Policy Officer, Young Workers

Policy Officer, Young Workers

Location: London

Salary: Grade 8.1 Salary £67,674 (pro rata) per annum including London Weighting

Temporary backfill cover until April 2027 (open to secondment from affiliated unions)

We’re looking for an experienced policy officer to take the lead in our policy work on young workers, working with our young workers committee.

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

• You’ll have experience in co-ordinating and developing trade union policy on key areas including those linked to young workers and shaping TUC’s approach to equality


• You’ll have excellent experience in sourcing and presenting complex information in a variety formats and for different audiences


• You’ll have good written, verbal presentation and organisational skills


• You’ll have sound knowledge and understanding of current equality policy debates and legislation, in particular in relation to young workers.

This role is based Congress House WC1B 3LS.   

If this is you, we’d love to hear from you. 

The job description and person specification are attached to the advert.

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. If this applies to you and you’re interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing at 12:30 on Friday 22 May 2026, to hear about the TUC and ask questions of the recruiting manager. If you’d like to attend this briefing, please email jobs@tuc.org.uk  by no later than 17:00 on Wednesday 19 May 2026. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply.

If you’d like to find out more about the post, please contact Vic Jones, Head of Equality at vjones@tuc.org.uk

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 1 June 2026.

Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 10 or Thursday 11 June 2026.

Closing date: 1st June 2026

Shortlist date: 2nd June 2026

Interview date: 10th June & 11th June 2026