About this job
High inflation and rocketing energy bills mean most public service workers are worried how they are going to afford to feed their family and heat their home in the weeks ahead. UNISON is campaigning for a real-terms pay rise for all of its members. Are you ready to play a pivotal role in these campaigns and make a real difference in the working lives of public service workers in the East of England?
The Role
The Regional Organiser is the key organising role in the region, with responsibility for recruitment, retention and organisation of members. The successful candidate will join the Essex team and will work with branches, activists and members across the county
As a powerful advocate of organising and building branch and membership organisation, you will:
- Provide leadership to a group of branches within a locality, service group or work area to ensure that branches have the strongest possible workplace organisation.
- Develop campaigns for improved pay and fairer workplaces and motivate UNISON members to take an active role in them
- Build branch organisation and performance, identifying training and development needs of activists and providing ongoing support through coaching and mentoring of stewards and branch officers.
- Lead collective negotiations across the range of sectors which UNISON organises at local, regional or national level.
- Represent members individually and collectively, assisting branches to develop systems and processes for managing and undertaking their casework effectively.
- Manage a small team of area and/or local organisers.
The Person
You will have skills and experience that include:
- Demonstrable leadership and motivational skills.
- A track record of using initiative and independence over a broad area of activity.
- Considerable knowledge of an industrial relations environment and a track record of high level negotiation and representation.
- Experience of advocacy in difficult situations.
- Ability to develop strategies, plans and solutions to solve complex problems.
- Ability to work on and manage projects.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and experience of influencing people at all levels.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the General application form (under “Documents”)
See job description and person specification (under “Documents”).
Please note that only the General application form will be accepted.
The completed application form along with the Recruitment and Disability Monitoring Form should be sent to r.adlam@unison.co.uk
The closing date for applications is 5 pm on 16 September 2022
Interviews will be held on 4 October in Chelmsford.
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.
