About this job
Our public services are under major threat. Our members are working under extreme pressure and UNISON is actively campaigning for services and jobs. We are seeking an Area Organiser to recruit, organise and work on a range of time-defined projects to support our campaign. The project will focus on recruiting, retaining and organising members in the NHS across Argyll and Bute and North Highland covered by NHS Highland.
The Area Organiser will develop organising initiatives involving members in response to the organisational developments in tackling bullying and culture within NHS Highland following the Sturrock report. The Area Organiser will support the recruitment of Culture Champions and will train, support and mentor Steward, Branch Officers and other activists and undertake case work as a result of the project.
You will have excellent presentation skills and communication skills, both face-to-face and on paper.
Your office will be in Inverness but you will be expected to travel across Argyll and Bute and North Highland covered by NHS Highland.
The successful candidate will need to be flexible with their working hours. Reaching members can be challenging during “office hours” so the successful candidate may be required to work in the evening, early mornings and occasionally at weekends.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the Area and Local Organiser application form and monitoring forms (under “Resources”). See the job brief, job description and person specification (under “Documents”)
Please note that only the general application form will be accepted, we do not accept CVs.
Please send completed application forms along with Recruitment and Disability monitoring forms to k.smith@unison.co.uk quoting Ref No R7/BSOF15T.
The closing date for completed applications will be 5pm on Friday 24th January 2025.
Interviews to be held in the Inverness regional office on Wednesday 12th February 2025.
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.
