North West Region – Area Organiser

UNISON, Britain’s leading public service trade union, is looking to appoint an Area Organisers for the North West Region.
Region
North West
Location
Manchester
Starting salary
£45,266 plus £3,366 Annual Subsistence Allowance
Closing date
29 May 2024
Hours
35
Contract type
Full time, permanent
Reference
R6/116

About this job

You need to be an enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individual to support our growing organisation.  The successful candidates will bring their experience and skills to the role and be able  to develop and deliver  recruitment and organising initiatives and campaigns in our branches, train and develop stewards, undertake case work, advise, support and mentor branch officers and stewards in representation and negotiation.

You will have excellent presentation skills and communication skills, both face-to-face and on paper.

A sound understanding of trade unions and their objectives is essential along with a good understanding of UNISONs policies and objectives.

You will need to be able to travel within the region and possibly London for meetings/training as required.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the Area and Local Organiser application form and monitoring forms (under “Document”) 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 29 May 2024 at 5pm 

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 13 June 2024

Interviews will take place on the 20 June 2024

Please send completed forms together with Recruitment and Disability Monitoring, email to northwest.recruitment@unison.co.uk quoting the ref: R6/116 by Wednesday, 29 May 2024

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.

Disability Confident Committed
Mindful employer

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