TUC Education Officer

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Grade 8 £45,981 pa rising incrementally to £47,838 including LW

Permanent -  35 Hours per week

Based in Glasgow

The post holder will contribute to the strategic development of TUC Education and be responsible for the effective development, organisation and delivery of TUC Education in Scotland.   Being part of a TUC Education national team responsible for the development and delivery of digital and classroom learning programmes and services to TUC affiliates, internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will need to have: 

• Experience in developing, organising and delivering education and training programmes

• excellent ICT skills including Microsoft packages (e.g. PowerPoint, Word and Excel)

• sound presentation skills including ability to communicate complex information in readily understood terms to a variety of audiences

• knowledge and understanding of education theory and practice

• current knowledge of e-learning approaches, developments and trends

• knowledge of Scotland and its economy

The closing date for completed applications for this post is 12 noon Friday 22 June 2018.  This is a two-stage interview process, with the first stage interview on Tuesday 3 July 2018.  Date for second stage to be arranged.

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

TUC staff enjoy a good benefits package including final salary pension scheme and other benefits.  The TUC values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from within and outside of the trade union movement. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic (BME) candidates, who are underrepresented at this grade in the TUC. 

For an application pack e-mail: jobs@tuc.org.uk or download from https:/www.tuc.org.uk/jobs  or leave a message on voicemail 020 7467 1340. Please quote the job reference number when applying for an application pack.