About this role
About the Role Based in Zanesville, Ohio, the UniServ Labor Relations Consultant supports the Ohio Education Association (OEA) and the United Education Profession in organizing, bargaining, and advocacy on behalf of Ohio’s public educators. The role focuses on membership recruitment, engagement, and local association development, with responsibilities spanning organizing, collective bargaining, member rights advocacy, communications, political advocacy, and training. What You'll Do
- Plans, assists, and/or serves as a consultant to local associations in the collective bargaining process.
- Assists members and locals in member rights advocacy.
- Advises leaders in dealing with local operations and assists in local association program development.
- Assists in the development and dissemination of general communications and may serve as public spokesperson as assigned.
- Helps locals develop effective internal and external public relations programs.
- Uses OEA/NEA resource personnel and participates in providing programs and support to local associations and members through learning and engagement opportunities such as workshops and trainings.
- Assists locals with political advocacy at the local, state and national levels.
- Provides assistance in crisis situations as assigned.
- Assists existing, new and potential locals in internal and external organizing activities. Collaborates with UniServ Organizers as required.
- Assists members and locals with professional issues advocacy.
- Plans, develops, and provides training for leaders and members.
- Serves in field operations as assigned.
- Serves as a liaison/advisor and subject matter expert as assigned.
- Attends major conferences, workshops, etc. in areas of assignment and disseminates relevant information obtained at said approved professional training.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor within the job description.