Closing Date: 23:59 on 17 January 2025
Job Title: Parliamentary Assistant / Senior Parliamentary Assistant
Location: London
Salary: Up to £42,000 dependent on experience
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
Chi Onwurah MP is looking for a committed and hard-working Parliamentary Assistant to support her in her Parliamentary duties.
Key responsibilities:
- Research & briefing on a wide-range of policy issues.
- Drafting speeches, articles, blogs and press releases.
- Optimising media exposure and managing communications – website, press work and social media (rota cover).
- Leading on project work.
- Monitoring and advising Chi on policy and political developments in Newcastle and nationally.
- Drafting oral and written parliamentary questions and following up on the answers.
- Supporting Chi’s Select Committee and APPG work.
- Managing the day-to-day work of a Parliamentary office, engaging with constituents and other miscellaneous activities.
- Working cooperatively with the MP and constituency office on managing communications, correspondence and diary, using Office 365 and Sharepoint.
- Recruiting and managing Parliamentary Interns.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- considerable adaptability, initiative and creativity in dealing with the varied and ambiguous situations that Westminster throws up.
- excellent political judgement and the ability to think and plan strategically.
- self-motivation and the ability to get involved in a wide range of tasks.
- strong attention to detail and excellent research, analysis, project management and writing skills.
- understanding of the media environment and media communications
- a strong understanding of issues that affect Newcastle and the North East, and Chi’s role in promoting the area in Parliament and more widely.
- interest in and curiosity about Newcastle and its inhabitants past, present and future.
- a strong understanding of Chi’s key policy interests.
- experience performing a wide range of different tasks while prioritising a heavy workload.
- sympathy to the aims and objectives of the Labour Party.
Parliamentary experience is not essential, but applicants will be expected to demonstrate a good understanding of the political environment nationally and in Newcastle.
Chi values inclusivity and diversity and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Closing Date: 17 January 2025
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews are planned for w/c 20 and 27 January. Start date in late February or as soon as possible.
Application Details
E-mail annemarie.burke@parliament.uk a CV & covering letter (“Parliamentary Assistant application – your name” in the subject line) explaining why you would be the best person for the role and a short, one page essay on ONE of the following topics:
- What are the major challenges and opportunities facing Newcastle during the next five years?
- What are the major challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s STEM sector during the next five years?