DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Status: Part-time (.3-.5 full-time equivalent), salaried position

Location: Remote (US-based required)

Compensation:  $60,000 - $64,000 (full-time equivalent) commensurate with experience, 36 days PTO (20 flexible and 16 federal holidays and adjacent days), contribution to a health reimbursement account and 401k 

Application deadline: The application deadline is 11.59pm PST on April 21, 2023. We will begin screening and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis.

SUMMARY

Cooperatives for a Better World (dba Start.coop) is wholly dedicated to building an economy that shares prosperity among the many, not just the few. We envision a US economy in which cooperative businesses thrive and lead by example across all sectors of the economy, transforming what it means to be a worker and a consumer, redefining who is rewarded for the value they create in our economy, and reducing the racial wealth gap.

Our focus is on cultivating the next generation of transformative cooperative businesses at scale and we do this by:

  1. Growing the entrepreneur pipeline and strengthening the cooperative ecosystem

  2. Equipping cooperative entrepreneurs with the skills and tools for success

  3. Connecting cooperative businesses with the capital they need to thrive

Since our founding, we have accelerated 27 start-ups including The Driver’s Cooperative which recently became the US’s largest worker cooperative and Savvy Cooperative which was the first cooperative to receive VC funding, we have developed and spun out a $2m equity fund for shared ownership, we have raised over $2m in philanthropic funding, and have generated significant national press coverage. And we’re just getting started.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Help us grow from a startup nonprofit to a robust and thriving ecosystem leader. Since launching in 2019, Start.coop has grown from a single staff person and a first cohort of 6 cooperative startups to a 6-person team supporting 27 graduates and 100s of other cooperative entrepreneurs across the U.S and Canada and around the globe. 

As we significantly expand the support and services we offer to our graduates and the larger community, we need to build a sustainable funding pipeline and share the story of cooperative entrepreneurship with a variety of different stakeholders. We are looking for a strategic and effective communicator to join our team and share our story with grantmakers, entrepreneurs, members of the startup community, the press, and the general public. This role offers the opportunity for a early- to mid-career development and communications professional to create and build in a growing organization.

Some of the responsibilities for this position include:

  • Manage the day-to-day implementation of Start.coop’s fundraising strategy, workplan, and timelines

  • Research funding opportunities — including federal, state, and philanthropic grants — and maintain a list of current, pending and potential funders 

  • In partnership with the Executive Director, nourish and grow relationships with potential new funders and sustain relationships with current and past funding partners

  • In partnership with the Operations Manager, develop and maintain a grants management system, including managing systems of data entry, opportunity tracking, donor tracking, and gift acknowledgement 

  • Collaborate with the Executive Director and Operations Manager to ensure consistency between grant budgets, program requirements, and resource allocation

  • Draft close-to-final grant proposals and reports and prepare application and reporting packets

  • Submit reports as required by funders, with support from program staff

  • Maintain up-to-date grant template language and proposals and administrative records 

YOUR BACKGROUND

  • You have experience writing successful grant proposals and maintaining strong relationships with funders throughout the grant lifecycle 

  • You are a skilled storyteller and are attuned to the differing ways in which diverse audiences may react to a story 

  • You demonstrate independence and initiative in helping grow small, impact-focused organizations

  • You enjoy problem-solving and challenges, able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available, not afraid to take charge of a situation

  • You are thoughtful and eager to learn new things, adept at designing your learning journey, and take agency in finding the resources, coaches and answers you need to master new subject matters, or new ways of working and collaborating

  • Knowledge and familiarity with racial equity principles and recognition of ways race and other identities intersect in the work; experience advancing policy and process changes to operationalize equity; and self-awareness and emotional intelligence to hear, reflect, act on, and learn from feedback regarding identity and equity

  • You possess cultural competence and have experience collaborating with diverse, international and/or intersectional communities, and have a demonstrated commitment to inclusive, equitable practices

  • You’ve been there, done that in the world of remote work: you have experience and are comfortable working remotely and across different time zones with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

OUR TEAM

We’re a small, remote and tightly-knit team. This role will involve working with the following people:

  • Start.coop’s Executive Director, Jessica Mason

  • Start.coop’s Co-Director, Greg Brodsky

  • Start.coop’s Accelerator Lead, Katie Michels

  • Start.coop’s Entrepreneurship & Community Lead, Shantae J. Edwards

  • Start.coop’s Project & Operations Manager, Mica FIsher

  • Start.coop’s Innovation & Consulting Lead, Carmen Perkins 

  • Our amazing alumni 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Ours is a diverse community that values the unique perspectives and experiences each member brings to the table. We endeavor to create a community and space in which everyone, and particularly our BIPOC and LGBTQ community members, can show up as their true selves, and in which we can have brave, tough conversations in addition to the fun ones. Together, we engage in critical dialogue through conscious questioning and active listening, and we work to address systemic racism and the root causes of inequality.  We want our team to reflect the wide diversity of our community and we strongly encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and candidates of different abilities to apply. 

BENEFITS

  • Remote work

  • Flexible hours

  • 20 days PTO per year and PTO for 16 federal holidays and adjacent days

  • Contributions to a Health Reimbursement Account

  • Contributions to a 401k

APPLY

We are excited to receive your application. Please apply through this link and make sure to upload your resume and a writing sample.

Note: We’re committed to finding the best people to expand both development and communications capacity in our growing organization. We recognize that amazing candidates might not have experience in both fields. To increase opportunity for candidates to bring their talent to Start.coop, we have also posted Development & Communications Manager and Communications Manager roles.