Union Job Vacancies
Service and Food Workers Union - Nga Ringa Tota
CAMPAIGN LEAD ORGANISER - Northern Region
The Service and Food Workers Union - Nga Ringa Tota is a large union organising workers in a wide range of industries, in both public and private sectors.
We currently have a vacancy for a fulltime lead organiser based in our Auckland office.
You will have:
• Experience of working in the union movement as an organiser and/or campaigner.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• An ability to work effectively in a team and on your own.
• An ability to move people from inaction to action.
• The ability to empower others.
• Strong inter-personal skills with ability to motivate workers from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Strong verbal communication skills, including one-to-one, telephone communication and meeting skills.
• Good written skills.
• A determined desire to organise workers to improve their and their families’ lives.
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice.
To obtain a job description and application form, please contact Nevine Tawfik, Senior Secretary.
Email: nevine.tawfik
Phone: 375 2680, ext 817
Written applications along with a covering letter and CV are to be received by 5pm on Friday, 10 July 2009. This position has been previously advertised, but we are opening it up again to attract a wider pool of applicants.
Finsec (The Finance Sector Union)
Organiser Legal Vacancy - Auckland
Finsec (The Finance Sector Union) is looking to employ a full-time Organiser–Legal in its Auckland office. The main functions of this role are providing employment related advice and representation, dealing employment disputes including mediation and Employment Authority hearings and providing general in-house legal advice.
Are you:-
-About to be or have recently become legally qualified
-Interested in using your skills in a ‘real’ environment making a difference in the lives of workers rather than slogging it out on the corporate ladder
-Politically and socially minded
-Able to manage your time well
If so, we want to talk to you. You will need a strong work ethic, be able to work under pressure and possess a good sense of humour. In return we offer a great team to work with and a very competitive remuneration package.
Please forward your CV with a covering application letter to Barbara Moses at barbara@finsec.org.nz or, or post to PO Box 27-355, Wellington. For more information or a copy of the Job Description please email, or telephone 04-385-7723. Applications close Friday July 10, 2009.
PPTA
RELIEVING FIELD OFFICER VACANCY – DUNEDIN
PPTA is seeking to appoint a relieving Field Officer in our Dunedin office for term 3 2009 – ie. from 20 July to 25 September 2009.
A job description and application form may be obtained from Julie Elliott by phoning (04) 913 4228 or email jelliott@ppta.org.nz. Queries about this position should be addressed to Colin Moore, Deputy General Secretary, Ph (04) 913 4225 or email cmoore@ppta.org.nz.
Applications should be marked confidential and addressed to:
Julie Elliott
(Staff Vacancy)
NZ Post Primary Teachers’ Association
PO Box 2119
Wellington
Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 3 July 2009.
NZNO Nurses Organisation
EDUCATOR-ORGANISER - Hamilton
• Based in the Hamilton NZNO Office of New Zealand’s largest health sector union
• Responsible for organising and supporting members and delegates throughout the Hamilton region.
• Providing delegate education in the Waikato region.
• Working with a team of experienced organisers
Do you have any of the following attributes?
A demonstrated passion for fairness and equity
A commitment to union and or community activism
Experience in adult education
Great organisational, campaigning and communication skills
An understanding of issues facing the health sector and working women
Please apply by Friday 26 June 2009 to:
Donna Simpson
Office Manager
donnas@nzno.org.nz
NZ Nurses Organisation
PO Box 8921
Symonds St
Auckland
