UNISON improves the working lives of people delivering public services through individual and collective representation, campaigning and negotiation.
Region
Greater London
Location
UNISON Centre, London
Starting salary
starting from £55,601 per annum plus £3,489Annual Subsistence Allowance and £6,894 London Weighting Allowance plus car
Closing date
3 October 2025
Hours
35
Contract type
Full time, fixed term
Contract length
Up to 12 months
Reference
R3/11T
About this job
The Regional Organiser is the key generic organising role in the region, with responsibility for recruitment, retention and organisation of members.
A powerful advocate of organising and building branch and membership organisation, you will:
* Provide leadership to a group of branches within a locality, service group or work area to ensure that branches have the strongest possible workplace organisation.
* Support, guide and develop branches and activists through major periods of change in the delivery of public services.
* Build branch organisation and performance, identifying training and development needs of activists and providing ongoing support through coaching and mentoring of stewards and branch officers.
* Lead collective negotiations across the range of sectors which UNISON organises at local, regional or national level.
* Represent members individually and collectively, assisting branches to develop systems and processes for managing and undertaking their casework effectively.
* Manage a small team of area and/or local organisers or team support workers.
The Person
The Greater London Region prides itself on its diverse membership. We aim to represent the entire public sector in our multicultural city. We support and encourage applications from underrepresented groups and those from Black, Asian and non-white backgrounds. UNISON uses 'Black' in a broad, inclusive sense to describe people who face racism in the UK, including people of African, Caribbean, Asian, Arab and other heritage.
You will have skills and experience that include:
* Demonstrable leadership and motivational skills.
* A track record of using initiative and independence over a broad area of activity.
* Considerable knowledge of an industrial relations environment and a track record of high level negotiation and representation.
* Experience of advocacy in difficult situations.
* Ability to develop strategies, plans and solutions to solve complex problems.
* Ability to work on and manage projects.
* Highly developed interpersonal skills and experience of influencing people at all levels.
While our Regional Organisers are regionally based they are required to be able to work in any team or location across the region.
Work will include strategic responsibility for work with branches and employers, leading negotiations and undertaking complex casework including representation at final stage appeals.
The Regional Organiser will manage a small team of organising staff and oversee the development and delivery of projects with branches and employers to build UNISON organisation and implement the unions bargaining and organising strategies.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity please download and complete the General application form (under "Document").
Please also see job description and person specification (under "Document").
Please note that only the General application form will be accepted.
Please send completed applications to quoting ref:R3/11T by no later than 5.00pm on Friday 3 October 2025.
please include your name and the job name in your submitted files.
Interviews will take place on 24 October.
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.