National Officer - GMB National Office

About this Role

Applications are encouraged from people who are under-represented in the union. We actively encourage women, Black and Asian Ethnic minority/Global Majority Heritage, disabled and LGBT+ people to apply.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

GMB is a general trade union: we’re proud to represent working people from across the professional spectrum and all walks of life. We are currently seeking to fill a vacancy for a National Officer who will work within the Private Industry Section, but the successful candidate must be willing and capable of working across any of the GMB industrial sections or remits, if required.

Our union is a strong campaigning organisation that fights for the improved working rights of our members: from pay, health & safety and holiday, to equal pay, better protection of terms & conditions and dignity in the workplace. If it matters to our members, we fight to help them achieve it.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of a dynamic and progressive team helping to deliver on the key industrial strategy at a national level: this is a senior officer role leading the union’s negotiating and campaigning objectives across the organisation. Understandably, the role requires the successful candidate to be able to demonstrate significant negotiation and bargaining experience, as well as a proven track record of delivering membership growth through successful campaigning and organising strategies.

As a National Officer at GMB, the post-holder will also be expected to represent GMB publicly, whether with the media, politicians, or company leaders, and the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships, sometimes in complex situations, is a must.

The successful candidate will:

Set the overall industrial sectors’ organising objectives through the democratic processes within the sectors; demonstrable leadership and interpersonal skills is therefore a must

Lead and develop effective working arrangements with employers, officers, lay reps, other trade unions, the TUC and politicians; excellent relationship management skills are a must

Provide national leadership, specialist knowledge and representation nationally on all industrial negotiations and membership campaigns; therefore, possession of strong influencing and organising ability, together with a proven track record of negotiation and representation, is a must

Be a real team player, who demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and initiative

Information about the role:

Though the role is based at national office and will therefore be required to be in regular attendance in Euston, London, the union will consider requests for the standard place of work to be located in another GMB office in one of our regions.

The successful post-holder will be expected to attend regional or national meetings/events across all four nations of the UK, so a willingness to travel is a must.

The hours of work for this post are designated as ‘unspecified’, and there will therefore be a requirement for the successful candidate to work some unsocial hours, which may include some weekend or evening work, when required by the role.

Assessment Centre & Interview dates are to be confirmed.

In return, we offer excellent terms and benefits, including:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Childcare Assistance Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Eye Care claim back Scheme
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Annual Health Check

This is a varied and challenging role; if you think you may be who we're looking for and if you feel you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification of the job description, we’d like to hear from you.

Please note:

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered, so please ensure you have completed all sections of the application form (including referee details) and submitted no later than the specified deadline.

Further information

To apply:

Please click on the lick on this page, please also see the job description.

Any enquiries please email:

[email protected]