About this job
This is a senior role in a dynamic, progressive organisation.
We’re on the hunt for a talented self-starter with excellent communication skills. They will play a vital role in maintaining and extending UNISON’s media profile, and ensuring public services stay top of the political agenda.
You’ll be working in a fast-paced and varied environment, and a crucial part of an innovative media operation. You might be explaining the significance of an important legal case, advising a region how to handle a difficult story, or showcasing UNISON’s work on the treatment of care staff.
We’re looking for someone who really can make a difference, who can identify and develop contacts, and get the most from a small, committed team. You must be someone who’s constantly on the lookout for opportunities to raise awareness of the union and its work.
We’re looking for a people person with an excellent contacts book and who knows what makes a story. You must know how to devise campaigns that keep UNISON – and the dedicated public servants who belong to it – in the headlines, for all the right reasons.
You’ll have crisp writing skills, be a creative yet strategic thinker, be enthusiastic, possess excellent attention to detail, be persuasive, able to work quickly but accurately, have the ability to multi-task, and be full of ideas.
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.
Completed application forms should be emailed to mediajobs@unison.co.uk quoting ref: CCP/47.
All applications must be received by 9am on Thursday 4 April 2019.
It is proposed to hold interviews on 17 April 2019.
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.
