Paralegal/Legal Assistant - MEU
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ACTION NEEDED: Help us tell the Crisafulli LNP Government to Keep the Laws that Keep Queensland Safe
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Industrial Policy & Research Officer - Gender Equity
The Queensland Council of Unions is seeking an experienced Industrial Policy & Research Officer (Gender Equity) to join the Queensland Women Rise team.
This senior role will lead research, industrial policy development and strategic initiatives to improve outcomes for working women across Queensland. Working closely with affiliated unions, the successful applicant will contribute to enterprise bargaining, workplace policy development, industrial education and advocacy.
We Are Looking For Someone With:
Experience in industrial relations, enterprise bargaining or industrial advocacy;
Excellent research, policy development and writing skills;
Knowledge of workplace issues affecting women and contemporary industrial relations; and
A commitment to gender equality and the values of the trade union movement.
Outreach Officer - Queensland Migrant WorkWise - Cairns
Queensland Migrant WorkWise is a government funded initiative delivered through the Queensland Council of Unions providing education and information to temporary visa holders/migrant workers and their employers about their rights and obligations under the Migration Act.
The Role Of An Outreach Officer Is To:
Develop networks and relationships with local stakeholders including union organisers, community organisations, local government, employer bodies such as local regional chambers of business, and employers who employ temporary visa holders to promote and deliver the program.
Identify workplace and community settings to deliver education resources and including workplace induction meetings, community meetings, and regional worker education events.
Deliver education and information sessions to temporary visa holders and their employers on their respective rights and obligations under the Migration Act, as well as key workplace rights under the Fair Work Act and work health and safety laws.
Review and provide feedback on the effectiveness and quality of information and education resources.
Workplace Rights Advisor - Queensland Migrant WorkWise
The Queensland Council of Unions is seeking an experienced Workplace Rights Advisor to join the Queensland Migrant WorkWise team.
This is an exciting opportunity to help improve workplace outcomes for migrant workers by providing specialist workplace rights advice, supporting Outreach Officers, working with affiliated unions and stakeholders, and contributing to policy, education and advocacy initiatives.
We Are Looking For Someone With:
Experience in workplace relations, industrial relations or employment law;
Sound knowledge of Australian workplace laws, including the Fair Work Act, awards and work health and safety;
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; and
A commitment to improving workplace outcomes for migrant workers and the values of the trade union movement.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - MEU
The MEUQ is seeking applications for an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistant based in our Brisbane office to perform the below:
Provide administration support to the 2 inhouse Senior Legal Officers; Maintaining of the industrial database and filing structure/opening and archiving of files (electronically). Create templates for efficient use by the industrial department/ officials and staff. Maintaining a bring up system and attending to tasks when they arise. Organising authors – maintaining diaries. Ability to liaise with members, Barristers, Courts and other law firms etc. Proof reading and editing for officials and employees as requested. Attend meetings. Research – if applicant at level to perform such a task. Drafting correspondence, basic statements, court documents for the inhouse Senior Legal Officers, drafting initial show cause responses on behalf of members
SEQ Organiser - AMWU
We are looking for a dynamic Organiser to work independently and in a team
environment, who will demonstrate a high level of organisational and recruiting
skills.
The position is a full time QLD/NT Branch Organiser based in South East QLD.
Should you wish to apply for the position, please forward your application marked to
the attention of the State Secretary QLD/NT Branch via email by close of business
on Friday, 3rd July 2026.
Applications can be emailed to melissa.mcallister@amwu.org.au
Applications should address the selection criteria and include a current resume detailing
work experience.
Grading of position will be according to the Officers and Officials Wages Guide.
Local Government Organiser - The Services Union
Applications are currently being sought for a suitably qualified person to work with our Local Government team as an Organiser. Applications in writing, addressing the full selection criteria should be addressed to: Neil Henderson, Secretary, The Services Union and emailed to jane.grey@theservicesunion.com.au Applications close by 24 June 2026
Organisers and Industrial Oficers - Professionals Australia
Professionals Australia has a very ambitious goal to double our membership by 2030. We have enormous opportunities and could be a union of a million members.
We have been growing by double-digit percentages over the last year but want to double down and grow faster going forward.
If you thrive on tough campaigns, back members to lead, have a strong commitment to union values and are ready to take strong, strategic action when it counts, this is your chance to help grow a union that’s on the rise. You’d be on the front lines with workers across many different industries and sectors, tackling some of the most complex and interesting organising challenges in the country.
We are currently seeking to employ multiple Organisers and Industrial Officers across the country who want to join our team to help us achieve our goals. If you’re interested, please submit your Application
Queensland Unions acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we live and work – in Meanjin (Brisbane) the lands of the Turrbal and Jagera Peoples – and pays respects to elders past and present.
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Authorised by J. King, Queensland Council of Unions, 16 Peel St South Brisbane.
About Queensland Council of Unions
The Queensland Council of Unions comprises 26 affiliate unions representing more than 360,000 Queensland workers. We work to build a better and more civil society for all and we campaign and organise in workplaces and communities across the state.
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Paralegal/Legal Assistant - MEU
About the role
ACTION NEEDED: Help us tell the Crisafulli LNP Government to Keep the Laws that Keep Queensland Safe
Union Careers
Work in the Union Movement
Industrial Policy & Research Officer - Gender Equity
The Queensland Council of Unions is seeking an experienced Industrial Policy & Research Officer (Gender Equity) to join the Queensland Women Rise team.
This senior role will lead research, industrial policy development and strategic initiatives to improve outcomes for working women across Queensland. Working closely with affiliated unions, the successful applicant will contribute to enterprise bargaining, workplace policy development, industrial education and advocacy.
We Are Looking For Someone With:
Experience in industrial relations, enterprise bargaining or industrial advocacy;
Excellent research, policy development and writing skills;
Knowledge of workplace issues affecting women and contemporary industrial relations; and
A commitment to gender equality and the values of the trade union movement.
Outreach Officer - Queensland Migrant WorkWise - Cairns
Queensland Migrant WorkWise is a government funded initiative delivered through the Queensland Council of Unions providing education and information to temporary visa holders/migrant workers and their employers about their rights and obligations under the Migration Act.
The Role Of An Outreach Officer Is To:
Develop networks and relationships with local stakeholders including union organisers, community organisations, local government, employer bodies such as local regional chambers of business, and employers who employ temporary visa holders to promote and deliver the program.
Identify workplace and community settings to deliver education resources and including workplace induction meetings, community meetings, and regional worker education events.
Deliver education and information sessions to temporary visa holders and their employers on their respective rights and obligations under the Migration Act, as well as key workplace rights under the Fair Work Act and work health and safety laws.
Review and provide feedback on the effectiveness and quality of information and education resources.
Workplace Rights Advisor - Queensland Migrant WorkWise
The Queensland Council of Unions is seeking an experienced Workplace Rights Advisor to join the Queensland Migrant WorkWise team.
This is an exciting opportunity to help improve workplace outcomes for migrant workers by providing specialist workplace rights advice, supporting Outreach Officers, working with affiliated unions and stakeholders, and contributing to policy, education and advocacy initiatives.
We Are Looking For Someone With:
Experience in workplace relations, industrial relations or employment law;
Sound knowledge of Australian workplace laws, including the Fair Work Act, awards and work health and safety;
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; and
A commitment to improving workplace outcomes for migrant workers and the values of the trade union movement.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - MEU
The MEUQ is seeking applications for an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistant based in our Brisbane office to perform the below:
Provide administration support to the 2 inhouse Senior Legal Officers; Maintaining of the industrial database and filing structure/opening and archiving of files (electronically). Create templates for efficient use by the industrial department/ officials and staff. Maintaining a bring up system and attending to tasks when they arise. Organising authors – maintaining diaries. Ability to liaise with members, Barristers, Courts and other law firms etc. Proof reading and editing for officials and employees as requested. Attend meetings. Research – if applicant at level to perform such a task. Drafting correspondence, basic statements, court documents for the inhouse Senior Legal Officers, drafting initial show cause responses on behalf of members
SEQ Organiser - AMWU
We are looking for a dynamic Organiser to work independently and in a team
environment, who will demonstrate a high level of organisational and recruiting
skills.
The position is a full time QLD/NT Branch Organiser based in South East QLD.
Should you wish to apply for the position, please forward your application marked to
the attention of the State Secretary QLD/NT Branch via email by close of business
on Friday, 3rd July 2026.
Applications can be emailed to melissa.mcallister@amwu.org.au
Applications should address the selection criteria and include a current resume detailing
work experience.
Grading of position will be according to the Officers and Officials Wages Guide.
Local Government Organiser - The Services Union
Applications are currently being sought for a suitably qualified person to work with our Local Government team as an Organiser. Applications in writing, addressing the full selection criteria should be addressed to: Neil Henderson, Secretary, The Services Union and emailed to jane.grey@theservicesunion.com.au Applications close by 24 June 2026
Organisers and Industrial Oficers - Professionals Australia
Professionals Australia has a very ambitious goal to double our membership by 2030. We have enormous opportunities and could be a union of a million members.
We have been growing by double-digit percentages over the last year but want to double down and grow faster going forward.
If you thrive on tough campaigns, back members to lead, have a strong commitment to union values and are ready to take strong, strategic action when it counts, this is your chance to help grow a union that’s on the rise. You’d be on the front lines with workers across many different industries and sectors, tackling some of the most complex and interesting organising challenges in the country.
We are currently seeking to employ multiple Organisers and Industrial Officers across the country who want to join our team to help us achieve our goals. If you’re interested, please submit your Application
Queensland Unions acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we live and work – in Meanjin (Brisbane) the lands of the Turrbal and Jagera Peoples – and pays respects to elders past and present.
Privacy Policy
Authorised by J. King, Queensland Council of Unions, 16 Peel St South Brisbane.
About Queensland Council of Unions
The Queensland Council of Unions comprises 26 affiliate unions representing more than 360,000 Queensland workers. We work to build a better and more civil society for all and we campaign and organise in workplaces and communities across the state.