Jobs Collective Disputes Lead (closes 14 September 2026, 10:00am)Operations Lead (closes 14 September 2026, 10:00am)Organiser (Newham) (closes 22 September 2026, 10:00am) Collective Disputes Lead Deadline for applications: 14 September 2026, 10:00am You can also read and download this on Google Docs Location: Across London, and at the LRU offices in Bethnal Green, London – with some working from home as agreed with your line manager Salary: £36,548 (We have a flat pay structure, and pay increases each January in line with inflation, subject to Coordinating Group approval) Contract type: Fixed term contract, 24 months (with possibility of extension, subject to funding, to be confirmed in mid-2028) Hours: 30hrs a week, worked flexibly over 4 days to accommodate evening and weekend meetings with members. Organisers are required to be available to work up to two evenings a week, and one weekend a month. Application deadline: Extended until 14th September, 10am Interview dates: 21st September, with possible second interviews on 28th September Start date: This role is available immediately. About the role Since 2018, the LRU has grown its membership to over 7,000 renters across London. Through our six branches, we support renters to take action to transform the housing system. Organising in communities, the LRU runs training, facilitates peer support, takes collective action and campaigns on local issues, to grow our power. This exciting new organiser post at London Renters Union shall lead on the union’s strategy to organise people living in blocks to take collective action and rent strikes. The role will mostly be carrying out on the ground organising, coaching leaders, supporting renters to take collective action and build rent strikes. The role also includes work to develop our strategy and to train member organisers across the city. This is a new post leading a key part of the LRU’s new two-year strategy to build the power of renters across the city. You’ll have the opportunity to work with our incredible members and staff, develop our organising approach and support big collective disputes against corporate landlords, housing associations and councils. We suggest that people interested in applying for the role contact Nadz on 07761280728 to find out more about where this work is currently at and our vision for how this new role shall develop the work over time. How we work at LRU You will be part of the LRU staff team alongside 15 other staff, who work with members to build the power of the union by organising, campaigning, training and facilitating peer support and member solidarity actions. We expect staff to uphold the union’s values, and work together to implement collectively agreed strategies. Each staff member has a line manager, and the staff team are accountable to the elected member Coordinating Group, and to each other. Key decisions are held by the elected member Coordinating Group, with staff inputting into and facilitating these decisions. Job description This role is varied, and can look different month-to-month. This job description outlines some activities that you will be doing every month, and some activities that you will only do from time-to-time. Building the power of the union Developing and evaluating collective disputes across London, using organising, and by doing research, developing ideas, facilitating member and staff discussions Supporting with branch organising activities related to member collective disputes in up to two branches at one time – aligned with our union strategy. This can involve coaching branch organisers, doing outreach activities, facilitating meetings, project management, research, action planning, supporting negotiation and anything that supports the success of the branch activity. Recruiting and activating members around agreed collective dispute targets. This includes carrying out regular outreach sessions with members and making weekly calls to follow up with new contacts. Participating in cross-staff outreach and calls sessions. This includes monthly calls sessions and fortnightly outreach sessions. Providing support to members to set up and run teams and make sure collective dispute activities are welcoming and effective. Upholding LRU values, strategies and agreements Building leadership Building the skills and leadership of member organisers by having ongoing 1:1s with 3-5 role holders and member leaders in the branch to support them to lead collective disputes, run teams and support others to become organisers. It will also occasionally include working with other staff to prepare and run skills training for members. Having organising conversations with members who face housing precarity or oppression to support them to get more involved in the teams in the branch. Making sure the database is kept up to date, including tracking engagement and recording call outcomes, and supporting members to use it. Responding to requests for support via the website. Building collective capacity Taking part in team meetings Joining staff working groups when capacity allows Supporting democratic processes Fostering collaboration between branches Inputting into staff decisions and LRU strategy discussions Attending strategy check-ins Person specification Essential Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build deep, trusting relationships across difference, including with people experiencing crisis or distress. Significant experience of organising workplace or community-based disputes, campaigns or collective action on material issues, with the ability to identify opportunities to build collective power. Experience of recruiting and activating people through outreach activities (including door-knocking, street stalls and one-to-one organising conversations) and supporting members to become leaders. Experience of leading, managing or developing others, including line management, coaching or supporting staff to grow in confidence and effectiveness. Ability to empower, motivate and develop members and staff to take leadership, make decisions and sustain collective action. Experience of facilitating meetings, strategy discussions, training or group activities across differences, and building collaborative ways of working. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work, manage competing demands and support a team to deliver against shared objectives. Good written communication skills, including experience producing reports, guidance, campaign materials or other organisational writing. Good understanding of the housing system, and the ability to learn and apply both legal and practical approaches to a range of housing issues. Experience of using digital databases and organising tools to support member organising, planning and evaluation. Ability to hold yourself, and support those you’re organising with, when doing difficult work Committed to, and able to uphold, LRU’s values, agreed strategies and member-led organising approach. Desirable Good working knowledge of housing law. Experience of developing organising or campaigning strategy. Experience of line management, supervision or performance and development conversations. Experience of designing and delivering training or leadership development programmes. Good knowledge of the organising and social landscape in London. Ability to speak Bangla, Spanish, Arabic, Somali, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Kurdish or Tigrinya at an intermediate or advanced level. Operations Lead Deadline for applications: 14 September 2026, 10:00am You can also read and download this on Google Docs Location: LRU offices in Bethnal Green, London – with some working from home as agreed with your line manager Salary: £36,548 (We have a flat pay structure, and pay increases each January in line with inflation, subject to Coordinating Group approval) Contract type: Fixed term contract, 24 months (with possibility of extension, subject to funding, to be confirmed in mid-2028) Hours: 30hrs a week, worked over 4 days. This role will require regular evening and occasional weekend availability to join Coordinating Group and subcommittee meetings. Start date: This role is available immediately. About the role Since 2018, the LRU has grown its membership to over 7,000 renters across London. Through our six branches, we support renters to take action to transform the housing system. Organising in communities, the LRU runs training, facilitates peer support, takes collective action and campaigns on local issues, to grow our power. The Operations Lead plays a key role in facilitating the union’s work, every day. By overseeing the systems, processes and resources that keep the union running effectively, this role creates the conditions for every part of the union to thrive. Working across teams, the Operations Lead helps ensure the organisation is resilient, efficient and well-equipped to achieve its goals. How we work at LRU You will be part of the LRU staff team alongside 15 other staff, who work with members to build the power of the union by organising, campaigning, training and facilitating peer support and member solidarity actions. We expect staff to uphold the union’s values, and work together to implement collectively agreed strategies. Each staff member has a line manager, and the staff team are accountable to the elected member Coordinating Group, and to each other. Key decisions are held by the elected member Coordinating Group and subcommittees, with staff inputting into and facilitating these decisions. Job description This role is varied, and can look different month-to-month. This job description outlines some activities that you will be doing every month, and some activities that you will only do from time-to-time. Building collective capacity Convening the line management team, organising monthly meetings and ensuring actions are being completed HR administration, including holding new starter induction processes; ensuring annual reviews are completed; supporting line managers when conflict or performance issues arise; and ensuring policies are reviewed and kept legally compliant Overseeing financial management, including processing invoices and expenses, annual budget development, and holding the relationship with our external accountant. Overseeing fundraising including prospecting, bid writing, reporting and fundraising strategy development with the fundraising team Overseeing office and resource management Overseeing formal compliance and risk management, including insurance, GDPR, and engagement with Companies House Inputting into staff decisions and LRU strategy discussions Taking part in team meetings Joining staff working groups when capacity allows Building leadership Providing support to the elected member Staffing and Finance, and Information and Knowledge subcommittees Building the power of the union Overseeing digital infrastructure, working with the Database Support Officer, and engaging external support when needed. Supporting member onboarding process, working with the Union Coordinator – Membership and Democracy. Participating in cross-staff calls sessions at least once a month. Attending and taking on roles at cross-union meetings, events, trainings and gatherings or other project meetings, across the year as capacity allows. Monitoring and responding to messages in main inboxes and carrying out other administrative tasks related to our membership system. Person specification Experience coordinating the day-to-day operations of an organisation, ensuring systems, processes and priorities are effectively managed. Strong planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to improve processes and identify practical solutions. Experience supporting people management processes, which can include recruitment, induction, performance management or employee relations, with the ability to work sensitively and maintain confidentiality. Experience overseeing organisational finances, including budgets, invoices and expenses, and working confidently with external finance professionals. Experience managing organisational compliance and governance, including risk management, data protection and maintaining accurate organisational records. Strong ability to build positive and effective relationships with a range of people, who have different experiences and positionalities Excellent written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with a range of people to confidently explain processes and decisions Confidence using and overseeing digital systems, with the ability to support others in using them An ability to work independently, exercising sound judgement – and work collaboratively as part of a small team. A commitment to LRU values Organiser (Newham) Deadline for applications: 22 September 2026, 10:00am You can also read and download this on Google Docs Location: Newham, and the LRU offices in Bethnal Green, London – with some working from home as agreed with your line manager Salary: £36,548 (We have a flat pay structure, and pay increases each January in line with inflation, subject to Coordinating Group approval) Contract type: Fixed term contract, 24 months (with possibility of extension, subject to funding, to be confirmed in mid-2028) Hours: 30hrs a week, worked flexibly over 4 days to accommodate evening and weekend meetings with members. Organisers are required to be available to work up to two evenings a week, and one weekend a month. Interview dates: 22nd September, with possible second interview on 28th September Start date: This role is available immediately. About the role Since 2018, the LRU has grown its membership to over 7,000 renters across London. Through our six branches, we support renters to take action to transform the housing system. Organising in communities, the LRU runs training, facilitates peer support, takes collective action and campaigns on local issues, to grow our power. The purpose of this role is to support the growth and collective leadership of our branch members in and around the Newham branch. This work will support the union’s fundamental goal of transforming the housing system, in alignment with our values and strategy agreements. The work will include recruiting and activating new members, and facilitating leadership from a broad base of renters, with a particular emphasis on working with those who face the worst impacts of the housing crisis. How we work at LRU You will be part of the LRU staff team alongside 15 other staff, who work with members to build the power of the union by organising, campaigning, training and facilitating peer support and member solidarity actions. We expect staff to uphold the union’s values, and work together to implement collectively agreed strategies. Each staff member has a line manager, and the staff team are accountable to the elected member Coordinating Group, and to each other. Key decisions are held by branch and elected member Coordinating Group, with staff inputting into and facilitating these decisions. Job description This role is varied, and can look different month-to-month. This job description outlines some activities that you will be doing every month, and some activities that you will only do from time-to-time. Building the power of the union Organising with a branch to identify and build a base building campaign or bigger dispute on an issue that aligns with our strategy, moves renters to action and builds the base of the branch, particularly among renters facing precarity and oppression. This includes supporting a branch to develop their organising plan, building teams, facilitating meetings, research, outreach, social media, action planning or anything else that helps build an effective campaign. Normally an organiser would only work on one main project or campaign within a branch. Providing support to members to set up and run teams, organise actions and make sure branch meetings and weekly meetings are welcoming and effective. Setting up teams or meeting structures might be the main project that an organiser works on before moving on to working on a bigger campaign. Recruiting and activating members. This includes carrying out regular outreach sessions with members and making weekly calls to follow up with new contacts. As much as possible, this will be linked to a branch’s main campaign and/or the union’s strategic priorities. Participating in cross-staff regular outreach and calls sessions. This can include weekly organiser call sessions, outreach sessions in other branches, and facilitating welcome calls. Supporting the branch to link its activity to the broader democratic structures of the union, including cross-union strategy, trainings and working groups, and upholding LRU values and agreements. Building leadership Building the skills and leadership of member organisers by having ongoing coaching 1:1s with 3-5 role holders and member leaders in the branch to support them to lead the branch, run teams and support others to become organisers. It will also occasionally include working with other staff to prepare and run skills training for members. Having organising conversations with members who face housing precarity or oppression to support them to get more involved in the teams in the branch. Making sure the database is kept up to date, including tracking engagement and recording call outcomes, and supporting members to use it. Responding to requests for support via the website. Building collective capacity Supporting members to develop, participate and mobilise as part of cross-union campaigns, to tell their stories and take part in communications work. Taking part in team meetings and participating in the staff Organising Team. Joining staff working groups when capacity allows. Supporting democratic processes. Fostering collaboration between branches. Inputting into staff decisions and LRU strategy discussions. Person specification Essential Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability build deep, trusting relationships across difference, and including people in distress Experience of recruiting and activating people through outreach activities (door-knocking, and street stalls) and 121 organising conversations Ability to empower and motivate our members to take action Experience of organising workplace or community-based disputes or campaigns, or collective fighting on material issues Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines, both independently and in a team Good written communication skills, from experience of different types of writing Experience of facilitating meetings or group activities, across differences Basic understanding of the housing system Ability to learn and use both legal and practical solutions to a variety of housing issues. Ability to hold yourself, and support those you’re organising with, when doing difficult work Experience of using digital databases for organising Committed to, and able to uphold LRU values and agreed strategies Desirable Good working knowledge of housing law Experience of developing campaigns Experience of coaching members or other staff Experience of developing and delivering training Good knowledge of the organising/ social landscape in Newham Speaking any of the following languages at an intermediate or advanced level – Bangla, Spanish, Arabic, Somali, French, Turkish, Tigrinya Role you are applying for* Select a role… Collective Disputes Lead (closes 14 September 2026, 10:00am) Operations Lead (closes 14 September 2026, 10:00am) Organiser (Newham) (closes 22 September 2026, 10:00am) First name* Surname* Email* Contact phone number* Pronouns Where did you hear about this role?* CV (PDF, Word or OpenOffice, max 5 MB)* Your supporting statement can be up to 2 pages long, and should answer the 4 questions below separately (up to half a page each). Please answer each one separately. 1. Could you tell us about your experience of building a campaign or collective dispute that engaged a wider community over a period of time? What campaigning or organising skills did you use and what role did you play? Who were you organising/campaigning with? How did you build a strategy, and what were the outcomes? 2. Can you share two examples of when you have built a team of organisers working towards a shared goal, ideally in the context of a long term project, campaign or dispute, where you have supported them to develop their confidence, skills and leadership? 3. Can you tell us about how you manage your time, and work in a team? We’d like to know how you balance lots of work and deadlines, and the ways you work with lots of different people. 4. What motivates you to be a community organiser, and to work at the London Renters Union? Your supporting statement can be up to 2 pages long, and should answer the 4 questions below separately (up to half a page each). Please answer each one separately. 1. Could you tell us about your experience of managing operations for a group of 15 people or more? This could be a staff team, a community project, or other activity that involved looking after a broad range of operations. What areas were you responsible for, and what activities did you do to support the team? 2. Could you tell us about a time when something has gone wrong, related to finance or HR. What happened, what was your role, what was the resolution, and what did you learn from this experience? 3. Can you tell us about how you manage your time, and work in a team? We’d like to know how you balance lots of work and deadlines, and the ways you work with lots of different people. 4. What motivates you to do operations work, and work at the London Renters Union? Your supporting statement can be up to 2 pages long, and should answer the 4 questions below separately (up to half a page each). Please answer each one separately. 1. Could you tell us about your experience of building a campaign or dispute that engaged a wider community over a period of time? What campaigning or organising skills did you use and what role did you play? Who were you organising/campaigning with? What actions did you take, and what were the outcomes? 2. Can you share two examples of when you have built a relationship with someone, ideally in the context of a long term project, campaign or dispute, where you have supported them to develop their confidence, skills and leadership. 3. Can you tell us about how you manage your time, and work in a team? We’d like to know how you balance lots of work and deadlines, and the ways you work with lots of different people. 4. What motivates you to be a community organiser, and to work at the London Renters Union? Supporting statement (max 2 pages, PDF, Word or OpenOffice, max 5 MB)* Website Submit application If you'd like to apply in a different format, please email us on hello@londonrentersunion.org, letting us know how we can support you to apply.
