Junior Business Analyst – 18-month Apprenticeship

£27,000 - £31,000 plus great benefits (work level 6B)

Manchester City Centre - We’re now working in a hybrid way, with colleagues dividing their time between home/remote working and the office (typically 1-2 days per week). You can find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy

If you’ve ever wanted to understand the magic behind Change Management, Business Analysis, and Business Improvement, now’s your chance to take an active, hands-on role with our Junior Business Analyst apprenticeship within the exciting Transformation Design team.

In this role, you’ll receive practical training, coaching and the chance to shadow a diverse, multi-skilled team as you build a solid foundation in managing complex change. With a blend of structured learning and real-world exposure, you'll acquire the essential skills needed to take the next step in your career.

During this time, you’ll allocate around 20% of your working week to studying, learning, and spending time with your course tutor. The rest of the time? You’ll be supporting the team on providing meaningful inputs across a variety of activities and workstreams to ensure we’re always improving at Co-op, one step at a time.

In return, you’ll have access to long-term career growth and transferable skills that’ll serve you well in any future role. It’s a win-win, really.

What you'll do

Shadow Business Analysts (BAs) and Change Leaders (CLs) and Business Improvement Leads (BIs) to gain practical experience and insights
Participate in monthly mentoring and coaching sessions with the TD Leadership team for diverse exposure, learning more about the development of Communities of Practice across these areas
Support the continuous improvement of the onboarding process for new starters
Assist with project and service alignment, supporting the team in ensuring capacity and resourcing is managed effectively across the large-scale portfolio
Contribute actively to the team’s design services and ongoing projects, while helping manage resource and capacity planning
Support BAs, CLs and BIs with workstreams, facilitating workshops, peer-reviewing documents, and assisting with change training sessions

This role would suit people who have[SS1]

Experience in corporate or retail environments, adaptable to different settings and able to work effectively with various stakeholders.
Strong communication skills, proactiveness, and time management abilities.
Genuine interest in pursuing a career in change, transformation, or business improvement.
Proficient in IT software, with a strong ability to learn and use Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint).
Effective communicator, ensuring clear understanding and collaboration across teams and environments.

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
Coaching and training to support your career development
Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

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