Great opportunity to work in busy Westminster office (sometimes Constituency Office) for an Opposition Whip and Chair of the Labour Party Business Interest Group. Occasional evenings or weekends.

• Manage the Member’s Diary and constituency commitments.
• Coordinate weekly diary file with briefings.
• Keep on top of diary requests.
• Schedule team meetings and events. Follow up visits and meetings.
• Manage set up and running of events in Parliament.
• Manage events organised by the MP in the constituency.
• Support policy casework.
• Ensure office is kept tidy, records and efficient filing system are maintained.
• Support Parliamentary Assistant in research for parliamentary activity, campaigns, local media monitoring.
• Deal sensitively and confidentially with constituent matters.
• Adhere to Data Protection Act principles. Respect confidentiality of data.
• Demonstrable Feltham and Heston constituency knowledge.
• Attend events with or on behalf of the Member as needed.

Essential Criteria
The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes, qualities and skills. Try to evidence in your covering letter:
(a) Conscientiousness and self-motivated, able to work in a high pressured demanding sometimes stressful political office; a self starter with a diligent attention to detail
(b) A team player who can ‘muck in’ with the rest of the team and take on responsibilities outside of their job description, think creatively and work independently
(c) Enthusiastic, flexible, reliable and hardworking individual with a positive outlook and initiative
(d) Excellent writing, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Able to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, community or senior stakeholders
(e) Exceptional organisational ability with methodical and logical approach to issues. Outstanding time management/prioritisation. Pro-active problem solving
(f) Driven to achieving set goals, own personal development and exceeding expectations. First-rate proof reading skills
(g) Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Labour Party
(h) Competent use of IT including Microsoft Office package: Outlook, email, website, databases and social media

Previous high level Diary Management experience (arranging meetings etc) and office administration an advantage, particularly in Westminster/Whitehall. Knowledge of South Asian or European languages desirable.