Northern Ireland Region BSOF Local Organiser x 7 Region Northern Ireland Starting salary £35,403 per annum plus £3,489 Annual Subsistence Allowance Closing date 17 February 2025 Hours 35 Contract type Full time, fixed term Contract length Fixed Term up to 12 Months About this job UNISON is the UKs 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 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 unions values, as well as a good understanding of UNISONs 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 Local Organiser application form (under Resources)by clicking Apply below. Please note that ONLY theLocal Organiser application form will be accepted. See job description and person specification (under Documents). Please send your completed application forms. Please ensure you quote the job ref R5/BSOF06T, R5/BSOF07T, R5/BSOF08T, R5/BSOF09T, R5/BSOF10T, R5/BSOF11T and R5/BSOF12T on the application form. Completed application forms must be received by no later than 5pm on Monday 17 February 2025 Applications received after the deadline for any reason will not be accepted. Interviews will be held on Monday 3rdMarch 2025. About UNISON UNISON is the UKs 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.