30 hours a week. 6 month contract.

To provide administrative and research support to Shabana Mahmood in her constituency office
- To research constituency issues to support communication with stakeholders and the Member’s work in Parliament
- To liaise with special interest groups in the constituency and stakeholders and respond to their enquiries
- To assist other staff research and write content for the Member's website
- To maintain the Member’s press contact database, research and draft press releases for the local press
- To keep the existing stakeholder database accurate and up to date; keep records of client contact
- To assist the member undertake street surgeries
- Undertake photocopying, scanning and formatting of documents
- Ensure office records are kept and an efficient filing system is in place and up to date
- Assess policy casework coming in via post, email, and telephone, and assist the caseworkers with their work if necessary
- Generate responses to constituents and action letters to appropriate Government bodies within the required deadline
- To answer the phone in rotation with the other caseworkers
- To organise regular coffee mornings and other community activities
- To attend advice surgeries when required

Skills and experience
- To be competent in using Microsoft Office, email and internet
- Excellent organisational skills
- Awareness and understanding of current political issues
- experience of html would be an advantage

The successful applicant will receive training and support.