual to be one of the first employees of GO-OP Learn, able to clarify its strategy and objectives and form the partnerships and processes needed to access charitable funding, loan finance and equity investment in the form of community shares (a pioneer share offer is imminent).
Salary
£30,000- £34,000 per annum, pending experience
Hours
40 hours per week
Annual Leave
25 days, plus Bank Holidays
Contract
Permanent with probationary period of three months
Location
Frome, with flexible remote option available
GO-OP Learn has an exciting future and the BDF Manager will play a key part in its success by delivering vital resources to the start-up team. The BDF Funding Manager will be working primarily on raising funds for GO-OP Learn, however your skills may be called upon to support or advise GO-OP Train.
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The purpose of this role is to develop and update a fundraising strategy, in consultation with other team members and Directors, and take primary responsibility for implementing it. This will require a significant amount of business planning and development so that funders can identify coherent projects and programmes to support. A clear plan will enable you to identify suitable funding sources and preparing applications to a range of grants and loans.
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You will also be comfortable supporting the share offer (alongside our partners SCS CIC and Ethex) and carrying out marketing activities with a view to both building capital and membership. You may also be asked to work away at events to promote GO-OP and provide support for other members of staff.