Job Title: Negotiations Executive

Location: London

Salary: £51,500 per annum plus London Weighting

Job Type: Permanent (hybrid arrangement – 3 days in office, up to 2 days working from home)

Working Pattern: Full time (35 hours)

About Us: Prospect is the trade union of choice for over 157,000 professionals, specialists and managers from across the UK. Our members vary from nuclear physicists and engineers to film directors and cinematographers – with many more in between. For each of these members we provide advice, support, and representation. Join us and you can make a real difference to the lives of working people. 

Job Description: We are looking for a Negotiations Executive to work across our Heritage and IT and Telecoms Sector Teams. In this role, you will be responsible for providing individual and collective representation, support and advice to members and branches to meet their needs and ensure successful outcomes.  This could be in an environment where the union is recognised or not recognised.

The ideal candidate will have experience in dealing with personal case work and collective bargaining/consultation and working with various stakeholders across the organisation both internally and externally, as well as a passion for working for a Trade Union. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Individual and collective representation.
• Conducting effective negotiations.
• Individual casework to the level at which internal procedures are exhausted.
• Branch development and recruitment, working with Organiser / Organising Official.
• Overall responsibility c1,500 members, 8 branches
• Support for campaigning

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Negotiating experience in a trade union environment.
• Experience of working proactively, self-managing time and workload.
• Experience of resolving member case work.
• Experience of working successfully with volunteers and wider stakeholders.
• Experience of contributing to campaign activity.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

·        Knowledge of/background in the trade union movement.

·        Knowledge of Heritage and IT & Telecoms sectors.

·        Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications including; Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams/MS Project (or equivalent).

·        Knowledge of pensions.

·        Knowledge of health and safety.

How to Apply

To apply please go to our Careers webpage, choose this vacancy and select ‘Apply now’.

Negotiations Executive

As part of the applications process you will need to complete an application form which will ask for details of your work, education and training history and to complete a supporting statement. Our panel will use the information shared in the application to shortlist so please use the space to demonstrate how your experience, knowledge, skills and personal qualities meet the outlined requirements.

We would recommend reviewing the Role Profile/Job Specification linked at the bottom of this advert.

If you have any questions, please contact: peopleandops@prospect.org.uk.

Closing date: 21st January 2026 – Noon (CV’s alone will not be accepted)

Interviews will be held on 2nd February at our London, Victoria office.

Prospect Union is committed to create a diverse environment and is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All our applicants will be given careful consideration for employment regardless to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, age, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, and any other protected status.

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