Job Announcement: Co-op Developer

WAGES is hiring a Cooperative Developer to work with worker-owned cooperatives that are in their first years of development or that request assistance as they face a new challenge. As we begin the process of expansion, WAGES offers candidates an exciting opportunity to bring their talents, leadership and creativity to a unique effort advancing social justice, green jobs and women’s empowerment. For more information about WAGES, the position, and the hiring process, please see the full job description.

The Cooperative Developer will:

● facilitate organizational and leadership development in worker cooperatives, and

● serve as an interim general manager when needed at newer cooperatives that are in incubation.

Position requirements:

● Demonstrated ability as a facilitative leader, popular educator, or community organizer. People in these roles know how to challenge, teach, and support others to develop and exercise their own knowledge and leadership in an organizational context.

● Understands business and can serve as an interim general manager running the day-to-day operations of a worker-owned cooperative as it get off the ground. Direct hands-on experience managing and growing small businesses or cooperatives is preferred.

● Supervisorial or group leadership experience.

● Ability to work effectively with people of diverse economic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and English, with Spanish fluency sufficient to interact positively and effectively with monolingual worker-owners.

● Is flexible, creative, patient, energetic, and collaborative in work style