The National Union of Workers is seeking to employ a Union Organiser based out of its Adelaide office, South Australia. This is an opportunity for an individual with a commitment to union values to work in a dynamic and challenging role. While the position is based in Adelaide, it will cover worksites throughout South Australia, and you will also be part of a national team.

The successful applicant will have the following industrial responsibilities:

• Problem solving and empowering workers to resolve day to day industrial issues.
• Provide industrial advice and assistance.
• Organise workers to build their power and influence to improve their workplace’s/industries through enterprise bargaining.
• Planning and implementing workplace specific, community or industry campaigns to promote members’ interests.
• Building a strong and effective union in workplaces by joining non-union members to the union.
• Workplace mapping, issue identification and new member organising.
• Running mass meetings with members.
• Building sustainable union structures in our workplaces and industries.
• Enforcing of Agreements and Awards.

Essential Skills:

• Demonstrated commitment to trade unionism, social justice and labour values.
• A current drivers’ license.
• The ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment.
• Strong time management and personal organisational skills, including the ability to perform work within specified timelines and plan work systematically and effectively.
• Ability to work outside of ordinary working hours.

A background in Union organising, industrial relations or working for a Not-for-profit organisation or law firm, will be considered favourably.

Remuneration will be based on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.