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Leeds Organising Assistant
ACORN
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Overview
Want to fight for low-income people in a supportive and exciting work environment? Come and work with us!
£22,932 Real Living Wage, rising to £23,182 after probation passed
Per year
Full time
(35 hours per week. 12 months fixed-term contract, with the view to be extended depending on funding.)
Leeds, with some travel across West Yorkshire
Key information
ACORN is a mass membership organisation and a direct action community union. By taking action on issues that affect us, we win real changes to our lives and in our communities.
ACORN is looking for an Organising Assistant to support the fight for social and economic change in West Yorkshire, starting on 6 October 2025!
About the role
As an Organising Assistant with ACORN, you will support our organising team with administration, member engagement and building power in West Yorkshire.
Your daily work will involve
- Assisting ACORN’s Field Director (the head of the Organising department) with day to day administration, diary and task management
- Ad hoc administrative support for our national organising team
- A secretarial role for the organising department including planning and logistics for quarterly meetings, writing reports, calendar management, administering our strategies for membership growth and retention
- Office management of our Leeds office based in Holbeck including room bookings and stock management
- Hands on organising work to support our campaigns and branches including weekly outreach (doorknocking or stalls,) turnout phone calls, supporting expansion of our anti-eviction work in West Yorkshire and supporting with actions
Why work for ACORN?
ACORN is committed to investing in the continued professional development of our organising staff. All staff are provided with a full week of community organising training when they first start the job followed by close supervisory support during their probation period to ensure they have the confidence and skills necessary to develop. Regular training sessions are delivered beyond the probationary period in order to promote the continuous personal and professional development of the organising team. We are well known for having the best organising training of any community organisation and you will be well-equipped with all the resources and tools you need to succeed. By working as our Organising Assistant you can help streamline our work to support our organisers to focus on developing members and fighting campaigns.
ACORN is a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and you are happy to disclose this to us, you will have the option to on the application form. Unfortunately if we have a large number of applications we cannot guarantee an interview to every disabled candidate.
Requirements
No formal qualifications are necessary! We’re primarily looking for candidates with a strong work ethic, good listening skills and the ability to motivate others.
For more specific information on the role and its requirements, please refer to the full [LINK FOR Job Description and Selection Criteria]
ACORN is committed to investing in the continued professional development of our organising staff. Please refer to the Job Description and Selection Criteria for information on the training and support you will receive as an ACORN staff member.