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Reference: 47191

Date Added: 19 August 2014
Closing Date: 31 August 2014

Job Title: Constituency Intern

Working For: Norman Lamb MP (north Norfolk)

Location: North Walsham, Norfolk (NR28 0DR)

Salary: National Living Wage (17 hours per week)

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Norman Lamb MP is looking for an intern to support him in his busy constituency office for 1 month, which may be extended to a longer placement (with an increase in hours) at the end of the period by mutual agreement.

Norman is looking for bright hardworking candidates with the following skills and attributes:

  • Excellent writing and communication skills;
  • Organised and reliable;
  • Sense of humour and ability to work well within a team;
  • Good IT skills;
  • Basic knowledge of the workings of Parliament;
  • An interest in current affairs and sympathy with Liberal Democrat values; and
  • Some knowledge of local constituency issues would be helpful.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Assisting with correspondence and casework;
  • General research and briefings;
  • Support with visits around the constituency;
  • Data entry and data management; and
  • General administrative tasks.

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: 31 August 2014

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will be carried out in North Walsham. Please provide details of your availability for interview with your application. We may appoint before the closing date.

Application Details

Please send a cover letter of no more than one side together with a CV, all in Microsoft Word or PDF format, to Andrew Wells at andrew.wells@parliament.uk 

Website: http://www.normanlamb.org.uk

Additional Notes