Union Labour Relations Officer
3 weeks ago
**Employment Opportunity**
**United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401**
**Union Labour Relations Officer - Communications**
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 is Alberta’s largest private sector union with 32,000 members working in diverse industries such as retail, food processing, beverage production, hospitality, gaming, and education. We are part of the 1.3-million-member
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, representing working people across
North America.
Our growing local union is currently seeking a **Union Labour Relations Officer -**
**Communications **to work out of our Calgary Office. This role will support our Communications
Department to develop coherent and effective message, voice and brand of the local union. They will build and enhance the digital organizing efforts of the local union to support advocacy of current members and recruitment of new members. They will be responsible to assist with growing the communications capacity of the local union by involving different departments in the production and distribution of communications initiatives and products.
The role requires contribution to positive interaction with the membership, positive public relations of the local union with external stakeholders such as employers, decision -makers, allied organizations and the general public. You will contribute to a recognizable, persuasive, and coherent internal and external brand for the local union and help to develop understanding and analysis of broad trends and current events that are impacting works, the labour movement and the local union. You will help create an inclusive and diverse environment for members to engage with the local union and build and maintain productive relationships with community partners and allies of the local union.
We offer a highly competitive compensation package with lots of opportunity for interesting and challenging work.
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Contribute to a recognizable, persuasive, and coherent internal and external brand for our local union.
- Contribute to coherent and effective message and voice of the local union.
- Better collect, analyze, and utilize data on characteristics of local union members, their issues, and activities
- Help to develop understanding and analysis of broad trends and current events impacting workers, the labour movement, and our local union.
- Build and enhance the digital organizing efforts of our local union to support advocacy of current members and recruitment of new members.
- Research new and innovative methods to engage workers.
- Supporting the evaluation of organizing campaigns through digital methods.
- Grow the communications capacity of local union staff by involving different departments in the production and distribution of communications initiatives.
- Contribute to positive public relations of the local union with external stakeholders such as employers, decision-makers, allied organizations, and the general public.
- Build capacity of membership to act as effective advocates and representatives of local union though strategic communications and messaging.
- Increase audience size and reach a greater number of members with local union messaging, mission, and values.
- Increase engagement with racialized workers, younger, women, BIPOC,
2SLGBTQ+, Gender Diverse, and differently abled union members.
- Demonstrate the success of our work to members, the public and external stakeholders.
- Make sure the public understands the work of our local union by being involved in community activities.
- Work effectively and respectfully with all departments, staff, Executive Board, and members.
**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
Applicants must have the following competencies for this position:
- College or University degree in Political Science, Communications, Advertising,
Marketing, and/or Labour Studies or related field.
- 5 years combined experience with labour union, labour movement, allied movements or non-profit, preferably in communications role.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite, Wordpress CMS, Adobe Design Suite, mass
- texting platform (Hustle, etc.), social media management skills
- Experience in data collection and research.
- Understanding and experience working with a membership-based organization considered an asset
- Advertising and marketing experience, both traditional and digital, considered an asset.
**OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS**:
- Leadership skills (leading others who are also in local union positions).
- Ability to navigate through complex relationship with staff and community organizations.
- Ability to self-direct and demonstrate initiative within existing reporting structure.
- Organized and adaptable.
- Strategic, creative, and analytical thinking.
- Detail-oriented.
Assets:
- Analytical Thinking
- Creative Thinking
- Exceptional Communication
- Networking & Relationship Building
- Creative P
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