Trade Union Official

1 week ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom British Dietetic Association Full time

**Location**: Home based with occasional travel to Birmingham office.
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Part time, 18 hours per week
**Salary**: £20,748pa - £22,932pa actual salary

**Benefits**: Competitive

The British Dietetic Association is the professional organisation and Trade Union for dietitians in the UK, representing and supporting over 10,500 members in a variety of employment settings.

We are seeking an experienced trade union official to support, represent and protect the interests of members in employment matters and to represent the BDA Trade Union within a wide range of union and political environments in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Responsibilities will include the provision of advice and representation to members employed in the NHS and other sectors, collective negotiations, organising, and working with BDA lay structures. Your highly developed communication and influencing skills, along with your ability to project manage, problem solve and use initiative will be essential in carrying out this role.

The BDA is proud of its award-winning status within the sector, winning the Memcom Member Engagement Award 2015, the 'Best Social Media Campaign' at the Association Congress 2016, as well as 'Best Trade Union Website' at the TUC Media Awards 2016. In 2018 we won the AAE Best Member E-newsletter and Best Social Media Campaign, whilst being shortlisted for Best Association Magazine by the Association Excellent Awards. BDA staff have also won Best Young Association Executive 2017 and were awarded runner up for CEO of the Year 2018.

**You may also have experience in the following**: HR Advisor, Employment Law Advisor, Union Rep, Trade Union, Human Resources Advisor, HR Administrator, Human Resources Administrator, HR Assistant, Human Resources, Employment Relations, etc

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