Based in the Head office of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), located in Central London, the National Organiser (Magazines, Books & Wales) will be responsible for the union’s magazines, books and Wales sectors.
Job Description
Reporting to the NUJ General Secretary, this role will have primary industrial responsibility for:
1. Continuous liaison with and information-gathering from the union’s magazines, books and Welsh members, both collectively and individually, using the organisation of meetings, conferences, forums, emails, social media etc.
2. Recruiting and retaining magazines, books and Welsh journalists across the union.
3. Planning and tailoring recruitment strategies, working with lay reps and activists to establish and organise chapels in consultation with Magazines & Books Industrial Council (MABIC) and Welsh Executive Council (WEC) and other organisations.
4. Negotiating collective agreements, pay claims and representing the interests of Magazine, Books and Welsh members, in co-operation with other officials.
5. Organising and co-ordinating the advice and information services to individual members, including telephone advice services, routine circulation of information, and to assist with representation and negotiations for individual members, where necessary.
6. Providing comprehensive written reports, updating on industrial and workplace issues to the union's ...