Lead Organiser

Position Title:              Lead Organiser

Position Location:     Sydney

Employment Status:  Ongoing, Full Time (subject to probation)

Classification & Salary Range:    Organiser Level 3.1, $101,248 per annum (includes the Organiser Expense Allowance paid as salary), and 15.4% superannuation.

Position reports to:   Team Leader

Positions reporting to this position are:     Field Organisers

• Flexible work practices and access to accrued days off.
• Best practice leave provisions including paid primary carer leave (26 weeks) and supporting partner leave (six weeks); and paid family violence leave (20 days pro rata per annum, non-cumulative).
• Employer super contributions on paid or unpaid parental leave for a period equal to a maximum of 52 weeks.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.
• A strong commitment to training and development.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Salary sacrificing.

The primary function of this role is to develop and implement effective campaigns and strategies to assist members to bring about positive change in their workplaces. 

There is a strong emphasis on recruiting members and developing members, delegates and workplace leaders.

The position is focused on meeting key union objectives of:

• helping members achieve fairness at work, job security, and the best possible pay and decent conditions
• being a union that most employees want to join
• promoting our members’ issues in the public and political arena

Is this you?

• A passion for social justice and community campaigning or experience with progressive organisations or social justice causes.
• An ability and confidence to inspire, engage, develop and lead people to take action through positive conversations.
• An understanding that your work will always focus on recruitment and retention and growing our Union.
• A strong eagerness to work with people from diverse backgrounds to make a difference.

The CPSU will provide support and development to the successful applicant.

We are looking for a passionate Lead Organiser with experience leading, supervising and mentoring a team of field organisers, who can deliver key campaign and project objectives.  The successful candidate will have the capacity to develop and implement recruitment and retention organising strategies, integrating our industrial and political communication strategies, to help us win positive outcomes for our Union.

The position would offer the right candidate a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate their advanced people, project and campaign skills, combined with strong relationship management and strategic planning and thinking.

A competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience, will be offered to the successful candidate.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

• Demonstrated commitment to trade unionism and social justice
• Good knowledge of the federal industrial relations system, collective bargaining and union strategy for the bargaining environment
• Comprehensive understanding of organising theory, strategy and practice and application of the principles and techniques of organising
• Ability to develop, implement and analyse organising plans and to manage and prioritise work programs
• Excellent listening, verbal communication and interpersonal skills – demonstrated ability to apply organising communication frameworks
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team of organisers, delegates and workplace leaders, including a demonstrated ability to develop women delegates/leaders and appropriate diversity balance among delegates
• Ability to analyse complex issues/problems and develop strategies to deal with them
• Ability to conduct successful organising campaigns that build growth and sustainable union structures
• Ability to deal professionally with diverse groups of people, including members, delegates, employers, union staff and union officials
• Enthusiasm, energy and creativity to do a challenging job in a difficult environment

Desirable

• Knowledge of CPSU and CPSU workplaces is a significant advantage
• Experience in a variety of campaigning and organising techniques e.g. blitzes, alternative systematic contact methods, comprehensive campaigning
• Experience in negotiating and bargaining collective agreements
• Significant experience as a union organiser

• Good written communication skills – ability to write leaflets, letters or reports and analyse written documents
• Public speaking skills
• Computer skills in areas such as word processing, e-mail, internet, databases
• Current drivers license

Requirements of this position:

Willingness to work:

1. to a set organising plan (individual or team) and be accountable for delivering set objectives and targets
2. as directed by a team leader or union official
3. long and sometimes changing hours including some nights or weekends. Inter and intra state travel is an expectation.

Please submit your application by COB Monday, 22 June 2020

The CPSU is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for position. Selection is merit based.  Part time employment opportunities may be considered where suitable.