Organisation name Unison Reference number GS/10T Salary £35,403 plus London Weighting allowance of £6894 Closing date Fri, 17 Oct 2025 - 17:00 Job location UNISON Centre, London NW1 Hours 35 Website https://www.unison.org.uk Apply Now About this Role
The General Secretary requires an executive assistant to help co-ordinate and support work relating to the duties of the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretaries.
About this job
The post holder will, as part of the team, help to support responsibility for the administrative management of all procedures and processes affecting the management of the union as they relate to the most senior officials of the union and the effective implementation of UNISON’s objectives and priorities.
This role will include tasks such as coordinating agendas and minutes of meetings, processing incoming and outgoing mail, queries by email, phone or letter, managing office systems and will work closely with all functions of the union; such as the union’s National Executive Council, senior management, all national departments and regions.
The post holder will need to be able to work in a team environment and provide administrative support to the wider team when required.
The post holder will have a varied work-load in this small focused team delivering the highest possible standards of service, accuracy and support in accordance with our policies and the legal requirements on confidentiality.
With your excellent communication and IT skills, the ability to organise your own workload, manage pressure and priorities, you will enjoy varied work with the chance to develop your expertise.