UNISON NI Local Organiser (BSOF Activity Fund)
JOB BRIEF
Introduction
UNISON is the UK’s leading public sector trade union, with over 1.3 million members. We employ 1200 staff, approximately 370 at our centre in London and the remainder in our twelve UNISON regions. In Northern Ireland our members work in health & social services, education and housing, the private sector delivering public services and in the community & voluntary sector. Successful applicants will be required to meet the relevant job criteria and demonstrate a commitment to trade unionism and our union’s values.
This is a secondment opportunity for existing UNISON ERA accredited activists. If successful you will be required to step down from elected UNISON roles for the duration of the appointment. You will remain employed by the seconding organisation but will be “hosted” by UNISON to work within the BSOF activist team for a fixed term. The secondment will be on the appropriate UNISON Organiser Grade 7. The allocation of work to the Local Organiser is the responsibility of the designated manager
The Local Organiser Role
This post is the first level organising post in UNISON. The successful candidate will bring their experience and skills in one-to-one communications, recruitment, organising and campaigning. As part of the UNISON NI organising team your focus will be on:
- recruiting new members – motivating them to take an active role in our campaigns,
- identifying potential new activists;
- engaging in a wide variety of organising, mapping, campaigning and member engagement activities to help develop union organisation at branch level.
The closing date for application is 4pm, Friday 2 May 2025.
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