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Reference: 46088

Date Added: 12 June 2014
Closing Date: 4 July 2014

Job Title: Parliamentary Research Assistant/Caseworker

Working For: David Ruffley MP (Bury St Edmunds)

Location: London

Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Key responsibilities:

Respond effectively to routine correspondence and enquiries from constituents. Undertake research, usually from readily available sources, on straightforward subjects regarding national politics. Take responsibility for a certain amount of constituency casework through liaison with local and national bodies, government agencies etc.

Ideal candidate:

Graduate with a good academic record. Good attention to detail, spelling and grammar with a high level of accuracy. Good communication skills both written and spoken.

Upon appointment you will be required to apply for security clearance, undertaken by the Security Vetting and Pass Office. See Members’ Staff Security Clearance page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.

Closing Date: 4 July 2014

Interview/Start Dates

First round interviews will be held week beginning 11 July 2014. Contract to start in September 2014 or earlier (by mutual agreement).

Application Details

Please send (a) CV of 2 pages maximum and (b) a short covering letter to antonia.merrick@parliament.uk or by post to David Ruffley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Unfortunately on this occasion only candidates selected for first round interviews will be replied to.

Website: http://www.davidruffleymp.com/

Additional Notes