Project Officer - Fair Worker Charter

Project Officer - Fair Worker Charter

Location: Leeds

Salary: £46,263

Fixed term contract to 31 March 2028

Based at our regional office in Leeds (LS11 5PS)

We’re excited to offer this collaborative opportunity with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to ensure workers across West Yorkshire have a strong worker voice, fair pay, dignity at work with all their rights respected.  Through working in partnership with unions to deliver full adoption of the Fair Works Charter (FWC), the post holder will provide a crucial function in delivering the Mayor’s ambition of creating high-quality employment across West Yorkshire.  This will include:

• raising awareness of employment rights and the FWC


• providing outreach, training and resources, through collaboration with unions, to improve outcomes for workers and businesses


• working with local authorities and partner organisations to raise the profile and visibility of unions and the FWC to align with broader workforce development and inclusion goals

What Experience, Skills, Knowledge and understanding do I need?

• working with multiple stakeholders in a range of situations and projects


• data analysis and the ability to present complex information in relevant formats


• good awareness of government policy in employment rights, and the fair work agenda

If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.  Have a look at the job description and person for this post.

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 at 1 pm on Monday 23rd March 2026 about the post, to hear about our client and ask questions of the recruiting manager.  If you’d like to attend the briefing, please email jobs@tuc.org.uk  by 12:00 on Thursday 19 March 2026. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply.

The closing date for completed applications for this post is 12 noon on Thursday 26th March 2026. Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 14th April 2026 at our Leeds office.  

Staff enjoy a good benefits package including final salary pension scheme and other benefits.

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

Closing date: 26th March 2026

Shortlist date: 27th March 2026

Interview date: 14th April 2026