Negotiations Officer

Prospect is a leading trade union that delivers advice, support, representation, and a voice for our members. We are a not-for-profit organisation with over 250 staff helping to support more than 150,000 people in specialist, professional and technical roles across the private and public sectors.

Prospect is looking for a Negotiations Officer to join our North regional team, based in our Warrington office. Our region covers several major sectors, including branches and employers that work across the public and private sectors, in a diverse range of specialist occupations, in public service, energy including nuclear, science and heritage. This role will see you travelling nationally to various sites.

Diversity is a core value of the trade union movement, and we are passionate about promoting equality at work and are committed to it for all staff; therefore, we would be particularly interested in applications from groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.

This role will support and advise members and branches to meet their needs and ensure successful outcomes through providing individual and collective representation. You will also be involved in expanding the coverage of collective bargaining, dealing effectively with personal casework, building, and maintaining effective and resilient branch relationships and structures. Helping to identify, train and develop representatives and contributing to our North West and national campaigning and networking activities will also play a part in this position.

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Act calmly and professionally in negotiations
• Good understanding of employment law
• Demonstrate leadership and be prepared to take ownership when dealing with difficulties such as when negotiating with employers and providing advocacy.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, representatives, members, and employers.
• Develop branch capabilities for organisation and recruitment and to work on specific issues-based and general recruitment campaigns.
• Have strong planning, organising, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Manage personal autonomy whilst also working well as part of a team and across boundaries to sustain relationships with employers, groups of members and colleagues.
• Want to make the world of work better for everyone through promoting membership and the values of the trade union movement.

Desirable

• Good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office/365 suite, Outlook and Teams
• Project management and/or campaigning experience
• Valid UK driving licence.

You will receive an annual incremental salary steps until the maximum (£69,208) is reached.

For further details please e-mail: recruitment@prospect.org.uk

To apply please select 'apply now'.

Closing date: 10th July 2024 – Noon TBC (CVs will not be accepted)

Interviews will be held on 18th July 2024 in our Warrington office.

Prospect Union is committed to create a diverse environment and is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All our applicants will be given careful consideration for employment regardless to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, age, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, and any other protected status.

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