Working at The Collaboration Company is both challenging and extremely rewarding. We believe The Collaboration Company is a place like no other, the clients are both famous and inspiring, the people are friendly, the environment is relaxed and everyone takes pride in their work.

We are committed to attracting the best and most diverse talent. We are looking for intelligent, imaginative and inspiring individuals to join us.

We currently have the following vacancies:

Lead Creative Facilitator
Collaboration Project Manager
Collaboration Account Executive (excellent Graduate opportunity)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small but dynamic business.  We are looking for exceptional people to help us to continue to deliver outstanding work for our Clients.  Please see below more information about these exciting roles and how to apply.

Overview of Lead Creative Facilitator role
You will work with some of the most admired organisations enabling them to harness and unleash the collaborative potential of their people.

You will help these organisations in the business, government and social sectors to collaborate and grow in two ways:
 - Building the collaborative capability of their teams and leaders
 - Designing and facilitating collaborative workshops and projects to help groups create breakthroughs, alternatives and new possibilities

This role is about inspiring new collaborative behaviours through your passion for collaboration and being able to help others to solve real challenges by using their imagination and building on diverse perspectives.

You will work closely with all members of our team in our Rugby offices.

Do you have these skills, experience and beliefs?
Our clients cover a diverse range of services and products and we need to understand their requirements and issues to be able to deliver the appropriate collaborative solutions.

You must be able to demonstrate real business and leadership experience.

You need to be passionate about collaboration and bringing the best out of people.

You will need to share a belief that collaboration – the ability to inspire people with different perspectives to imagine, explore and build together - is an incredibly powerful skill that can make a positive impact to both the world in which we live and the organisations where we work.

You must have the confidence, presence and skills to facilitate a collaborative work group, whether it is 5 people or 300.

You will be able to inspire, energise and deliver our training programmes in a way that helps people to learn and have an incredible experience at the same time.

What does a Lead Creative Facilitator do?
You work collaboratively with our clients to provide collaborative solutions to their business problems or leadership needs.

You work with organisations to increase their collaboration capability – boosting the collaborative skills of people at all levels, from the leadership team through to the whole of the organisation.

You create and deliver inspirational, engaging and interactive learning programmes to share collaboration skills and behaviours.

You design, develop and deliver workshops to help people in groups to collaborate more effectively by exploring, imagining and building ideas together.

You are excellent at building relationships and converting business opportunities by using your passion for collaboration and your skills of persuasion and influence.

Overview of Collaboration Project Manager role
You will work closely with the team and our clients to deliver our collaboration projects on time, on budget and to the very highest standard possible.

You are brilliant at making things happen; you can organise events and workshops, you are phased by nothing and you are able to meet any challenge that comes along in your busy day.

Above all, you will positively thrive when put under pressure to deliver.

Do you have these skills, experience and mindset?
You are able to see the bigger picture whilst never losing sight of how our projects come together.

You are happy to get up early and stay out late when needed to help with the smooth running of your project when it goes live.

You know how to prioritise a wide range of different tasks, plan, coordinate and meet incredibly tight deadlines.

You can stay calm and controlled while juggling lots of different projects and spinning lots of plates.

You have exceptional people skills and are really interested in understanding what makes people tick.

What does a Collaboration Project Manager do?
You plan and manage the logistics for our projects including client liaison, participant preparation, venue management and catering.

You will be trained to assess participants on our learning sessions and write collaborative skills assessments.

You ensure that each and every one of our clients have an stimulating and inspirational experience every time they work with us.
The kind of person we are looking for?
You're very organised
You have infallible time management and can organise complex projects and events. You have meticulous attention to detail and can keep plates spinning while prioritising many tasks.
You’re brilliant with people 

You love working in a team and remain positive, even when under pressure. You understand people and how to bring the best out of them. You are proactive and happy to step in and do whatever it takes to get the job done.

You think on your feet
Ycu see problems coming before they arrive and always come up with solutions. You can use your imagination to come up with great ideas and you know how to make things happen. When the pressure is on you stay in control and keep a sense of balance and perspective.
You’re enterprising
You enjoy working in a busy and exciting business environment. You know how business works and you are always on the lookout for new ways to grow and improve our business.


Overview of Collaboration Account Executive role
This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate to gain exposure to the workings of a small but dynamic business. You will experience our innovative approach and work closely with our first class project team who will train and develop you in all aspects of project management.

You are brilliant at making things happen; with guidance from your Project Manager you will organise a wide variety of events and workshops.

You will work very closely with our experienced Project Managers to deliver our collaboration projects on time and on budget

You’ll gain the experience and exposure to our wide range of blue chip Clients and learn how to develop excellent client relationship building skills.

You’ll need a 2:1 degree (ideally in business, psychology or sociology)
Do you have these skills, experience and mindset?
You love working with people and are really interested in understanding what makes people tick.

You are happy to get up early and stay out late when needed to help with the smooth running of your project when it goes live and comfortable with travelling to sessions around the UK.

You are great at multi tasking and planning to ensure you can meet incredibly tight deadlines
  
What does an Account Executive do?
You will be involved in many aspects of the day to day running of a small but very busy business that has ambitious growth plans.

You plan and manage the logistics for our projects including client liaison, participant preparation, venue management and catering.

You will learn all about collaboration and the skills and behaviours required; we will train and develop you so you have the ability to assess our participants on their skills.

You ensure that each and every one of our clients have an stimulating and inspirational experience every time they work with us.

How To Apply
We’d like you to send us an email to recruitment@collaborationcompany.com with your CV, cover letter including salary expectations and a short video clip of you answering the following question:

“What does collaboration mean to you?  Tell us about the most exciting collaboration you have experienced and why it was so effective.

  • Please ensure your video clip is no longer than 5 minutes (ideally no bigger than 15MB in size.)
  • It’s ideal to use your phone for filming.
  • Don’t forget to introduce yourself and use any other materials you want to bring to life your topic.
  • We don’t expect you to be experienced film producers – we are interested in how you present yourself and how you answer the question.
  • We will not use this film footage in anything other than our internal recruitment process but please ensure that you do not include anything that could breach confidentiality.

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