About this Role
Are you ready to make a difference as one of our regional organisers? We are recruiting a permanent regional organiser to drive our organisation forward.
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.
Further information
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the General application form referring to the job description and person specification.
Please note that only the relevant application form will be accepted.
CVs will not be accepted.
The completed application form along with the Recruitment and Disability Monitoring Form should be returned by e-mail to View email address on tuc.org.uk reference: R13/79 on your application form.
Please save your documents starting with your full name in the document name.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 09 July 2026
The interviews will be held on 23/24 July 2026 in Leeds
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.
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