The Trades Union Congress (TUC) exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. We bring together more than 5.5 million working people who make up our 48 member unions. We support unions to grow and thrive, and we stand up for everyone who works for a living.

Job ref: 32.25.ER

Grade 6 – £50,383 pa, rising incrementally to £52,082 pa (including London Weighting)

Full-time, Permanent – 35 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working.

Can you inspire others to help us change the world of work for good?

The TUC is looking for a great external affairs officer to raise the profile of the TUC and our campaign priorities with MPs and peers.

We need someone to manage relationships with political stakeholders, contribute to campaigns, write parliamentary briefings and keep us updated on what’s going on in Westminster.

You’ll be joining an External Affairs team that runs several high-profile campaigns and events every year, engages with a wide range of MPs, Ministers and other decision makers and supports our general secretary Paul Nowak to demand change for working people.

Our unions are out there fighting for jobs, equality and global justice. Join us.

What experience, skills, knowledge and understanding do you need?

• You’ll have some experience of campaigning for policy change
• You’ll know the political world well, and be familiar with the TUC’s policy priorities
• You’ll write beautifully, have great judgement and you are able to take the initiative
• You’ll share our trade union and anti-racist values

If this is you, then take a look at our job description and person specification.

We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this grade in the TUC. If this is you and you’re interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing on Thursday 9 October 2025 at 12.30 pm about the post, to hear about the TUC and ask questions of the recruiting manager. If you’d like to attend the briefing, please email jobs@tuc.org.uk  by 4.30 pm on Tuesday 7 October 2025. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply.

The closing date for completed applications for this post is 12 noon Wednesday 15 October 2025. The TUC removes candidate names and institutions attended from all applications before shortlisting. This is a two stage interview process, you’ll be required to complete an online assessment before shortlisting for interview.  Interviews will be held on Wednesday 29 October 2025.

Carefully read the guidance notes before completing the application. The person specification contains the minimum criteria required for performing the position and the job description outlines the tasks, duties and responsibilities for the post

The TUC operates an anonymised recruitment process and names are not included during shortlisting. We don’t ask for details of educational institutions attended.

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