Negotiations Executive
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The vacancy
Negotiator and case worker (Negotiations Executive)
Based – Prospect Cardiff office, but with work spread across the Southwest and Wales areas.
Contract – Full Time (35 hours per week) - Permanent
Starting Salary - £48,077
The Role
Do you want to make the world of work better for everyone through promoting membership and the values of the trade union movement?
Prospect is looking for an enthusiastic individual to work as part of our Southwest and Wales regional team providing representation, support and advice to union members and branches to meet their needs and ensure successful outcomes.
Prospect’s membership is diverse and covers a range of industries such as Environment, Heritage, Defence, Energy, and Education, in both the private and public sector (including UK and Welsh Government public and civil servants).
The postholder will be responsible for undertaking personal casework and supporting collective representation and bargaining for workplace branches and regional members.
In addition, the postholder will be responsible for developing branch capability and for campaigning.
You will need to:
- Act calmly and professionally in negotiations to meet members’ needs.
- Deal effectively with personal casework supporting and advising members.
- 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, reps, members, and employers.
- Have strong planning, organising, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Manage personal autonomy whilst working across boundaries to sustain relationships with employers, groups of members and colleagues.
- Be committed to working in social partnership with employers.
- Be willing to travel (including occasional overnight stays) and have a current driving license.
- Be aware of the use of Welsh language policy and its use in some workplaces.
Desirable
- Be able to speak/understand Welsh or willing to learn.
Where this role fits in
This role is part of the Southwest and Wales team with offices in Bristol and Cardiff, but with some travel outside of the region and with occasional requirement for overnight stays.
You will be working with other colleagues in the Southwest and Wales team, with our volunteer representatives and with support from our research, legal and communications teams.
Employee Benefits include:
- Annual incremental salary steps until the scale maximum is reached.
- Company car
- Up to 33 days annual leave per year.
- Office closure over the Christmas period.
- Contributory defined benefit pension scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme which offers telephone counselling and a website with many useful toolkits.
- Eye care voucher scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Access to Prospect member services benefits including shopping, travel, health and insurance discounts.
- Access to training to support career development.
Application details
For any queries please e-mail: recruitment@prospect.org.uk
Closing date for applications is 27th March 2024. CV’s will not be accepted.
Interview date is 19 April 2024 at Prospect Cardiff Office
Prospect is an equal opportunities employer
www.prospect.org.uk
About us
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. The Bectu Sector of Prospect represents both employees and freelancers working in Film, TV, Broadcasting and theatre and live events.
Our members want to get on at work. They work in a diverse range of professions, including energy, science, engineering, heritage, defence, entertainment and digital. As a union for modern working life we aim to get the best deal for our members by using evidence and building partnerships – while never being scared to call employers out when they get things wrong.
Our priorities are to grow our membership through attracting new members and to improve our impact, whether that is helping members win improvements at work or changing the policy environment which affects them.
Diversity is an important value for the trade union movement, and as an organisation we are passionate about promoting equality and equity at work and are committed to it for all our staff; we would be particularly interested in applications from groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.
Prospect is a great place to work - We offer a good work-life balance, flexible working options and offer support for learning and development.
Employee benefits
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Prospect is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals and complying with our obligations under GDPR. Please see the Candidate Applicants’ Privacy Notice which explains how Prospect will process and hold your information when you apply for a vacancy and your rights as a data subject.
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