Regional Organisers - Eastern Region

The role Our 1,200 staff work across 12 UK regions and our national centre in London. Regional offices support the work of local branches, helping to represent, recruit, organise and retain members - as well as making key contributions in areas such as campaigning, strategies for negotiation and bargaining, and actions against discrimination. As a Regional Organiser, you''ll be playing a hands-on, day-to-day leadership role, as well as acting as an advocate of the union. Guiding, supporting and developing local branches and activists to ensure the strongest possible workplace organisation, you''ll identify activist training and development needs, provide coaching and mentoring to stewards and branch officers, and manage a small team of area/local organisers. Additionally, you will lead negotiations, represent members individually and collectively, and help branches to develop effective systems and processes for handling casework. What we''re looking for An understanding of our movement, its pressures and drivers, with a passion for equality. A commitment to organising and building worker power. Ability to provide advice and guidance on the effective organisation of key branch duties (e.g. maintaining membership density, activist base enhancement, supporting employers with major restructuring, maintaining confidence in union ability to influence outcomes, oversight of case work and reducing response times). Good knowledge of key employment law, including developing case law ..... full job details .....