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, you’ll support a wide range of internal and external activities in the colleague safety space, such as policing, partnerships, campaigning, and store safety. If you have strong communication and analytical skills, this could be a great opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and help 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, ensuring 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 business’s relationships with key strategic partners
What you’ll bring
- Strong relationship‑management skills, with the ability to build meaningful relationships with colleagues and external partners at all levels
- Great communication skills; confidence in presenting to different audiences
- Excellent 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?
- Annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
- 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.
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