Local Organiser – South West region

Unison; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

UNISON, the UK's leading public services union, seeks a Local Organiser based in Poole with travel across the Southwest. You will be on the ground in workplaces, talking directly to workers to recruit them and empower participation in collective action.

With support from Regional and Area Organisers, you will help develop organising strategies, identify influential workers and build strong workplace representatives to keep UNISON growing and fighting for members.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a recruiter, organiser and campaigner within a trade union or community organisation would be desirable.
• Knowledge of trade unionism and UNISON's values.

Responsibilities

• Go into workplaces, have one on one conversations with workers and recruiting them.
• Encourage participation and empower workers; identify influential workers and help them lead colleagues to a win.
• Develop organising strategies in line with the Organising to Win strategy.
• Travel across the Southwest Region and potentially to London for meetings/training as required.

Skills

Recruiter

Organiser

Campaigner

Knowledge of trade unionism

Job description

The Southwest Region is currently recruiting a Local Organiser. The office base for this post will be Poole, but the role involves travel across the Southwest Region.

Local Organisers play an essential role in ensuring the success of our members’ campaigns. The role is very dynamic and would be suited to candidates who are keen to be on the ground, in workplaces, speaking directly to workers to motivate them to join their trade union and take collective action.

With the support of Regional and Area Organisers, you will take part in the process of developing organising strategies, in line with the national Organising to Win strategy.

The person

Your main responsibilities will include going into workplaces, having one on one conversations with workers and recruiting them, encouraging their participation, building their confidence and empowering them.

You will have to identify influential workers within groups and support them in leading their colleagues towards a win.

You will build them up into becoming strong workplace representatives, who will be able to keep on organising their colleagues and ensure that UNISON keeps on growing and becomes a union that fights for its members.

Previous experience as a recruiter, organiser and campaigner within a trade union or community organisation would also be desirable.

You will also need to demonstrate a knowledge of trade unionism and our union’s values.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible with their working hours and have the ability to travel in a timely manner across the Southwest Region. You may also have to travel to London for meetings/training as required.

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.

Job reference: R10/81

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