Cheryl Gillan, MP for Chesham and Amersham, is searching for a highly organised, motivated and amiable individual to join her busy Westminster office. This exciting role would ideally suit a recent graduate who is keen gain some valuable experience of working for a Conservative MP.

The successful applicant will help to provide secretarial and administrative support to Cheryl and her team in Westminster and occasionally in the constituency. Specific responsibilities could include:

• Dealing with incoming telephone calls
• Opening and dispatching mail
• Drafting correspondence
• Photocopying, scanning and formatting documents
• Ensuring that the filing system is up-to-date
• Organising meetings
• Ordering stationery and monitoring the office stock
• Supporting the updating of Cheryl’s website
• Attending meetings and taking notes
• Organising tours of the Houses of Parliament for constituents

The applicant must have:

• Good communication skills and telephone manner
• Outstanding written skills
• The ability to multitask
• A keen attention to detail
• A willingness to complete work quickly, to a high standard, often under pressure
• A sympathetic attitude towards the aims of the Conservative Party