Want to fight for low-income people in a supportive and exciting work environment? Come and work with us!
Application deadline: 6pm Sunday 31st August
Interview date: Week beginning 8th September
Start date: 6th October
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. For more information, read our ‘About ACORN’ page here and the ACORN Platform here.
ACORN is looking for an Organising Assistant to support the fight for social and economic change in West Yorkshire, starting on 6th October 2025!
About the job
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
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, see the Job Description & Selection Criteria.
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.
Qualifications
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 & 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.
This role is a 12 months fixed-term contract, with the view to be extended depending on funding.
💸Salary
£22,932pa, Real Living Wage, rising to £23,182 after probation passed
🏖️Holiday allowance
28 days plus bank holidays
🔎Location
Leeds, with some travel across West Yorkshire
🕑Hours
35 hours a week
🌟Benefits
Generous holiday allowance, potential for flexi-time, £100 annual wellbeing bonus, progressive leave policies, extensive trainings and development days (including one week’s organiser training), workplace healthcare plans and more!
🚀Reporting to
Kat Wright, Field Director
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.
To apply
- Make a copy of and complete the full Application Form, referring to the Job Description and Selection Criteria
- Save your completed application form as a PDF with the file name <YOUR NAME, role> e.g. JANE SMITH CardiffCommunityOrganiser.pdf
- Submit via email to workforacorn@acorntheunion.org.uk with ‘Application: Leeds Organising Assistant’ as the subject line
- Once you have submitted your application please complete this diversity monitoring form
If you require paper versions of this application form & diversity monitoring form, please write to workforacorn@acorntheunion.org.uk
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 31st August 2025. Late applications will not be considered. If you have any questions, please contact us at workforacorn@acorntheunion.org.uk
Interviews
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview, involving two tasks and a Q&A on the week of 8th Setember 2025.