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Local Organiser

£36.82k per annum
Full-time

About this Role

Local Organisers play an essential role in ensuring the success of our members’ campaigns. The role is very dynamic and would be suited to candidates who are keen to be on the ground, in workplaces, speaking directly to workers to motivate them to join their trade union and take collective action. Your main responsibilities will include going into workplaces, having one on one conversations with workers and recruiting them, encouraging their participation, building their confidence and empowering them.

To undertake this role you will need to be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge of the Trade Union and Labour movement and UNISON in the North West Region in particular. Previous experience as a recruiter, organiser and campaigner within a TU branch or within a similar organisation would also be desirable. The successful candidate will need to be flexible with their working hours and have the ability to travel in a timely manner across the region and to the Regional Centre (Manchester) and also possibly to London for meetings/training as required.

 

Further information

To apply for this opportunity, please download a pack from the UNISON job page (please download and complete the Area and Local Organiser Application Form) and see Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 30 June 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified no later than 17 July 2026

Interviews will be held on from Monday 20 and Friday 24 July at the Manchester Regional Office

Please send completed forms together with Recruitment and Disability Monitoring, email to View email address on tuc.org.uk quoting ref: R6/107, R6/108, R6/133 by 5pm Tuesday, 30 June 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.

 

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