About this job
As one of the biggest and most influential trade unions, our work is vital to supporting UNISON members.
An experienced team player with a secretarial or admin background, you will have excellent communication skills and the ability to organise your own workload and to manage pressure and priorities.
Working as part of a regional team, you will provide efficient and pivotal secretarial, clerical and administrative support, carrying out a wide range of duties including maintaining electronic calendars and making appointments, dealing with telephone enquiries and processing incoming and outgoing mail.
You’ll also liaise with UNISON members, employers, solicitors and other external parties.
You will need to be IT proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and other software packages, accurately touch typing at speed (at least 50wpm) you will help to maintain databases including our case management records.
For this role, you do not have to have a trade union background, but you do need to have an understanding and sympathy with the aims and values of the trade union movement.
How to apply
Please download and complete the general application form and monitoring forms (under “Resources”) and see job description and person specification (under “Documents”).
To apply, please send three copies of completed application forms along with the monitoring forms to Regional office reception, UNISON, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6TH quoting ref. R4/41a or email to northern@unison.co.uk.
Closing date for completed application forms is Friday 11 September 2015.
It is proposed that interviews will be held on 25 September 2015.
Please note that we are unable to contact those applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview, therefore if you do not hear from us please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
About UNISON
UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
