About this job
As the leading public services trade union in the UK and biggest public service union in Europe, we’re committed to improving the working lives of our 1.2 million members. If you share that aim and have experience of supporting effective learner–centred education programmes relevant to an organising trade union, you can make a real contribution to our organisation.
UNISON is currently recruiting a fixed term National Learning & Development Organiser which will be funded by the Union Learning Fund until 31 March 2019. The post will be based in the UNISON Centre but the job will require travelling across England.
The Union Learning Fund project is aimed at recruiting and training Union Learning reps to promote learning especially maths, English and digital skills to underrepresented groups.
A key objective for the National Learning & Development Organiser will be to support branches and employers to establish and negotiate learning agreements, set up long term projects for supporting learners’ including apprentices.
The successful candidate will have a sound understanding of lifelong learning and its relevance to the workplace and will have experience and an appreciation of the link between learning and union organising.
You will support the development and delivery of a range of ULF projects, networking events, learning workshops and programmes relevant to personal development, skills for life development and the Union Learn Funds priorities particularly supporting learning opportunities for members working in the private sector areas.
You will be well organised with the ability to work in a team and able to take lead responsibility for projects.
Experience and knowledge of UNISON and an understanding of the Union Learning Fund is desirable.
Travel across the UK with occasional overnight stays will be required.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the general application form and monitoring forms (under “Resources”) and see job description and person specification (under “Documents”).
Please note that only the General Application form will be accepted.
Please send 3 copies of the completed Application Form along with the Recruitment and Disability Form to Jane Pettit, Learning and Organising Services, UNISON, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY or email j.pettit@unison.co.uk quoting Ref: ORE/AR4 by no later than 5pm on Thursday 12 April 2018.
Interviews will take place on 02 May 2018.
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.
