About this job
There has never been a more important time to protect our members in the public services and encourage those that are not members to join a powerful voice. Are you a people person with good listening and problem solving skills? Do you possess the determination to make a difference to people’s lives?
UNISON Eastern is looking for enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individuals to support our work recruiting members and developing new activists. To undertake this role you will need to demonstrate an understanding of the trade union movement and previous experience as a recruiter, organiser and campaigner within a similar organisation would be an advantage.
8 Local Organisers will be working in our regional schools project. Each post holder will work across one of our counties (Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) in a large number of schools. The office base will either be Chelmsford or Bury St Edmunds. As these posts will require working with schools, requests for periods of annual leave during term time are unlikely to be approved
1 Local Organiser will be based in the UNISON King’s Lynn Resource Centre, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and will work in a range of public service workplaces mainly across West Norfolk but also a couple of days each month in the Yarmouth/Lowestoft area.
All organisers need to be able to travel within the Eastern region as required and to London on an occasional basis for training or other purposes.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the Area and Local Organiser application form and monitoring forms (under “Resources”) and see job description and person specification (under “Documents”).
Please note that only the Area and Local Organiser application form will be accepted.
The closing date for applications is Friday 21st September at 5pm. Completed applications should be sent to Ruth Adlam by email r.adlam@unison.co.uk or by post to Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1NH.
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.
