Worker Organiser
Deadline: Tuesday 13 May 2025.
Platform’s ‘North Sea Just Transition’ project works towards a managed phase-out of oil and gas extraction in the UK North Sea that protects the rights and livelihoods of the oil and gas workforce and impacted communities.
This project seeks to envision, popularise and campaign to bring about a democratic, just, and sustainable energy system for communities currently reliant on the oil and gas industry. The UK’s offshore wind capacity is rapidly being developed and yet there is little focus on public and community ownership or benefit. If we are to avoid the mistakes of the past we must organise now for different models of ownership and control.
Platform’s new Worker Organiser will work with energy workers across the north east of Scotland to change this reality, situating the project within Platform’s broader work on just transition and public ownership.
About the role
This 12 month post will lead on worker outreach and organising with onshore and offshore energy workers. Working from our existing contact list, and making new contacts through online and in person outreach, you will be responsible for building links with energy workers and community members and planning interventions.
Being based in the north east of Scotland will be a significant advantage, and we encourage applications from people based in for example Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highlands. However, this role would also work if you were able to travel there regularly.
Read the full role brief and person specification here.
Details
Start date: ASAP, dependent on candidate availability
Hours: 3 to 4 days, dependent on candidate preference: 24 or 32 hours per week based on a 40 hour week, flexible hours possible.
Contract: 12 months fixed term, subject to 3 months probation.
Salary details: £46,030.51 FTE, pro rata £36,824.41 (4 days per week) or £27,618.31 (3 days per week), subject to Platform’s Social Justice Waging Policy.
Location: Living in or the ability to regularly travel to the north east of Scotland (Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highlands) is essential. Platform is based at Oxford House in London, but many staff work remotely. Flexible remote working can be negotiated, and our staff team currently includes people based in London, Bristol, Liverpool, Machynlleth, Kent, Cambridge and Glasgow.
Responsible to: Management Group, Trustees
How to apply
Please read the full application pack before applying.
Deadline: Submit your application via email by 5pm on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
Please email us your CV and a supporting statement (2 pages max), including:
- Specific examples of how you meet relevant criteria listed in the Essential and Desirable sections of the Person Specification. Examples can be from paid or unpaid experience. We do not expect anyone to meet every single criterion.
- Why you want this job
- Why you would like to join Platform
- Where you saw the job advertised
Please also complete an Equal Opportunities form. These are used for our own monitoring purposes so we can improve our recruitment process to make it more accessible and inclusive. The information will not be used for selection purposes except for the positive action described below.
Email your application to recruitment@platformlondon.org by 5pm on Tuesday 13 May. Please use the subject heading: ‘Application for Worker Organiser’.
Due to limited capacity we are unfortunately unable to reply to applicants who have not been invited for an interview.
First round interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 26 May.
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