Glyn Hawker - Regional Secretary
Glyn Hawker is the senior official in the region. The Regional Secretary leads the Regional Management Team and is a member of the union's Senior Management Group. The SMG is chaired by the General Secretary and is responsible for the overall strategic and operational management of the union. Its role is to:
• assist the General Secretary in the development of organisational strategy and planning to achieve UNISON's internal and external objectives and priorities.
• co-ordinate functions and activities across the union to ensure effective campaigning, integrated working and efficient delivery of key services to regions, branches and members.
• work to build UNISON's public profile and external influence and to recognise the changing nature of the UK as a consequence of devolution.
• communicate the work and achievements of the union to our members and staff; to ensure regular communications with staff and between managers and staff, and provide effective mechanisms for developing staff and involving them in decision making.
• develop good management practice.
• develop performance standards and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation.
UNISON structures its work programme to provide for the systematic implementation of policies adopted by its democratic lay member structures. Senior managers are responsible for contributing to the prioritisation of work plans and programmes arising out of the four key objectives determined by the National Executive Council:
• Recruiting, organising and representing members.
• Negotiating and bargaining on behalf of members and promoting equality.
• Campaigning and promoting UNISON on behalf of members.
• Developing an efficient and effective union.
As the senior official in the region, a key aspect of the work of the Regional Secretary is the development, in partnership with senior regional lay officials, of an operational plan for the region, to ensure that the resources of the region are directed towards the achievement of the NEC’s objectives and priorities and maximise resources on recruiting and organising members and supporting branches. The plan identifies regional priorities and establishes progress or performance indicators to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of all work and achievements
Supporting our Regional Secretary at a strategic and operational level within the region there are four Regional Managers, who form part of the Regional Management Team [RMT]. These are:-
Tracey Lambert
Ann Glover
Sasha Pearce
Margaret Lynch
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