Scotland Region – Secretary

Applications for this job are now closed


This is an exciting opportunity to join the UNISON Scotland Team.
Region
Scotland
Location
Glasgow Office
Starting salary
£35,403 per annum
Closing date
12 February 2025
Hours
35 hours per week
Contract type
Full time, permanent
Reference
R7/59

About this job

Responsibilities include:

  • Providing secretarial and administrative support to organising staff and branches
  • Working quickly and accurately while under pressure
  • Preparing correspondence, reports, newsletters, organising meetings, travel, accommodation, etc
  • Maintaining diaries and processing mail

You must have:

  • Accurate keyboard skills with a minimum of 50 wpm
  • IT proficiency in Word and Excel (Publisher and PowerPoint desirable)
  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • The ability to prioritise work, be flexible and operate well in a team
  • Ability to operate office machinery (photocopier, printer, franker, enveloping machine etc)

Applicants should have good oral and written communications skills, work in a team setting, knowledge of administrative systems and equipment and be familiar with IT systems.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please see the job description and person specification below and download and complete the general application form, and disability and recruitment monitoring forms (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: R7/59.

The closing date for completed applications will be 5.00pm on Wednesday 12th February 2025.

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 5th March 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.

Disability Confident Committed
Mindful employer

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