TUC Northern Region, Project Worker Skills

Grade 6 £40,892 per annum

Hours 35 hours per week (happy to talk flexible working)

Fixed term contract to 30 September 2024 (happy to talk secondment)

Based at our regional office in Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8TW

We’re excited to offer this collaborative opportunity to work for the TUC joining our Northern regional team to support the delivery of a new joint skills project alongside the North of Tyne Combined Authority including:

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  developing strategies to increase adult access to learning;
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  increasing apprenticeships and learning at work opportunities;
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  working with ULRs, their employers and other stakeholders to identify skills gaps and growth opportunities in the area

What Experience, Skills, Knowledge and understanding do I need?

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  experience of trade unions and their role in workplaces
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  understanding of learning and skills; not for profit/ third sector or similar organisations
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  skilled in communication, research and data analysis, and building networks
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  knowledge of union learning and government policy and practice on learning and skills

If this is you, we’d love to hear from you. Have a look at our job description and person specification for more information, and also look at our website.

We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this grade in the TUC. If this is you and you’re interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing at 1 pm on Tuesday 4th April 2023 to hear more about the post and the TUC as an employer. If you’d like to attend the briefing, please email by no later than 12 noon on Friday 31st March 2023. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply for this position.

The closing date for completed applications for this post is 12 noon on Wednesday 12th April 2023. Interviews will be held in person on Friday 21st April 2023 at the TUC Northern Regional Office, Newcastle, NE1 8TW.

The TUC operates an anonymised recruitment process and names are not included during shortlisting. We don’t ask for details of educational institutions attended.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ button at the top of the advert page. To apply for the post, click on the link below.