Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Timeline
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Danielle Mutton

Union Organiser
North Ipswich,QLD
Danielle Mutton

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record in the union movement, adept at spearheading collective organising campaigns and fostering member growth. Excels in negotiation and interpersonal communication, ensuring fair work conditions and championing social justice. Skilled in conflict resolution and campaign management, consistently achieving positive outcomes and union empowerment. Also an experienced Community Campaigner and Advocate.

Overview

19
years of professional experience

Work History

Community And Public Sector Union

Union Organiser
03.2013 - Current

Job overview

  • Develop and implement effective campaigns and
    strategies to assist members to bring about positive change in their workplaces
  • Recruiting members and developing members, delegates and
    workplace leaders.
  • Helping members achieve fairness at work, job security, and the best possible pay and decent conditions
  • Being a union that most employees want to join
  • Advocating on behalf of union members and working with members to activate around and resolve collective issues to achieve a positive outcome which results in building union power in the workplace
  • Promoting our members’ issues in the public and political arena
  • Passion for social justice and community campaigning and working with
    progressive organisations or social justice causes that have a shared purpose
  • Ability and confidence to inspire, engage, develop and lead people to take action through positive conversations
  • Focus on member recruitment and retention growing the Union
  • Eagerness to work with people from diverse backgrounds to make a
    difference and valuing diversity
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment.

Finance Sector Union

Lead Organiser
10.2011 - 02.2013

Job overview

  • Develop , implement, lead and deliver effective national collective organising campaigns which include strategies to assist members to bring about positive change in their workplaces.
  • Leading, motivating, supporting, mentoring and developing a team of organisers, workplace leaders and delegates.
  • Ability to deal professionally with diverse groups of people, including members, delegates, employer representatives, union staff and union officials
  • Good knowledge of federal industrial relations system, collective bargaining and union strategy for the bargaining environment.
  • Ability to analyse complex issues/problems and develop strategies to deal with them.
  • Ability to conduct successful organising campaigns that build growth and sustainable union structures.
  • Comprehensive understanding of organising theory, strategy and practice and application of the principles and techniques or organising.
  • Ability to develop, implement and analyse organising plans and to manage an prioritise work programs.
  • Recruiting members and developing members, delegates and workplace leaders.
  • Helping members achieve fairness at work, job security and the best possible pay and decent conditions.
  • Being a union that talks the talk and walks the walk. A union that most employees want to join.
  • Advocating on behalf of union members ans working with members to advocate around and resolve collective issues to achieve a positive outcome which results in building union power in the workplace.
  • Promoting our members' issues in the public and political arena
  • Passion for social justice and community campaigning and working with progressive organisations or social justice causes that have a shared purpose.
  • Ability and confidence to inspire, engage, develop and lead people to take action through positive conversations.
  • Excellent listening, verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to apply organising communication frameworks.
  • Displays enthusiasm, energy and creativity to do a challenging job in a difficult environment.

Finance Sector Union

Union Organiser
01.2010 - 10.2011

Job overview

  • Same skills as CPSU Union Organiser

Finance Sector Union

Industrial Advocate
06.2009 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Provision of high quality advise to union members in relation to individual industrial issues.
  • Provide accurate information and/or advice to members on industrial advice and entitlements.
  • Appearing in the Fair Work Commission to represent union members with their individual issues.
  • Representing members' grievances directly to employers and negotiating solutions to member's individual issues.
  • Detailed understanding of issues that members working in the finance sector face on a daily basis.
  • Displays excellent presentation, interpersonal, negotiation, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to strategical plan, problem solve and determine creative solutions.
  • Strong time management and personal organisational skills, including the ability to perform work within specified timeframes.
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment.

Finance Sector Union

Union Organiser
03.2006 - 06.2009

Job overview

  • Same skills as CPSU Organiser

Education

Coolum Beach State High School
Coolum Beach, QLD

High School Diploma

Skills

  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Training and education
  • Negotiation techniques
  • Conflict resolution
  • Campaign management
  • Event planning capabilities
  • Grassroots mobilization
  • Member recruitment
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Multitasking skills
  • Listening skills
  • Excellent communication

Affiliations

  • Member, Community and Public Sector Union
  • Member, the Services Union
  • Member, APHEDA
  • Passionate Subscriber, 4ZZZ Community Radio
  • Solidarity Supporter, RAFFWU

Timeline

Union Organiser

Community And Public Sector Union
03.2013 - Current

Lead Organiser

Finance Sector Union
10.2011 - 02.2013

Union Organiser

Finance Sector Union
01.2010 - 10.2011

Industrial Advocate

Finance Sector Union
06.2009 - 01.2010

Union Organiser

Finance Sector Union
03.2006 - 06.2009

Coolum Beach State High School

High School Diploma
Danielle MuttonUnion Organiser