About this job

UNISON is the UK’s largest trade union with over 1.3 members. In Northern Ireland our members work in health & social services, education and housing, the private sector delivering public services and in the community & voluntary sector. Our public services are under major threat. Our members are working under extreme pressure, but actively campaigning for services and jobs.

The role of Local Organiser is a key organising role in UNISON and is at the heart of our mission to improve the working lives of our members and secure equality and rights for them, their families and communities.

The successful candidates will bring their experience and skills in one-to-one communications, recruitment, organising and campaigning. In particular, they will focus on recruiting and organising new members, motivating them to take an active role in our campaigns, and identifying new activists across all sectors of our membership. They will demonstrate a commitment to trade unionism and our union’s values, as well as a good understanding of UNISON’s policies and objectives.

The UNISON Regional Centre is in Belfast, but some posts may require significant activity in locations across Northern Ireland and will entail daily travel for recruitment activities, meetings and/or training as required.

The successful candidates will need to be flexible with their working hours. Reaching members can be challenging during “office hours” so the successful candidate may be required to work in the evening and occasionally at weekends.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the Area and Local Organiser application form (under “Resources”)

Please note that only the Area and Local Organiser application form will be accepted.

See job description and person specification (under “Documents”).

Please send 1 copy of the completed forms along with the NI Equality Monitoring Form to Michele Bradford, Regional Administrator, UNISON, Galway House, 165 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AL quoting the correct reference. Alternatively, please e-mail 1 copy to m.bradford@unison.co.uk quoting the correct ref:  R5/BSOF3

The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 23 rd September at 12 noon.

Interview dates are TBA.

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.