Organiser, Sydney

IndigenousX; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

13% employer superannuation

5 weeks annual leave

1 RDO every 4 weeks

3 days leave between Christmas and New

Zusammenfassung

IndigenousX is seeking a full-time organiser to advance gender and racial equality in the media and creative industries. You will recruit and support workers, help build union leadership across regions, and assist campaigns and negotiations with members and delegates.

The role focuses on organising, member development, and addressing workplace issues within a supportive Indigenous-led context. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Qualifikationen

• Well developed organising skills including the ability to recruit and organise new members.
• Understanding, knowledge and some experience of union development and adult learning principles and practices.
• Some experience with negotiation, workplace leadership and advocacy
• Ability to use and experience with digital organising practices and techniques.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Commitment to trade union principles and workers’ rights

Aufgaben

• Organising and recruiting workers according to Union plans and as directed.
• Building and maintaining union leadership structures in workplaces, across industry sectors and geographic regions.
• Assisting member and leadership development plans and activities
• Assisting members, delegates, leaders and others with campaigns and related negotiations
• Assisting delegates and members address workplace based problems and grievances, including by appropriate direction to specialist assistance.

Kenntnisse

Organising

Union development

Negotiation

Digital organising

Communication

Teamwork

Commitment to workers’ rights

Jobbeschreibung

Description

Do you believe that a thriving cultural sector matters to a strong civil society? Are you passionate about gender and racial equality at work? Do you want workers in the media and creative industries to have good jobs with fair pay where their work is respected?

Key Duties Include

• Organising and recruiting workers according to Union plans and as directed.
• Building and maintaining union leadership structures in workplaces, across industry sectors and geographic regions.
• Assisting member and leadership development plans and activities
• Assisting members, delegates, leaders and others with campaigns and related negotiations
• Assisting delegates and members address workplace based problems and grievances, including by appropriate direction to specialist assistance.

Preferred Skills, Attributes And Experience

• Well developed organising skills including the ability to recruit and organise new members.
• Understanding, knowledge and some experience of union development and adult learning principles and practices.
• Some experience with negotiation, workplace leadership and advocacy
• Ability to use and experience with digital organising practices and techniques.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Commitment to trade union principles and workers’ rights

Details

The position is available on a full-time permanent basis with a package dependent on skills and experience. Benefits include 13% employer contribution to superannuation, 5 weeks annual leave each year, 1 RDO every 4 weeks, plus an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year. Salary sacrificing is available.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

MEAA has made adjustments to its Redfern office to allow for people with a disability to participate.

Applications close on Monday 9 November 2026.