Role Responsibilities
- The General Secretary shall conduct the business of the Union in accordance with Constitution and its rules and shall carry out the instructions of the CEC/NGC and the NEC.
- Supervise, and be responsible for conducting all correspondence and keeping all books, minutes, records, documents and papers belonging to the Union in a such a form and manner as the NEC may direct.
- Formulation and implementation of the Union’s Strategic plan.
- Developing and reviewing organisational policies, including a business continuity plan, policies and procedures.
- To develop management and organisational structures and processes that enable union to deliver its strategic aims and objectives.
- Ensures compliance to OSH protocols and performance reviews of staff.
- Ensuring membership representation across all statutory established dispute resolution and case management mechanisms.
- Facilitate the functions of collective bargaining and organizing in respect of national negotiations with employers and other agencies as directed by NEC.
- Coordinate robust membership recruitment strategies and organising of union structures and members activism.
- Oversee diagnostic membership training needs and priorities across union structures.
- Undertake review of union education, training and capacity building strategies in order to align with existing capacity needs and demands across union structures.
- To proactively coordinate harmonious union relations with internal and external sister unions, partners and key stakeholders.
- Coordinate the union lobby and advocacy strategies as directed by the union President and the NEC.
- Ensure that the union operates within budget and that union activities and project plans are implemented financial prudently and aligned to cost controls.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Political Science, Industrial Psychology, International Relations, Law or Equivalent.
Experience
- Minimum of eight (8) years in a managerial Responsibilities in a Trade Union environment, with proven practical application of the required skills and competencies.
- Membership to a professional leadership and corporate bodies body will be an added advantage.
Knowledge & Skills required
- Excellent leadership skills, along with honesty, integrity and trustworthiness.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, persuasion and representation, as well as the preparation and presentation of reports and submissions on complex industrial, legal and political issues.
- The ability to act as an advocate for the Union in influencing key figures in government, public sector, employers and the wider labour movement at national and international level.
- Sound strategic planning skills, together with the ability to identify and deliver organisational objectives.
- High degree of personal organisation, planning and time management, able and willing to work odd hours.
- Political savvy in current Trade Union context and environment.
- The ability to react promptly and responsibly to rapidly changing situations, often in a stressful environment.
- Conversant with labour laws of Botswana.
- Computer literacy.
Closing Date: 01 December 2025
