Skills and Knowledge:
1.Negotiate to deliver union policy and strategy in enterprise agreements using strong knowledge of the federal industrial relations system and enterprise bargaining.
2.Recognise organising opportunities that arise from negotiations and identify them to the responsible team/campaign leader 3.Develop and work to a plan for the conduct of negotiations as a whole, or for a particular session of negotiations.
Communication:
4.Use excellent listening, verbal and interpersonal skills.
5.Display excellent writing skills will need to write agreements, letters, reports and analyse written documents and to take clear and accurate notes to record the progress and outcomes of negotiations.
6.Deal professionally with diverse groups of people, including members, non members, delegates, employers, union staff and union officials.
Background:
7.Demonstrated bargaining and advocacy experience is essential.
8.Knowledge of the public sector and experience dealing with and understanding public sector processes is a significant advantage
Attitudes and Behaviours:
9.A demonstrated commitment to trade unionism and its values is required.
10.All WCU staff are expected to demonstrate the following behaviours:
Nurture productive working relationships teamwork, respect for colleagues and all internal and external working relationships; Achieves Results and Demonstrate Creativity completing projects on time, being innovative and making a difference as well as helping to support organizational change.
Bargaining advocates will work:
To the CPSUs bargaining strategy and be accountable for conducting negotiations in line with CPSU policy.
As part of a bargaining campaign team directed by a team leader/union official/director.
Changeable hours and will be required from time to time to travel interstate to attend meetings and negotiations.
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