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Vacancy: Agreements Unit Section Assistant

Contract: Permanent

Location: Borough, London

Number of roles: 2

ITF is an international federation of transport workers’ trade unions recognised as the world’s leading transport authority. We fight passionately to improve working lives, connecting trade unions from 150 countries that may otherwise be isolated and helping their members to secure rights, equality and justice. We are the voice for 20 million members working men and women across the world. The ITF Head Office is based in Borough, London. International offices include Amman, Hong Kong, Montreal, Nairobi, New Delhi, Abidjan, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. 

The successful candidates will be responsible for efficient processing of Agreement applications monitoring consultations, assembling and verifying evidence in support of beneficial ownership; representing the ITF to ship-owners, affiliates and inspectors in connection with agreement processes and related matters; responsible for identifying source of unallocated cash receipts relating to Welfare Fund and membership fees and preparing special agreements and related documentation.

You will work with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues; secure the active interests of ITF’s aims and objectives and provide narrative reports for relevant decision-making bodies including constitutional and non-constitutional entities within ITF structures.

Competent in Microsoft Word and Excel at intermediate level ; broad experience in general administration and data inputting as well as knowledge of the transport industry is desirable. High level communication skills, both verbally and in writing are key plus a proven ability to develop positive relationships with organisations and individuals across diverse cultures. Due to the nature of the organisation and the role, knowledge of a second language would be an advantage.

Further details about the role and the person specification are found in the JD.  Please note you must have valid right to work in the UK.

This role offers a salary of £39,990 per annum, plus a non-performance related guaranteed bonus equating to 1/12th of your annual salary.

ITF offers a highly competitive final pension salary scheme, flexible working as well as the opportunity to work in a state of the art modern office building in central London. For further information on the staff benefits that we provide please see here.

If this sounds interesting to you, please apply by sending your CV and covering letter to recruitment@itf.org.uk by 8 October 2020. Interviews are due to take place week commencing 19 October 2020.

Please note due to COVID-19 all interviews will take place via video conference.