About this job
UNISON Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Branch is currently recruiting a Branch Area Organiser to join their team.
You need to be an enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individual to support our branch and members. The successful candidate will bring your experience and skills to the role and be able to develop and deliver recruitment and organising initiatives and campaigns, undertake case work, train and develop stewards, advise, support and mentor branch officers and stewards in representation and negotiation.
You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will need to be proactive and work on your own initiative, with a focus on developing solutions. You will also have good interpersonal skills, able to motivate others and identify their learning needs to encourage and support organising around the issues which matter to them.
A thorough understanding of the role of trade unions is essential and a good knowledge of UNISON objectives is beneficial for this post.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity please download and complete the Area and Local Organiser application form. See also job description and person specification below.
Please note that only the Area and Local Organiser application form will be accepted.
Please email the completed application form along with Recruitment and Disability monitoring forms to jhartley.unison@bcpcouncil.gov.uk quoting the job ref number of the job you are applying for.
The closing date for completed applications is 5pm on Thursday 10th March 2022.
UNISON BCP – area organiser job description
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.
