About this job
Are you passionate about workers’ rights, social justice, and building power from the ground up?
We’re looking for an experienced trade union organiser to help grow our membership and strengthen and support our activist base in the South West region.
South West is one of the fastest growing regions in UNISON. We have a proven track record of delivering powerful, high-impact campaigns in public service workplaces.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled organiser to join a team that’s making a real difference in the lives of working people.
As a Regional Organiser, you’ll be leading our organising efforts. You’ll work closely with UNISON activists to recruit and retain members and develop new and existing workplace leaders and branch officers to build workplace power.
From developing activist networks to planning strategic campaigns to driving forward our collective bargaining agendas your work will play a crucial role in advancing the interests of our members across the region.
You will represent members individually and collectively, assisting branches to develop systems and processes for managing and undertaking their casework effectively.
The Person
You will have skills and experience that include:
1. Demonstrable leadership and motivational skills.
2. A track record of using initiative and independence over a broad area of activity.
3. Considerable knowledge of an industrial relations environment and a track record of high-level negotiation and representation.
4. Experience of advocacy in difficult situations.
5. Ability to develop strategies, plans and solutions to solve complex problems.
6. Ability to work on and manage projects.
7. Highly developed interpersonal skills and experience of influencing people at all levels