UNISON Centre – General Secretary’s Office Executive Assistant

About this job

The General Secretary requires an executive assistant to help co-ordinate and support work relating to the duties of the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretaries.

The post holder will, as part of the team, help to support responsibility for the administrative management of all procedures and processes affecting the management of the union as they relate to the most senior officials of the union and the effective implementation of UNISON’s objectives and priorities.

This role will include tasks such as coordinating agendas and minutes of meetings, processing incoming and outgoing mail, queries by email, phone or letter, managing office systems and will work closely with all functions of the union; such as the union’s National Executive Council, senior management, all national departments and regions.

The post holder will need to be able to work in a team environment and provide administrative support to the wider team when required.

The post holder will have a varied work-load in this small focused team delivering the highest possible standards of service, accuracy and support in accordance with our policies and the legal requirements on confidentiality.

With your excellent communication and IT skills, the ability to organise your own workload, manage pressure and priorities, you will enjoy varied work with the chance to develop your expertise.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity please download and complete the General application form (under “Documents”). See job description and person specification (under “Documents”)

Please send a copy of the completed application form along with Recruitment and Disability monitoring form to HR Recruitment hrrecruitment@unison.co.uk quoting ref no: GS/10. 

Please note we do not accept CV’s

When saving your documents, please start with your full name, followed by the job title and reference

Completed application forms must be received by no later than Midday Wednesday 11 March 2026. 

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 23 March.

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.