Economist
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The vacancy
| Location | The role will be based in Unite’s Central office in Holborn, London. |
| Reports to | Head of National Bargaining & Disputes Support Unit |
| Salary | Grade 7, 8 or 9 - to be determined depending on experience, plus £4,979.00 per annum London Allowance. Grade 7 - £47,182 (Rising to £50,488.00 per annum full time after 12 months in post). Grade 8 - £54,018 (Rising to £57,802.00 per annum full time after 12 months in post). Grade 9 - £61,848 (Rising to £66,176.00 per annum full time after 12 months in post). |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Hours | 34 Hours per Week |
| Working Pattern | Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5 pm – Friday 9 am to 4 pm. |
| Benefits | 36 days annual leave, London Weighting Allowance, plus a final salary pension scheme |
Put your economics skills to work, help us rebuild the power of the workers’ movement.
We believe it’s time for the trade union movement to be reborn. Unite, as the biggest industrial union in Britain and Ireland, is leading the way. Since the election of our new general secretary Sharon Graham two and a half years ago, we have fought over 800 industrial disputes and won over £430 million for our members. But this is just the beginning.
It is our members, reps and shop stewards who win these battles and build power on the ground. But to do so they need ammunition: including rigorous analysis from our inter-disciplinary team of strategic researchers with expertise in economics, forensic accounting, statistics, data science, and more. As an economist in our team, you will help analyse industries, model global supply chain networks, forecast sector demand, help build worker-led transition plans – and much more. You will never stop learning.
And you will help us shift the big narratives. Our cutting-edge research on profit-driven “greedflation” pushed the national debate, boosting workers’ confidence to demand their share. In a general election year, you will help realise our Workers’ Manifesto, our own vision of an economy run for and by working people. You will help work on long-term strategies to rebuild industry and investment, with a worker-led green transition that leaves no one behind.
Working for us is not like working at a think tank or university. This is a live struggle, with people’s futures immediately at stake. If you have passion and commitment, an inquiring mind – and you want to see your research have an impact, we’d like to hear from you.
This position is open to applicants with varying experience, from recent PhD students to senior economists.
This role is being advertised internally and externally. Applications are encouraged from people who are under-represented in the union. We actively encourage women, Black and Asian Ethnic minority, disabled and LGBT+ people to apply.
Interested applicants are invited to apply by clicking on the green “Apply Now” button. A copy of the Job Description and Person Specification can be found in the documents section.
For any queries, please email recruitment@unitetheunion.org.
CVs are/are not accepted as part of the application.
Unite reserves the right to withdraw this role at any time.
Please be advised that the successful candidate may be required to undertake a DBS check as part of their pre-employment checks dependent on the nature of the role.
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Unite the Union
Unite is the union for the 21st century, meeting the greatest challenges facing working people today. It is a democratic and campaigning union, which fights back for employees in the workplace, protects workers' rights and takes trade unionism out to millions of unorganised workers.
It is a union that stands up for equality and advances members' interests on a political and national level. Unite is also active on a global scale building ever stronger links with trade unions around the world to confront the challenges of our globalised economy.
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Sharon Graham
Unite General Secretary
It is a great privilege to be elected as your General Secretary, on a clear mandate for positive change.
Unite members face a critical time. Many employers are emboldened, tactics such as "Fire and Rehire" are becoming increasingly common, jobs are under threat and pay rates are under attack.
I have been elected to do what it says on the trade union tin - fight for jobs, pay and conditions. Now is the time to build strong, effective trade unionism at every workplace.
The pledges made in my election manifesto will be delivered. The task of delivering on that begins immediately.
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