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Senior Organiser - Collieries' Staff and Officials Association (Professionals Australia)

  • Protect workers’ rights in Australia’s fast changing resources
  • Be part of a team running leading edge cases and organising
  • Be involved in transition strategies to the net zero economy.
  • Be involved in multi-employer bargaining.
  • Attractive salary package, up to $110 000 + 35-hour week + RDO

The Organisation

The Collieries' Staff and Officials Association (CSOA) is a division of Professionals Australia (formerly APESMA) and represents staff employed in the coal mining industry. CSOA makes a positive difference in members’ workplaces ensuring workers are remunerated and treated fairly during these times of significant change.

 

The Role

With the quickly changing needs of members front of mind, you will drive and increase the influence of workers across all site locations. As part of a small and skilled team of organisers and lawyers, you will work across interlinked industrial, legal and organising strategies. The role will ideally be based in Brisbane or Sydney, however regional resources hubs like Mackay (Qld) will be considered. Specifically, you will:

  • Implement workplace campaigns and
  • Develop campaigns to empower
  • Travel across NSW & QLD regularly to conduct key collective
  • Recruit and grow
  • Manage internal and external stakeholder

 

Skills Required

You will have the skills and initiative to implement campaigns and coordinate work with your colleagues to achieve targeted outcomes. This position would be highly suited to candidates experienced in industrial relations who bring a high level of enthusiasm and initiative. You have a demonstrated ability to:

  • Negotiate successful outcomes and drive bargaining
  • Implement legal, industrial campaigns and organising
  • Advocate, negotiate and apply influential leadership
  • Offer working knowledge of contemporary employment
  • Work collaboratively within a dynamic small knit

 

If you want to support the process of a just transition for this national workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in sustaining Australia’s fast changing resources economy then please apply by forwarding your resume, together with a cover letter addressing the skills required above to InfoCSD@professionalsaustralia.org.au. To discuss further this opportunity contact Catherine Bolger, Director Collieries’ Staff Division on 0413 746 430.

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