Duties will include, but not limited to:

Recruitment of new members in existing and new workplaces. Grow and maintain Union density in existing workplaces.

• Build and develop strong Union structures in new and existing workplaces, including identifying and developing new and existing Delegates and HSRs.

• Ensure that all delegates participate in the Union education program and that opportunities are promoted for delegates to use skills learnt and to participate in further Union education.

• Identify and mentor workplace leaders.

• Develop and implement workplace organising plans, in line with the SA Branch Operational Plan.

• Utilise effective advocacy, negotiation, campaigning, record keeping, note taking and public speaking skills to ensure that the Union campaign objectives are met.

• Understand and utilise appropriate knowledge of industrial legislation and industrial tactics and strategy, to ensure that industrial action is effectively and appropriately developed, used, and managed.

• Attend and support enterprise bargaining negotiations ensuring that Union agreements meet the campaign objectives of the Union.

• Understand and employ corporate campaigning, research, and critical analysis tools to ensure the union campaign objectives are met and are effectively and efficiently targeted.

• Utilise and maintain record keeping through IMIS. Respond to workplace industrial issues.
• Attend workplace negotiations.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated commitment to trade unionism and social justice.
• Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills – ability to establish rapport, explore issues, encourage critical analysis, and gain commitment to action.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and mobilise potential Union members, existing Union members and workplace activists.
• Ability to analyse issues/problems and develop strategies to deal with them.
• Ability to deal professionally with diverse groups of people, including members, delegates, and Unions Officials.
• Driver’s license.

You will be accountable to the Rules, policy Union Leadership and Union Councils for your activity and have the capacity to critically report in respect to the Union policies.