NTEU: Division Industrial Officer (Queensland Division)

at  Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU

• Level 7 – $119,576 to $132,019
• Additional 17% employer superannuation
• Rewarding opportunity with a progressive organisation
  The NTEU (Queensland Division) is seeking to employ a full-time Industrial Officer to be based primarily at the Queensland Division Office in Taringa. The position involves regular travel to all Queensland campuses. This is a full-time, permanent position.
  The NTEU is a federally registered membership-led union with coverage of academic and general staff in higher education. The NTEU represents workers in all Queensland universities and their associated student organisations, research institutes and companies.
  The NTEU strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. The NTEU has a longstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment strategy (under revision) and a successful Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicant would work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NTEU staff and elected officials. More information available on application.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent; campaign skills (including a demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the principles of organising); training skills; experience in the trade union movement and commitment to trade union principles; demonstrated experience in advocacy before tribunals; demonstrated experience in negotiating agreements; excellent communication skills; and a current drivers licence.

Co-ordinating industrial and organising campaigns; providing members with industrial advice and training; negotiating collective agreements; advocacy before industrial tribunals and internal university tribunals; and negotiating with higher education managements on individual and collective cases and disputes.