Project Officer Worker-led Transition
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The vacancy
Project Officer, Worker-led Transition
Grade 7 Salary £46,726 per annum, rising incrementally to £48,535 pa (pro-rated if part-time)
Contract - Fixed term for 32 months (to be extended to 36 months once funding is secured)
Hours - This role can be part-time or full-time. Maximum 35 hours per week (full-time), minimum 21 hours per week (3 days per week). Work pattern to be agreed with line manager.
Location - These roles can be based at the TUC’s regional offices in Newcastle (NE1 8TW), Birmingham (B3 2PA), Liverpool (L3 8EG), Leeds (LS11 5PS) or the Wales TUC office in Cardiff (CF11 9SD), depending on the right candidate. We will recruit these roles across a mix of the TUC’s flexible work policy applies, which allows working from home up to 5 days per fortnight (pro-rata).
About this Role
The Project Officers will form part of our Worker-led Transition project team, that aims to protect the future of UK manufacturing jobs while accelerating climate action. The Project Officers will work closely with trade union officers and workplace reps, supporting them to scrutinise employers’ plans for decarbonisation, and develop, promote, and advocate for plans that protect manufacturing jobs against offshoring while meeting vital climate targets.
The project focuses on the following industry sectors:
- Automotive
- Steel
- Ceramics
- Glass
- Chemicals
- Wood products
- Cement
- Offshore supply chains (e.g. assembly, metal fabrication)
The new Project Officers will be part of the TUC’s Worker-led Transition Team, and collaborate closely with affiliated unions; supporting partner organisation New Economy Organisers’ Network, as well as TUC policy staff and regional teams.
What qualifications, experience, skills, and knowledge do you need?
You will need:
- Experience supporting workers and their trade unions as a workplace representative or trade union activist
- Experience working in or with manufacturing, process industries, or related workplaces
- Presentation skills
- Knowledge of the manufacturing sector and/or a worker-led transition - preferably in one or more of the industrial sectors mentioned above
- Strong commitment to the values of the trade union movement, including to protecting manufacturing jobs and tackling climate change
- Competent teamwork, time-management, self-management and IT skills.
A degree is NOT a requirement.
If you’re not sure you meet the criteria, please don’t self-reject. You are welcome to contact the project managers on amarkovamminio@tuc.org.uk if you have any questions about the role.
We are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) applicants who are underrepresented in this part of the TUC.
If this is you and you’re interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing at 12 - 1 pm on Tuesday, 26 March 2024, about the post, to hear about the TUC and to ask questions of the recruiting manager. If you’d like to attend the briefing, please email jobs@tuc.org.uk by 12 midday on Friday 22 March. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply.
We also welcome applications from any candidate.
The closing date for completed applications for this post is 12 midday Wednesday 10 April. Interviews will be held on Monday 29th April and Wednesday 1st May.
TUC staff enjoy a good benefits package, including a final salary pension scheme and other benefits. Please read our staff terms and conditions document for additional information.
Carefully read the guidance notes before completing the application. The person specification contains the minimum criteria required for performing the position and the job description outlines the tasks, duties and responsibilities for the post
The TUC operates an anonymised recruitment process. Names are not included during shortlisting, and we don’t ask for details of educational institutions attended.
To apply for the post, click on the link
The organisation
The TUC exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. We bring together the 5.5 million working people who make up our 48 member unions.
We support trade unions to grow and thrive, and we stand up for everyone who works for a living. Every day, we campaign for more and better jobs, and a more equal, more prosperous country.
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