The Broken Spoke Bike Co-op is a community enterprise that aims to create an inclusive and environmentally aware cycling community in Oxford by creating positive learning spaces to break down the barriers to cycle ownership, maintenance and riding. We’re at an exciting time of change and are recruiting for two new roles. If you have any questions, need support with the application process or want to chat to anyone in the team about the roles and work that we do then please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Current Vacancies:

Operations Lead

We’re looking for somebody to lead on the delivery of Broken Spoke’s core programmes and manage our busy community bike workshop. If you have experience working in the cycling industry, a passion for mechanics and facilitating learning, experience with managing people, projects or premises, and you share our values, then this role could be for you.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

Some of the responsibilities of the role will be to:

Ensure all Workshop and Cycle Training Programmes run effectively, working closely with the Business Development and Fundraising Lead and input into Marketing and Fundraising campaigns relating to Programmes.
Work with the Workshop Lead in managing the day to day running of the workshop including tool coordination and stock coordination processes. Ensure that stock levels are maintained appropriately and pricing is set to achieve acceptable and realistic margins.
Manage our teams of Mechanics and Cycle Instructors, carrying out line management, training, performance management, reviews and fostering a culture of mutual support and collaboration, and, when needed, hiring new staff; Lead on the implementation and development of our organisational policies, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Safer Spaces, Waste Management and Data Protection.
Manage our sales and operational finances
Take responsibility for the recruitment, training and managing of all volunteers.

The way our team works is very collaborative and flexible. You’ll have responsibility to lead in your own areas, with support from colleagues and a line manager.

Practical stuff

This role will be starting as soon as possible.

Reports to: People & Culture Lead

Hours: 28 hrs per week, 4 days per week – can be flexible.

Location: Broken Spoke office and workshop (St Thomas School, Osney Lane, Oxford, OX1 1NJ) and remote working with prior agreement

Salary: £27.000 per annum (pro rata)

Contract length: Permanent or temporary – min 6 months

Detailed job description can be downloaded here.

Please either send a CV with a covering letter that details your relevant experience for the role, or download the application form and send to us by the deadline.

If you have questions about the application process, please contact us at recruitment@bsbcoop.org and we’ll be happy to respond via email or arrange a phone conversation if you’d prefer.

Closing date: Tuesday 28th Nov 2023 at 12 noon.

Administrator

We’re looking for somebody to strengthen the Broken Spoke community by supporting the day-to-day running of Broken Spoke’s activities and programmes and supporting the delivery of a recently funded Marketing development project. The Administrator position will play a key role in supporting the core team and programme staff in the day to day running of our educational courses and workshops. Managing customer service requests and queries and supporting the delivery of our brand re-positioning and web-redesign and development.