Advertised from 1 September 2025

Role

SHRUB Cooperative is a member-led cooperative, working for a world without waste.

Our purpose is:

1. To provide a welcoming space for rethinking our relationship to waste, reducing consumption and developing effective use of resources
2. To support community empowerment in Edinburgh, learning and sharing skills to make a practical difference to the world we share
3. To deliver innovative waste prevention, creative reuse and repair practices in a living laboratory of Circular Economy

Our cooperative is in an exciting period of renewal and transition. Although we have recently wound down our Zero Waste Hub, we continue to operate a thriving bike repair project in the Wee Spoke Hub, and support community led projects such as the Repair What You Wear and Sewing Café workshops and food rescue in partnership with The Pavillion cafe. We are now in the process of developing a 10-year plan for the cooperative, in consultation with our members and the wider community, so this is an exciting time to join the organisation and contribute to defining our mission and vision for the future.

As a Registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), our Constitution provides for Trustees to formally oversee the activities of SHRUB Cooperative and ensure we act in accordance with our purposes and the wishes of members of the Cooperative. We are inviting applications to the role of Trustee from SHRUB members and others interested in contributing to the Coop’s development and evolution. Trustees have a wide-ranging remit and there are opportunities for involvement across the work that SHRUB undertakes. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in Fundraising and HR.

Current areas of work within the board include: Welfare and HR, Governance and Policy, Finance and Fundraising, Communications, Social Enterprise, Risk and Compliance, Strategy and Vision. While all trustees normally contribute to a combination of these priority objectives, we are open to trustees specialising in a specific area, according to your particular area of expertise.

Application notes

For any further information and informal discussion about the role, please contact trustees@shrubcoop.org