Retail Risk and Compliance Lead - Colleague Safety

Retail Risk and Compliance Lead – Colleague Safety
£44,000 - £50,000 plus company car and excellent benefits (Work Level 6A) 
Home / field-based role covering the South of England, with travel around your region once/twice a week

We’re looking for a Retail Risk and Compliance Lead to help us support the development and enhancement of our Co-op colleague safety policies, processes, and procedures.

Why this role matters

In this role, it’ll be up to you to support a wide range of internal and external activity in the colleague safety space, such as policing, partnerships, campaigning, and store safety. If you’ve got the great communication and analytical skills that we need, then this could be a great opportunity for you to demonstrate your skills and help to keep our colleagues and communities safe.

What you’ll do

•    Provide professional or technical advice and guidance to managers across Food, sharing expertise and information to support decision making 
•    Take shared ownership of our current national police partnership approach, working closely with stores, NRCA (National Retail Crime Alliance) and police to target prolific offenders
•    Support engagement with the police to identify further opportunities for police partnerships and collaborative working
•    Prioritise and respond to colleague feedback, making sure that any action has the end user in mind
•    Develop and maintain collaboration across teams within the Retail business, succeeding together with other teams to deliver our unified purpose
•    Support the delivery of the colleague safety strategy to reduce risks for activities within operations, protecting the reputation of the business
•    Deliver specialist training to field teams to enable them fully in their roles
•    Support regular reporting across the business to demonstrate colleague safety
•    Support the businesses’ relationships with key strategic partners

What you’ll bring

We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:

•    Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to build meaningful relationships with colleagues and external partners at all levels 
•    Great communications skills; you’re confident in presenting in front of different audiences
•    Great analytical skills, with the ability to use programmes such as Microsoft Excel to manipulate data and draw out insights
•    A good understanding of food/retail operations 
•    Experience working within crime intelligence / policing

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

•    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 
•    Company car
•    30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands 
•    Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 
•    Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice 
•    24/7 colleague support service 
•    Training and support for your development and career progression
•    Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

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.