Northern Region – Regional Organiser X4

Unison Centre; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Are you ready to make a difference as one of our Regional Organisers?

Region: Northern
Location: Newcastle Regional Office, 140-150 Pilgrim Street Newcastle NE1 6TH
Starting salary: £55,601 plus £3,489 Annual Subsistence plus Car
Closing date: 22 April 2025
Hours: 35
Contract type: Full time, permanent
Reference: R4/8M

About this job

The Role

The Regional Organiser is the key generic organising role in the region, with responsibility for recruitment, retention and organisation of members.

A powerful advocate of organising and building branch and membership organisation, you will:

• Provide leadership to a group of branches within a locality, service group or work area to ensure that branches have the strongest possible workplace organisation.
• Support, guide and develop branches and activists through major periods of change in the delivery of public services.
• Build branch organisation and performance, identifying training and development needs of activists and providing ongoing support through coaching and mentoring of stewards and branch officers.
• Lead collective negotiations across the range of sectors which UNISON organises at local, regional or national level.
• Represent members individually and collectively, assisting branches to develop systems and processes for managing and undertaking their casework effectively.
• Manage a small team of area and/or local organisers.

The Person

You will have skills and experience that include:

• Demonstrable leadership and motivational skills.
• A track record of using initiative and independence over a broad area of activity.
• Considerable knowledge of an industrial relations environment and a track record of high level negotiation and representation.
• Experience of advocacy in difficult situations.
• Ability to develop strategies, plans and solutions to solve complex problems.
• Ability to work on and manage projects.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and experience of influencing people at all levels.

How to apply

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 note that only the General application form will be accepted.

The completed application form along with the Recruitment and Disability Monitoring Form should be sent by email to [e-mail]. Please ensure that all the following reference numbers are quoted on your email.
Ref: R4/8M

Completed application forms must be received by no later than:

12 noon, 22nd April 2025

Interviews will be held on the 6th & 7th May 2025