Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the UNISON Scotland Team.
Region
Scotland
Location
Inverness
Starting salary
35,403
Closing date
5 January 2026
Hours
35
Contract type
Full time, permanent
Reference
R7/70

About this job

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Responsibilities include:



Providing secretarial and administrative support to organising staff and branches



Working quickly and accurately while under pressure



Preparing correspondence, reports, newsletters, organising meetings, travel, accommodation, etc



You must have:



Accurate keyboard skills with a minimum of 50 wpm



IT proficiency in O365



Good communication and organisational skills



The ability to prioritise work, be flexible and operate well in a team



Ability to operate office machinery (photocopier, printer, franker, enveloping machine etc)



Applicants should have good oral and written communications skills, work in a team setting, knowledge of administrative systems and equipment and be familiar with IT systems.

How to apply

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To apply for this opportunity, please see the job description and person specification below and download and complete the general application form, and disability and recruitment monitoring forms (under "Documents").



Please note that only the general application form will be accepted, we do not accept CVs.



Please send completed application forms along with Recruitment and Disability monitoring forms to k.smith@unison.co.uk quoting Ref No R7/70.



The closing date for completed applications will be 5.00pm on Monday 5th January 2026.



Interviews to be held in Inverness Resource Centre on Friday 16th January 2026

About UNISON

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UNISON is the UK's leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.



UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.