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Reference: 90873

Date Added: 16 November 2023
Closing Date: 4 December 2023

Job Title: Community Organiser x6

Working For: ACORN

Location: England and Wales

Salary: £21,840 - £23,400pa

Length of Contract: 12 months (with funding dependant extension)

Job Details

Are you looking for a fresh start for the New Year? Have you ever considered a career in community organising?

ACORN is now hiring 6 full time organisers to build power across England and Wales! The upcoming roles are:

Bristol Member Defence and Field Organiser
Cardiff Member Defence Organiser
Junior Membership Organiser
Leeds Field Organiser
Newcastle Member Defence Organiser
Remote Organiser

ACORN is a mass membership organisation and community union. By taking direct action on issues that affect us we win real changes to our lives and our communities. As an organiser with ACORN, you will be responsible for recruiting, developing and supporting members to take action on issues affecting them and the communities they come from.

For a full run down on the duties and responsibilities of each role, visit our website at: acorntheunion.org.uk/work_for_acorn

Who are we looking for?

No formal qualifications are necessary! We’re primarily looking for people with strong work ethics, good listening skills and the ability to motivate others.

We want to ensure that ACORN's workforce reflects the incredible communities that we organise in and that we meet our commitment to a hiring a diverse and inclusive staff team. As such, we strongly encourage women, people from ethnic minorities and LGBT+ candidates to apply for these positions.

How do I find out more?

We will be hosting a call over Zoom at 6pm on Wednesday November 22nd! Attend to hear from organisers at ACORN working for England and Wales’ fastest growing community union and to ask them any questions you have about these upcoming roles.

Register for the call here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf52bScG29gDWqspYX3FEnYTD8lbgkoPZ40g1Uw9NuFBSl8Nw/viewform

Closing Date: 4 December 2023

Interview/Start Dates

Application deadline: 11:59pm on closing date
Interview date: 11th or 12th December 2023 depending on the role
Start date: 29th January 2024

Application Details

For the full job description,candidate criteria, how to apply and all current or future job listings, please follow this link: https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk/work_for_acorn

Late applications will not be considered. If you have any questions, please contact us at community.organising.services@gmail.com

Website: http://acorntheunion.org.uk

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