Job Description
University and College Union have a new opportunity for Bargaining Support Official (FE) to join the team.
Reference Number: BSO1
Salary: £72,384 p.a (inclusive of London Allowance)
Hours: 35 per week
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Carlow Street, London, NW1 7LH
Closing Date: Friday 6 March at 10.00 am
About Us:
The University and College Union (UCU) represents over 120,000 academics, lecturers, trainers, instructors, researchers, managers, administrators, computer staff, librarians and postgraduates in universities, colleges, prisons, adult education and training organisations across the UK. We also have members in the private sector, for example in private training agencies and language schools, as well as members working on a freelance basis. Students training to teach in post-school education also belong to UCU.
Bargaining Support Official (FE) The Role:
This is a key post for an experienced and ambitious individual to provide support for collective bargaining and campaigning work across the Further Education sector, including Adult skills, Land-based, and Prison education. Other duties include:
- To ensure, as required by the Head of FE, that strategic and operational objectives are met
- To support UCU prison education branches in negotiations and consultations as directed by the Head of FE, including at meetings with employers, members, other unions, external organisations, and internally within UCU structures
- To deputise for the Head of FE, as required by the Head of Department
- To prepare bargaining advice and guidance, policy and other consultation responses, reports, briefing papers, and other materials
- To manage the business for UCU committees in prison education, and other industrial areas as directed by the Head of FE
- To oversee the organisation of national meetings, as required by the Head of FE, including annual meetings of members in adult education, prison education, and other industrial areas
Bargaining Support Official (FE) You:
- Knowledge and understanding of how trade unions operate, and how the views of their members are incorporated into this work
- Experience of working with members and their representatives, committees, branches or similar experience in a membership organisation
- Knowledge and understanding of employment law and equality legislation and employment practices
- Knowledge and understanding of current employment issues in the further education sector
- Knowledge of current policy and legislative developments in FE, Prison education and adult education and skills
- Experience of negotiation and representation in a collective bargaining context or directly comparable context
Benefits of working for the University and College Union:
- Supportive Family Policies: Embrace family life with enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, and Shared Parental Leave schemes
- Health and Well-being Support: Access to confidential counselling 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme; advice and face-to-face interventionfrom via our Physiotherapy Advice Line; healthcare assessment
- Flexible Working: Take advantage of our Flexitime scheme, allowing you to tailor your work hours within our Work Life Balance policy
- Financial Assistance: Benefit from being enrolled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), childcare support, interest-free season ticket loans, and assistance with the cost of eyesight testing and glasses for DSE use
- Training and Development: Elevate your skills with tailored training, developmental support, and over 300 eLearning modules available through our online Training Room
Further information:
We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from women and global majority candidates; if this is you, we invite you to join an online briefing, on 26 February from 1-2pm.
Application Process:
UCU requires its employees to work from their office/in the field for at least 60% of their working week. They may apply to work from home for the remaining 40%.
We need your support to make sure our employees come from a variety of backgrounds, so we especially welcome applications from disadvantaged communities. Even if you are not selected, it would be really helpful if you could complete the diversity & inclusion data when you apply for this role.
UCU is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Closing date for applications: Friday 6 March at 10 am
Interview date: Tuesday 31 March
To submit your application for this exciting Bargaining Support Official opportunity, please click Apply now!
