UNISON Northern Ireland

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Local Organiser

Location
Belfast
Starting salary
£16,267.50 plus £1,602.50 Annual Subsistence Allowance (pay award pending)
Closing date
5 April 2024
Hours
17.5
Contract type
Full time, fixed term
Contract length
12 month fixed term
Reference
R5/36T

About this job

 

This is a key post in the UNISON NI staff team. The post holder will work with the Regional Management Team helping to meet the aims and objectives of UNISON Northern Ireland.

UNISON is committed to improving the working lives of its members and securing equality and rights for their families and communities. This role is at the heart of our mission: helping to develop and support the research, policy interventions and projects that will enable us to meet our objectives.

 

The Role

Working with the Regional Management Team in Northern Ireland your role will involve undertaking research and project work, providing information and supporting policy development in accordance with the Regional Plan.

This translates into a wide range of activity supporting the union internally and externally. It involves work with the senior team, the whole staff team, union activists and, where appropriate, direct assistance to branches and supporting a range of organising, bargaining, campaigning and policy issues.

The post will play an important support role in developing UNISON data bases to assist the wider staff team and lay structures and requires excellent research and communication skills.

Some of the key functions of this post, as it currently operates in UNISON Northern Ireland, include:

 

Investigating, compiling and analysing policy and statistical data, and communicating these in appropriate ways, written and oral, to different internal and external audiences. Providing background research for use in the drafting of policy statements, sectoral publications, responses to government and public sector consultations, campaign materials, briefing papers and speeches. Investigating, researching and collating information through primary sources such as member case studies and conducting members’ surveys. Taking a lead research role on specific projects, such as the union’s Just Transition framework to secure workers’ rights and combat climate change. Supporting the organisation of UNISON conferences, seminars, lobbies and attending internal and external meetings as appropriate Developing up to date materials for publication on the UNISON website, and social media. Supporting regional and UNISON-wide organising, recruitment and campaign activities.

 

 

Working Time

While the Local Organiser (Research and Development) post can be a demanding position, requiring some attendance at meetings outside of the conventional working day, UNISON is a strong supporter of the work/life balance ethos and has a cross union flexible working  policy. Post holders will therefore prioritise their working arrangements in such a way  as to demonstrate by example their

Unison Aims

The key aims of the union, as detailed in our Rule Book, seek to:

Extend and promote our influence in the workplace and in the Community. Promote, safeguard and facilitate participation by all members in the union’s democracy, with special regard to women, members of all grades, black members, disabled members, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members. Provide effective standards of service in the areas of representation and advice, information to members on the work of the union, the provision of financial benefits and the maintenance of educational facilities for members.

 

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, complete the Area and Local Organiser application form.

Please send 1 copy of the completed forms along with the NI Equality Monitoring Form to Michele Bradford, Regional Administrator, UNISON, Galway House, 165 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AL quoting the correct reference. Alternatively, please e-mail 1 copy to m.bradford@unison.co.uk.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by email. Interview date and time will be notified by email.

   

 


 

Team Support Worker

Location
Belfast
Starting salary
£32,535 (pending pay award)
Closing date
5 April 2024
Hours
35
Contract type
Full time, permanent
Reference
R5/43

About this job

The Northern Ireland Region is seeking a Team Support Worker.

Applications from candidates with a good understanding and experience of working with finance and personnel matters are sought.

The role will include the provision of administrative support to a number of staff, lay member committees and more generally for the Region. Candidates must have a good knowledge of committee administration, general office practice and procedures and experience of working with finance and data systems. Duties include inputting and extracting data from membership and other data systems, processing financial data and invoices and generating reports, agenda preparation and committee administration and drafting and producing communications.

You should have good telephone and communication skills and be able to deal with complaints and other issues in a sensitive and positive manner. You will also need to be able to work in a team environment.

Candidates should also have excellent administrative, secretarial, communication and ICT skills to succeed, in addition to having the confidence to work on your own initiative, and as part of a team.

An understanding of Trade Unions and their objectives would be an advantage, but not essential.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the general application form and monitoring forms and see job description and person specification.

Please send 1 copy of the completed forms along with the NI Equality Monitoring Form to Michele Bradford, Regional Administrator, UNISON, Galway House, 165 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AL quoting the correct reference. Alternatively, please e-mail 1 copy to m.bradford@unison.co.uk.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by email. Interview date and time will be notified by email.

   

 

 

Policy and Bargaining Support Organiser

Location
Belfast
Starting salary
£43,110 (pending pay award)
Pro rata
Closing date
5 April 2024
Hours
35
Contract type
Full time, permanent
Reference
R5/37

About this job

UNISON is the UK’s leading public sector trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public services, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ 1200 staff, approximately 370 at our national centre in Euston, central London and the remainder in our twelve regions across the UK. The Northern Ireland Region has over 45,000 members working primarily in health, social care, education and the community & voluntary sectors.

This is a key post in the UNISON NI staff team. The post holder will work with the Regional Management Team helping to meet the aims and objectives of UNISON Northern Ireland.

UNISON is committed to improving the working lives of its members and securing equality and rights for their families and communities. This role is at the heart of our mission – helping to develop and support the research, policy interventions and projects that will enable us to meet our objectives.

 

The role

Working with the Regional Management Team and Policy Officer in Northern Ireland your role will involve undertaking research, policy and project work in accordance with the Regional Plan. This translates into a wide range of activity supporting the union internally and externally. It involves work with the senior team, the whole staff team, senior union activists and, where appropriate, direct assistance to branches. The post will play an important role in developing UNISON data bases to assist the wider staff team and lay structures and requires excellent research and communication skills.

To expand on the information contained in the job description and person specification we set out below some of the key functions of this post as it currently operates in UNISON Northern Ireland. Functions include:

  • supporting both national and regional UNISON policy and bargaining objectives, including from an equality and human rights perspective;
  • drafting responses to NI Government and, where appropriate, UK and international, consultation documents, calls for evidence and draft legislation – with a particular emphasis on equality and human rights – and disseminating a concise summary of UNISON’s responses through the activist base to relevant external organisations and, where appropriate, through the media;
  • supporting UNISON’s democratic structures, including providing briefings for branch and regional delegations to UNISON and wider trade union conferences and providing regular updates for UNISON NI Regional Committee and Regional Council;
  • contributing to the development of key UNISON policy across all our objectives and providing staff, activists and branches with concise, accessible guidance;
  • liaising with employers and external organisations, political parties and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions as appropriate;
  • liaising with UNISON HQ and, in particular, UNISON’s Policy Department as appropriate;
  • keeping the UNISON team updated on relevant developments in EU, ETUC, ILO, UN treaty monitoring bodies and wider programmes, policy and legislation as it affects membership and public services in Northern Ireland;
  • undertaking lobbying and advocacy as and when appropriate;
  • contributing to the co-ordination of UNISON NI strategies on equality and human rights across our organising, bargaining and campaigning objectives and programmes of work;
  • working with our wide range of allies and partners in the equality and human rights field;
  • assisting with developing UNISON NI’s unique partnership programme – designed to improve service delivery and the working lives of UNISON members;
  • supporting UNISON’s recruitment, organising, bargaining and campaign activities;
  • engaging with the print and broadcast media as appropriate.

 

Unison’s Aims 

The key aims of the union as detailed in our Rule Book seek to:

  • Extend and promote our influence in the workplace and in the Community.
  • Promote, safeguard and facilitate participation by all members in the union’s democracy, with special regard to women, members of all grades, black members, disabled members, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members.
  • Provide effective standards of service in the areas of representation and advice, information to members on the work of the union, the provision of financial benefits and the maintenance of educational facilities for members.

 

Working Time 

While the Policy & Bargaining Support Organiser post can be a demanding position, requiring some attendance at meetings outside of the conventional working day, UNISON is a strong supporter of the work/life balance ethos and has a cross union flexible working policy. Post holders will therefore prioritise their working arrangements in such a way as to demonstrate by example their personal commitment to these aims.

 

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, complete the general application form and monitoring forms and see job description and person specification.

Please send 1 copy of the completed forms along with the NI Equality Monitoring Form to Michele Bradford, Regional Administrator, UNISON, Galway House, 165 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AL quoting the correct reference. Alternatively, please e-mail 1 copy to m.bradford@unison.co.uk.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by email. Interview date and time will be notified by email.