The Regional Secretary is the senior paid official in the region. As the strategic head of the Regional Management Team the successful applicant will lead them on the delivery of UNISON’s agenda in the North West Region.

We wish to appoint a dynamic, progressive and committed individual who understands the challenges facing the organisation and as a member of UNISON’s Senior Management Group can contribute to the development of organisational strategy and planning to achieve UNISON’s internal and external objectives and priorities.

The Job

The successful candidate will:

Oversee the development and implementation of the national strategy in the Region and the regional plan to achieve UNISON’s national objectives including strategic accountability for policy development and the region’s political organisation and campaigning.

Manage and provide strategic leadership to the Regional Management Team

Champion and lead the implementation of strategic change in the region.

Promote partnership working with lay members through the region’s lay structures.

Develop performance standards and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of achieving the Region’s stated aims.

The Person

Dynamic and enthusiastic style of management and leadership with experience in leading major change management projects

Committed to the aims and values of UNISON.

Politically aware of the challenges encountered by working across public services in a devolved nation

Considerable experience of handling the media and developing a media strategy

Be familiar with appreciative enquiry management techniques.

Practical experience of complex negotiations and the achievement of collective bargaining and policy objectives during major reorganisation and change