General Manager

Deadline to Apply: November 10, 2023

The Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center (RMEOC) is incubating The Drivers Cooperative-Colorado, in collaboration with the Drivers Cooperative project in New York. The Drivers Cooperative-Colorado is a worker-owned cooperative that will be utilizing a Coop-Ride app, as a community-owned alternative app to Uber/Lyft in order to provide rideshare drivers with better wages and working conditions. The cooperative will be launched in early 2024. We are looking for a General Manager with a strong vision and leadership to grow our cooperative.

Requirements

  •  At least 5 years of experience in managing an enterprise, such as a small business, a start-up, a cooperative, or a nonprofit organization

  • Commitment to the mission of the Drivers Cooperative and worker empowerment.

  • At least five years of experience in raising funding to support a company, cooperative, or organization

  • Experience working with underserved communities.

  • Strong leadership skills

  • Experience in managing a cooperative or having deep knowledge of cooperative principles and strategies is a plus

    Responsibilities

  • Effective management of all aspects of the cooperative to ensure project growth

  • Raise capital for the cooperative and manage finances to ensure project health

  • Work collaboratively with Drivers Cooperative Board Members, clients, community partners, and public entities

  • Design and maintain strategies to ensure democratic accountability of the cooperative to its worker owners

  • Supervise all other coop staff

  • Build good working relations with coop staff, board members and worker members

    Salary

  • $78,000 a year. Health benefits are provided and an annual bonus is available depending on performance.

Required Documents

  • A cover letter describing why you are interested in the position and why you are a good fit for the position.

  • Resume/CV

  • Three references with contact information

Starting date: Jan 2024 is preferable but negotiable. Send all of your materials to erika@rmeoc.org

Questions? erika@rmeoc.org
www.rmeoc.org, www. drivers.coop/colorado