Negotiations Officer
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The vacancy
Negotiations Officer
Defence
Headquarters, London Victoria
Permanent Contract
Starting Salary: £57,962
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 around 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 Defence Team, based in our Headquarters, London Victoria. The Defence Team cover various employers in both the public and private sector, including MOD, BAE Systems, Babcock and AWE, as well a portfolio of projects around issues such as defence procurement, social value, combatting harassment and bullying, and radiological protection. This is a UK wide role that will require travel.
This role will support and advise branches and members to meet their needs and ensure successful outcomes through providing individual and collective representation. Helping to identify, train and develop representatives and contributing to our national campaigning and networking activities will be a key part of the post.
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.
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.
Essential
· Good communication skills
· Act calmly and professionally in negotiations
· Good understanding of employment law
· Have strong planning, organising, analytical and problem-solving skills.
· 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.
· 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 (£69,209) is reached.
For further details please e-mail: recruitment@prospect.org.uk and to apply please select ‘apply now’.
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Closing date: 18 September 2024 – Noon (CVs will not be accepted)
Interviews will be held on 27 September 2024 in our London office.
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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