Prospect union
Negotiations Executive
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Job Title: Negotiations Executive
Location: London
Salary: £53,045 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 160,000 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 in our Aviation Sector Team. 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 recognized or not recognized.
The ideal candidate will have experience in dealing with personal case work and collective bargaining/consultation and working with various stakeholders across the organization 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.
- 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.
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Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Knowledge of/background in the trade union movement.
- Knowledge of the Aviation sector.
- Proficient in the 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 select ‘Apply now’.
As part of the application 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: 14th August 2026 – Noon (CV’s alone will not be accepted)
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25th August at our London, Victoria office.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Prospect Union is committed to creating a diverse environment and is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All our applicants will be given careful consideration for employment regardless of race, color, 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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About Us
Prospect is a leading trade union that delivers advice, support, representation, and a voice for our members. We are a not-for-profit organization with over 250 staff helping to support more than 150,000 people in specialist, professional, and technical roles across the private and public sectors. The Bectu Sector of Prospect represents both employees and freelancers working in Film, TV, Broadcasting, and theatre and live events.
Our members want to get on at work. They work in a diverse range of professions, including energy, science, engineering, heritage, defense, entertainment, and digital. As a union for modern working life, we aim to get the best deal for our members by using evidence and building partnerships – while never being scared to call employers out when they get things wrong.
Our priorities are to grow our membership through attracting new members and to improve our impact, whether that is helping members win improvements at work or changing the policy environment which affects them.
Diversity is an important value for the trade union movement, and as an organization, we are passionate about promoting equality and equity at work and are committed to it for all our staff; we would be particularly interested in applications from groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.
Prospect is a great place to work – We offer a good work-life balance, flexible working options, and offer support for learning and development.
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