Welcome to The Co-operative Graduate Programme Our Businesses Our Values and Ethics Graduate Schemes Your IT Graduate Scheme Sessions Aims • • • • • • The Co-operative Group Graduate Programmes What we’re looking for IT Leadership Programme Exercise Q and A The Co-operative Group The Co-operative Food www.co-operative.coop/food We are the UK’s largest independent convenience store operator The Co-operative Legal Services The Co-operative Estates www.coopbedshop co.uk www.coopelectricalsho p.co.uk The Co-operative Clothing We are the Group’s property business We are the Group’s innovative online bedshop We are the Group’s marketleading online electrical shop www.cooperativeclothing.co.uk We are the Group’s corporate clothing business www.cooperative.coop/legalservices We are the Group’s legal services business The Co-operative Farms www.co-operative.coop/farms We are the UK’s largest farmer Sunwin Motor Group www.sunwin.co.uk We are the Group’s car dealership The Co-operative Group The Co-operative Bank www.co-operativebank.co.uk We are a bank, famous for our ethical stance and our standards of customer service The Co-operative Travel www.co-operative.coop/travel We are the UK’s largest independent travel services provider The Co-operative Pharmacy The Co-operative Funeralcare www.cooperative.coop/ppharmacy We are the third largest pharmacy in the UK www.cooperativefuneralcare.co.uk We are the UK’s largest funeral directors The Co-operative Insurance Smile Our businesses www.smile.co.uk We are an award-winning, fullwww.cis.co.uk We are a major life assurance service internet bank and general insurance business with over million customers Life Planning www.cooperativefuneralcare.co.uk We are the Group’s life planning business Sunwin Services Group We provide Cash & Valuables in Transit solutions for external customers as well as the Movement But we have maintained our ethical values… £70m of our profit shared amongst 7.2million members Use of greenhouse gases reduced by 35% - years ahead of schedule Support 190 Co-operative schools £18.9m invested in UK communities £700m Bank funding for green energy projects The Co-operative Graduate Programmes • • • • • IT Leadership HR Finance (CIMA accredited) Business Management Retail Operations What are we Looking For? • • • • • ‘People as unique as we are’ Any degree discipline Any age Must display our management behaviours Must have the potential to reach senior manager roles • Must identify with the Co-op values What we offer • • • • • • • Competitive Salary - £24,000 27 days holiday £1000 budget for personal development Fully funded professional qualification Up to 30% discounts across all our businesses Mentor/ coach Buddy Co-operative Group Requirements • What are we looking for? – Any degree discipline – Business/finance degree is advantageous – Minimum 2:2 – No UCAS points restrictions – People who are passionate about both business and ethics – Grade C in Maths and English GCSEs What we’re looking for • • • • • • • • • Confidence Managing Self Thinking Customer Focus Achieving Influencing Collaboration and Teamwork Commercial Awareness Co-operative Commitment 10 IT Leadership Programme Structure • • • • year Programme Introduction to the businesses in Group Variety of placements in current roles in IT IT Qualification I supported the Organisation Design, which looked at restructuring the whole of IT into a shared service Before the CIO joined, Banking Group and Trading Group operated as two completely separate IT departments I organised the monthly Leaders4Change events each month – an event for the top 80 leaders in IT I also prepared board reports for the management executive board, which gave me a good view of the high level strategy within the business 11 Why The Co-operative IT scheme? • Working on highly visible projects, you’ll get noticed and gain exposure as you bridge the gap between technical teams and a whole family of businesses • Work alongside senior decision makers, making a real impact on the business • Be involved in a fast-paced, ever-changing function • Working on real-life projects; shaping, designing and delivering solutions for the business • A huge variety of placements and opportunities as well as smaller projects for the CIO • Opportunities for development and mentoring 12 Our Recruitment Process • • • • • Situational Judgement Test Online Application Form Psychometrics Interview Assessment Centre 13 Assessment Centre-Group Exercise • In groups of 4-5 read though the material provided • This exercise requires you to consider a number of issues and to come up with recommendations • You will have 30 minutes to read and plan • minutes to present back your findings 14 Any Questions? 15