BSOF Local Organiser – Greater London region

Unison; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London weighting

Subsistence allowance

Job summary

UNISON is seeking a Local Organiser for the Greater London region to recruit and support workers across social care and schools. The role involves visiting workplaces, building relationships, and helping members become active union participants.

The post focuses on organising projects, developing networks, and identifying future activists to strengthen representation in public services. Applicants should be comfortable working independently in diverse communities and out in workplaces.

Qualifications

• Experience in community outreach and public sector environments
• Ability to visit workplaces and engage diverse groups
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills

Responsibilities

• Visit workplaces across Greater London to recruit and engage members
• Develop and maintain workplace networks to support organising projects
• Identify potential activists and support retention and recruitment goals
• Collaborate with regional teams to target social care and education sectors

Job description

BSOF Local Organiser - Greater London region

If you're someone who enjoys meeting people, building relationships and making a genuine difference in workplaces, this could be the opportunity you're looking for

UNISON is the UK's largest trade union, bringing together more than 1.3 million workers across local government, health, education, social care and outsourced services. Our regional teams work alongside branches and members to recruit, organise and support workers, helping them improve their working lives and strengthen their voices at work.

We are looking for an energetic, approachable and resilient individual to join us as a BSOF Local Organiser.

This is a role for someone who enjoys connecting with people from all walks of life. You'll spend much of your time visiting workplaces, developing relationships, having conversations with workers, understanding the issues that matter to them and encouraging them to become active members of the union.

As a BSOF Local Organiser, you will play a key role in supporting organising projects across the region, with a particular focus on recruiting and retaining members, identifying future activists, developing workplace networks and helping workers organise around issues that affect them at work.

Projects will focus primarily on social care and schools, and we would particularly welcome applications from people with experience of working in these sectors or other public service environments. We are interested in candidates who can bring a genuine understanding of workplace cultures, the challenges workers face, and the ability to build trust quickly and authentically.

This role would suit someone who:

• Enjoys meeting new people and building strong working relationships.
• Is confident starting conversations and engaging people from diverse backgrounds.
• Can motivate and inspire others to get involved and take action.
• Has experience working in social care, education, public services or community-based environments.
• Understands the realities and challenges of frontline workplaces.
• Is comfortable working independently and spending time out in workplaces and communities.
• Can build and maintain networks that help grow and strengthen the union.
• Has the energy, resilience and determination to achieve recruitment and organising objectives.

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.

UNISON is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality.

Contract length: Fixed term until 31.12.2027

Starting salary: £36,820 per annum plus £7,170 London weighting allowance and £3,629 Annual Subsistence Allowance

Job reference: R3/BSOF4T

UNISON in numbers

• UNISON has more than 1.3 million members and activists, making us one of Europe's largest unions
• More than 70% of our members are women
• UNISON is spread over 12 UK regions
• UNISON has more than 1,000 UNISON UK branches