Assistant Secretary
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The vacancy
Assistant Secretary / Senior Negotiator
London, Victoria
Permanent Contract
£67,190 - £80,232 (plus inner London Weighting £3,160)
Prospect is a leading trade union delivering support, representation, and a collective voice for over 157, 000 members. We employ around 250 staff.
Our members want to get on at work. They work across the public and private sectors, in a diverse range of specialist occupations, in public service, energy, science, heritage, defence, creative and digital. We aim to get the best deal for our members by using evidence, effective advocacy, and building partnerships – while never being scared to call employers out when they get things wrong.
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.
Prospect is a great place to work - this role has access to our high-quality defined benefit pension scheme and 33 days annual leave each year. We offer a good work-life balance, flexible working options and support for training and development.
We are now looking for an Assistant Secretary to drive strategy and campaigning in the Ministry Of Defence. The successful candidate will also have responsibility for several key branches, primarily in the MOD, and should have a strong focus on and good experience of, lobbying, organising and negotiating at a senior level.
The role is based in our London office and is part of our Defence Sector. The successful candidate will report to the National Secretary and will manage staff to ensure they provide effective support and advice to members and branches. It involves delivering individual and collective representation, policy development, helping tutor and develop branch elected representatives; building and maintaining effective and resilient branch structures; and contributing to our defence sector networking activities.
Subject to Prospect’s car policy, you may be eligible for a company car.
Essential
- Demonstratable leadership experience and ability to take ownership when dealing with difficulties. The ability to manage staff and ensure they are developed and meet their objectives.
- Have strong planning, organising, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Highly developed negotiating skills
- Demonstrate good knowledge of pensions, health and safety, EDI and employment law.
- Want to make the world of work better for everyone through promoting membership and the values of the trade union movement.
- Experience of working proactively, self-managing time and workload.
- Ability to manage and advise on complex case work at levels up to Employment Tribunal in conjunction with Prospect’s legal team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, representatives, members, employers, and wider stakeholders.
- Valid UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office/365 suite, Outlook and Teams
- Project management and/or campaigning experience
For further details please e-mail: recruitment@prospect.org.uk
Closing date: 23rd July 2024 – noon (CVs will not be accepted)
Interviews will be held on 1st August in our London, Victoria 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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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.
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