About this job

Responsibilities include:

· Providing secretarial and administrative support to organising staff and branches

· Working quickly and accurately while under pressure

· Preparing correspondence, reports, newsletters, organising meetings, travel, accommodation, etc

· Maintaining databases, administrative systems and processing mail

You must have:

· Accurate keyboard skills with a minimum of 50 wpm

· IT proficiency in O365

· Good communication and organisational skills

· The ability to prioritise work, be flexible and operate well in a team

· Ability to operate office machinery (photocopier, printer, franker, enveloping machine etc)

Applicants should have good oral and written communications skills, work in a team setting, knowledge of administrative systems and equipment and be familiar with IT systems.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the general application form (under “Resources”) only this form will be accepted.

See Job Description and person specification (under “Documents”)

Please send three copies of completed application forms along with Recruitment and Disability monitoring forms to Kate Smith, UNISON House, 14 West Campbell Street, Glasgow G2 6RX quoting ref: R7/65T.

The closing date for completed applications will be 5.00pm on Monday 5th January 2026.

Interviews to be held in the Aberdeen Regional Office on Monday 19th January 2026.

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.