People Co-ordinator
£25,000 to £33,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6B)
Newhouse, ML1 5SY (Hybrid – Minimum of three days on-site per week)
12-month fixed-term contract

We’re looking for a People Co-ordinator to join our People team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support our Newhouse depot. With guidance from our Senior People Business Partner and wider team, we’ll look to you to provide people-related support, such as advice on our policies, processes, and employee relations cases. You’ll also help to introduce new initiatives designed to enhance our colleague experience and driver leadership capability.

As a People Co-ordinator at Co-op, you’ll build strong relationships with leaders on-site at our depot and within the wider People team. If you’ve got the skills we’re looking for, this is a great opportunity to step into the world of HR and make a genuine impact on the delivery of our people strategy and vision.

What you’ll do

• Provide HR and employee relation advice and guidance on people plan priorities across a range of people-people focussed activity (e.g., performance, talent, engagement, attendance, and reward)
• Build and maintain positive relationships with our union partners, internal business leaders, and wider teams to support initiatives and strategies
• Proactively identify areas of focus and process improvement using a range of insights and data
• Direct line managers to the tools and services available to drive a self-serve culture in relation to the full range of people activity
• Make sure that our Co-op vision, values, and commitment to inclusion are integrated throughout our depot
• Collaborate and connect with the wider People team, travelling as needed to other sites for monthly/quarterly meetings

This role would suit people who have

• Experience (or a keen interest in) working in a people-focussed or customer-facing environment
• Experience building relationships, with the ability to influence and challenge people inclusively
• Strong organisation and time management skills

Why Co-op?

If you’ve got the skills and experience we’re looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Access to a subsidised gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.