UNI Europa, the European services workers' union, is recruiting a Project coordinator covering for the Property Services and UNI Care sector (2 years contract).
1. About UNI Europa, the European Services Workers Union
UNI Europa is a European trade union federation based in Brussels, which represents 270 trade unions with more than 7 million members throughout Europe.
UNI Europa’s strategy is to build power for working people through strong unions and collective bargaining. We work towards a social Europe with quality jobs and fair working conditions for everyone.
We promote and advocate workers and trade union interests towards EU institutions and multinational companies. UNI Europa is part of UNI Global Union.
2. About the job
UNI Property Services & UNICARE are growing, exciting and dynamic sectors within UNI Europa. The sector has developed a project on devising union strategies to tackle high labour turnover and labour shortages in the respective services sectors.
As the project coordinator within Property Services and UNICARE, you will have a key role in assisting with the implementation of this project. Some of these activities will include providing strategic input, conducting research and preparing documents, communicating with affiliates and European Works Council representatives on important developments, as well as facilitating interactive workshops and other meetings.
As project coordinator your main tasks will be to:
- Handle the project on a day-to-day basis;
- Produce research, analysis and advocacy materials, including corporate and country profiles to support the work of UNI Property Services, UNICARE and its affiliates;
- Work with affiliates to strengthen and engage trade union alliances and European Works Councils to increase union power;
- Assist the Director with the development of effective relationships with employers and UNI Europa affiliates;
- Organise and coordinate meetings with affiliates, the European institutions, employers and other stakeholders at the European level;
- Monitor and report on developments relevant to the sector, including activities of affiliates;
- Prepare material, presentations and publications, minutes, policy briefings and documents for meetings, conferences and forums (coordination of the process, formatting, translation, proofreading, inserting changes, etc.);
- Carrying out practical organisation and follow-up of meetings, events and trips including administering invoices and reimbursements;
- Organising and maintaining a good filing and archive system;
- Performing other operational, administrative, technical and logistical tasks;
- Select meeting topics and facilitate interactive workshops with the goal of building a European-wide trade union response;
- Assist the Director of Property Services and UNICARE to develop follow-up projects.
The project coordinator will report to the Regional Secretary and the Director of Property Services and UNICARE.
3. The Successful Candidate
Our successful candidate will have:
- A strong personal commitment to the goals of UNI Europa and the trade union movement;
- Strong writing, public speaking and communication skills;
- Fluency in English and knowledge of a second official UNI Europa language (German, French, Spanish, Swedish), spoken and written, is essential. Knowledge of any other languages is an advantage;
- Prior experience working in NGOs, social movements, campaigns and/or projects;
- A deep understanding of contemporary labour problems, the challenges facing unions and the role comprehensive and strategic campaigns play in supporting union objectives in organising, negotiations and policy matters;
- The ability to engage in responsible financial oversight of activities and projects respecting budgetary limitations;
- An advantage for candidates is experience in trade union work at national and/or international level in some of the key areas of work mentioned above and research experience relating to trade unions or international workers’ rights would be an advantage.
In addition, the successful candidate:
- Can work well with affiliates and European Works Councils with differing experiences, industrial relations systems and trade union cultures;
- Has experience in developing personal work plans and goals;
- Has good inter-personal and partnership skills;
- Has the ability to plan strategically and administratively and effective time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
4. Remuneration
UNI Europa offers attractive conditions with a competitive salary and an attractive package of fringe benefits in line with seniority and work experience. This includes complementary hospital insurance, a complementary pension scheme and meal vouchers.
The successful candidate will be based in Brussels/Belgium.
5. How to apply
Applications to the position must be sent to Véronique Ernould, Director - Human Resources and Office Management at veronique.ernould@uniglobalunion.org no later than January 6th, 2020 and include:
Interviews will take place mid-January 2020.
6. Data management
For us to comply with new data protection laws, UNI Europa does not retain unsuccessful candidate applications. If you would like to know about future employment opportunities, please visit our employment website where all our vacancies are posted http://www.uniglobalunion.org/about-us/jobs.
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