The Head of the Competence Centre will provide strategic and operational leadership to establish the Centre as the leading resource for trade unions on human rights due diligence (HRDD). This role will drive the implementation of the Centre’s strategy, guide its development as a credible and sustainable institution, and ensure its services and partnerships support worker-led HRDD approaches across global value chains.
Vacancies
Download Full Job Spec - Application End Date: 18 July, 2025
Job Specification
The Programme Manager will lead the design and implementation of the Centre’s pilot programmes in the Center’s priority value chains in partnership with global, national, and local trade unions. These pilots aim to develop and test effective, worker-led human rights due diligence (HRDD) strategies for engagement, enforcement, and remedy.
- Application End Date: 18 July, 2025
Job Specification
The Strategic Legal & Policy Advisor will establish and manage the Centre’s Helpdesk, providing expert legal and strategic advice to trade unions on using human rights due diligence (HRDD) to strengthen workers’ rights across global value chains. The Helpdesk will offer legal and practical support, including responses to specific cases and requests for training, and will connect unions to appropriate referral partners when needed.
Equal opportunities
UNI is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds in our commitment to create an inclusive workplace for all.
Values
Workers’ rights are human rights and we fight for the freedom to organize and bargain collectively to improve the lives of working people. We stand up for the principles of equality, democracy, solidarity, racial, social and environmental justice, and peace. If you believe in trade unions and share our values, take a look at our job opportunities below.