University and College Union have a new opportunity for Regional Official West Midlands to join the team!
Reference Number: RO1
Salary: £72,414.00 p.a.
Hours: 35 per week
Contract: Permanent and full time
Location: Birmingham, B3 3AS
Closing Date: Wednesday 10 June at 10.00 am
About Us:
The University and College Union (UCU) represents over 120,000 academics, lecturers, trainers, instructors, researchers, managers, administrators, computer staff, librarians and postgraduates in universities, colleges, prisons, adult education and training organisations across the UK. We also have members in the private sector, for example in private training agencies and language schools, as well as members working on a freelance basis. Students training to teach in post-school education also belong to UCU.
Regional Official About the role:
UCU is seeking a Regional Official to lead our West Midlands regional team. In this rewarding role, based in our Birmingham office and reporting to the Head of Bargaining & Representation, your main duties will include:
Regional Official You:
Regional Official Benefits:
We offer a number of financial and welfare benefits to support our employees,
highlights include:
Note: working arrangements
UCU requires its employees to work from their office/in the field for at least 60% of their working week. They may apply to work from home for the remaining 40% but UCU cannot guarantee that this will be agreed.
Further information
We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from women and global majority candidates, who are currently underrepresented at this grade in UCU; if this is you and you are interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing, on Wednesday 3 June from 1pm. If you d like to attend the briefing, please refer to our website for details of how to apply.
Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring
We need your support to make sure our employees come from a variety of backgrounds, so we especially welcome applications from disadvantaged communities.
Equal Opportunities
UCU is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are happy to accept applications in alternative formats from applicants who, for reasons of disability, may find it difficult to fill in our standard form. Please see the advert on our website for further details
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10 June 2026 at 10am.
Interview date: Thursday 16 July 2026
To submit your application for this exciting Regional Official opportunity, please click Apply !
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