Deputy General Secretary
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The vacancy
Deputy General Secretary
London, Victoria
Permanent Contract
£85,121 - £101,634 (plus inner London Weighting £3,160)
Prospect is a leading trade union delivering support, representation, and a collective voice for 158, 000 members. We employ around 250 staff.
Our members want to succeed at work. They work across the public and private sectors, in a diverse range of specialist occupations, in aviation, defence, public services, energy, science, heritage, creative and digital. We negotiate by using evidence, advocacy, and building effective partnerships – while never being scared to use our membership strength to challenge employers 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 our staff; therefore, we are 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 seeking a Deputy General Secretary to take strategic responsibility for two of our key sectors; Information Technology & Telecoms and Aviation Prospect. Both these sectors cover a range of private sector employers with a mix of collective bargaining and stakeholder relationships to manage. This role will also create and then lead our National Organising Unit, set organising standards across the Union and ensure our Education team supports our objectives related to representative development.
The role is part of our Senior Management Team and demands highly developed lobbying and influencing skills and an understanding of the industrial, regulatory, and political context in which our members work. The ability to build effective relationships at senior levels with stakeholders is crucial, as is an understanding of how we can use all relevant channels to advocate for members. Whilst the role is London based travel will be required.
This role will manage and lead Sectors and senior staff to ensure they provide services, support and advice to members and branches and that Prospect continues to grow its membership and influence. It involves developing strategies, managing relationships with the media and employers and managing our organising functions to grow the unions’ membership.
Essential
- Demonstrable and extensive Leadership experience in a trade union environment or equivalent at a senior level.
- Ability to take ownership when dealing with difficulties. The ability to manage a range of professional staff and ensure they are developed and meet their objectives.
- Experience of working proactively, self-managing time and workload.
- Experience in negotiating and drafting policy
- People management experience, including staff development and succession planning
- Experience of working successfully with volunteers.
- Experience of dealing with high profile stakeholders and governance boards.
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Financial management experience
For further details please e-mail: recruitment@prospect.org.uk
Closing date: 22nd November 24 – NOON (CVs alone will not be accepted)
Please click here to view the job specification
Interviews will be held on 4th December 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.
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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