Local Organiser – South West region

UNISON Torbay Health; Poole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will engage workers in workplaces, speaking directly to them to motivate them to join the union and participate in collective action. With support from Regional and Area Organisers, you will help develop organising strategies and mentor workplace representatives to grow UNISON’s membership and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting and mobilising workers within a union or community group.
• Ability to develop organising strategies aligned with national Organising to Win plans.
• Willingness to travel across the Southwest region and occasionally to London for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Go into workplaces for one-on-one conversations and recruit workers.
• Identify influential workers and support them to lead colleagues.
• Build workplace representatives capable of continuing organising efforts.
• Demonstrate knowledge of trade unionism and UNISON values.

Skills

Recruiting

Organising

Campaigning

People engagement

Job description

The role

The Southwest Region is currently recruiting a Local Organiser. Theoffice 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.

About UNISON

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.