Membership Service Officer - Edmonton, AB, Canada - Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

Description

Membership Services Officer - 2 Temporary (6 month) - Edmonton

Please be advised that there are 2 temporary (6 month) Membership Services Officer positions available with an initial work assignment in Edmonton.

Please be advised that there are 2 temporary (6 month) Membership Services Officer positions available with an initial work assignment in Edmonton within the Labour Relations Department.

The Membership Services Officer position is a responsible position where Labour Relations assignments are performed in areas identified by AUPE.

The focus includes, but is not limited to, providing labour relations services to existing members (i.e. grievance handling, contract interpretation, Local/Chapter administration), presenting AUPE sponsored education courses to the membership and assisting in collective bargaining as assigned.
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Political Science or a related field would be an asset.

Demonstrated organizational, writing, research, communication and interpersonal skills and leadership qualities.
Having background knowledge of the labour movement in general, and AUPE in particular, is an asset.

On the Job:

Nine (9) months on the job to become familiar with the filing system, database, computer systems, related programs/software, and AUPE policies and procedures.

Assist and advise Local/Chapter Officers in carrying out their duties.
Assist in the development and delivery of AUPE services for the membership.
Assist Locals/Chapters and members, as required, in a variety of areas.
Any revisions of the job description must be approved by the Executive Director.

AUPE is the largest public sector union in Alberta and represents approximately 103,200 jobs across the province in four sectors including: health care, education, government services, and agencies, boards and commissions.

20,800 direct employees of the Alberta provincial government;
~68,400 health care employees at public, private, and not-for-profit health care providers, this includes auxiliary nursing care employees and the general support services employees of Alberta;
~10,800 in the education sector, who work in support roles at fifteen post-secondary institutions and three school boards across Alberta; 3,200 boards, agencies, and commissions employees who work for a variety of mostly public sector employers like municipal governments.

Together our opinions, strengths, experiences, and diverse backgrounds ensure full and equal participation for all in our community.