Area organiser (2 posts)

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Region
Eastern
Location
Beds and Herts team/Norfolk Suffolk and Cambridge team
Starting salary
£42,390 per annum including annual subsistence allowance
Closing date
27 January 2021
Hours
35
Contract type
Full time, permanent
Reference
R1/59 and R1/84

About this job

UNISON Eastern region is looking for enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individuals to help us to continue to grow our organisation.

The successful candidate will bring their experience and skills to the role and be able to develop and deliver recruitment and organising initiatives and campaigns in our branches, train and develop stewards, undertake case work, advise, support and mentor branch officers and stewards in representation and negotiation.

You will have excellent presentation skills and communication skills, both face-to-face and on paper.

A sound understanding of trade unions and their objectives is essential along with a good understanding of UNISON’s policies and objectives.

You will need to be able to travel within Eastern region and to UNISON Centre in London for meetings/training as required.

The post in the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge team works out of office in Bury St Edmunds, while the Beds and Herts team post office is in Chelmsford.

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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.

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