Community Development (Community Services & Development)
Permanent, full-time
From $121,786 (from 1 Jan 2025)
Purpose-driven work | Matching Kiwisaver up to 6.5%
26 days annual leave | Supportive internal network
Are you awesome at:
Developing growth strategies for organising in greenfields and worksites with low membership
Empowering people and supporting them to influence change
Leading teams, including staff in other locations
Coordinating and communicating with groups
Understanding the professional and industrial interests of educators?
Tasks are varied and include:
Leading and coordinating recruitment and organising plans across the motu with an emphasis on the private Early Childhood Education sector
Coaching, developing and leading growth team kaimahi to achieve success
Coordinating work with other lead organisers nationally
In this role you will empower your team to bring potential members into contact with their union with an eye towards recruitment and identifying activists. You will also support your team to work with worksites, member groups and member representatives to build a strong union. You will be responsible for deploying resources in your region to meet members' aims and you will evaluate and debrief your team's work. You will be knowledgeable in union organising as well as coaching and leading teams.
You will accompany colleagues to worksite visits and meetings and attend Lead Organiser national meetings so some travel is required.
We really value great ideas and enthusiasm and look forward to hearing from you about the skills you can bring to this role.
NZEI Te Riu Roa is committed to honouring and giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Candidates should either have or be committed to developing an understanding of Te Tiriti. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience in te reo and tikanga Maori. We have an allowance for fluent speakers of Te Reo Maori and offer work-time to study Te Reo Maori.
Applications must be made here : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K8NC7DN
and include a cover letter that tells us about yourself and why you would like to work for NZEI Te Riu Roa.
Applications close at 5pm Wednesday 4 December 2024.
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, and disabilities/abilities. An expectation of this role is to actively support and promote our diversity and inclusion principles. We want NZEI Te Riu Roa to be a place where you can bring your whole self to work.
Your application will include the following questions:
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
How many years' experience do you have as a Union Organiser?
Do you have a current New Zealand driver's licence?
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