Industrial Advisor, Pay Equity

About the role

NZNO is looking for an Industrial Advisor to provide specialist advocacy, support and strategic advice that advances NZNO's pay equity goals. The role is part of the industrial team and will also work closely with the organising team on tactics and sector strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist advocacy and support on pay equity matters
• Advance NZNO's pay equity goals through strategic advice
• Lead and support advocacy on pay equity claims
• Work with the industrial team on pay equity strategy
• Collaborate with the organising team on tactics and sector strategies
• Design and implement campaigns

About you

• Comprehensive understanding of the Equal Pay Act 1972 and its amendments and the Employment Relations Act 2000
• Commitment to honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi and experience implementing uniquely Māori approaches to pay equity claims
• Strong union values
• Strong planning skills and the ability to influence
• Campaign design and implementation experience
• Political astuteness both internally and externally
• Demonstrated success in raising pay equity claims

About us

Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is the lead professional union for nurses. We represent more than 60,000 nurses, midwives, students, kaimahi hauora, and health workers in Aotearoa/New Zealand. We represent the interests of nurses on professional and employment related matters. NZNO embraces Te Tiriti o Waitangi and works to improve the health status of all people of Aotearoa/New Zealand through participation in health and social policy development.