Organisation name UNISON Reference number R7/BSOF9T Salary £27,159.60 pro rata per annum plus £2019.60 annual subsistence allowance pro rata Closing date Fri, 26 Jul 2024 - 17:00 Job location Scotland Region - Shetland Hours 21 hours per week, fixed term for 24 months About this Role
UNISON is the UK’s leading public sector trade union with more than 1.3 million members, working in the public services, for private contractors providing public services and in the essential utilities. They include frontline staff and managers working full or part-time in local authorities, the NHS, the police service, colleges and schools, the electricity, gas and water industries, transport and the voluntary sector.
About this job:
Our public services are under major threat. Our members are working under extreme pressure and UNISON is actively campaigning for services and jobs. We are seeking an Area Organiser to recruit, organise and work on a range of time-defined projects to support our campaign. The first project will focus on recruiting, retaining and organising members who work across the Shetland Islands.
The successful candidate will bring their experience and skills to the role and be able to develop and deliver recruitment and organising initiatives and campaigns in our branches, The Area Organiser will train and develop stewards, undertake case work, advise, support and mentor branch officers and stewards in representation and negotiation.
You will have excellent presentation skills and communication skills, both face-to-face and on paper.
Your office will be in Lerwick but you will be expected to travel across the Shetland Islands. There may be a requirement to travel to the mainland for training/meetings.
The successful candidate 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, early mornings and occasionally at weekends.