Our client is a leading name in the professional services market. With an envious reputation in the UK and overseas, they boast a staff of over 500 leading individuals.

This is an exciting opportunity to report directly into the Manging Partner in a Research and Executive Assistant capacity. A split role, the successful applicant will provide political and economic intelligence to the MP and the rest of the firm, including:

• Weekly updates surrounding Brexit and the impact on the business;
• Extensive research into a range of subjects surrounding finance, business, politics and public affairs;
• Analysis of daily news to feed back to the MP and other Senior Partners;
• Liaison with high level contacts at relevant organisations.

On top of research and policy tasks, the successful applicant will also be required to provide a full range of assistance to the MP, including but not limited to:

• Prepare speeches for a range of occasions;
• Full secretariat support for internal and external meetings;
• Create presentations and collate paperwork;
• Be the first point of contact for the MP;
• Develop and maintain contact databases.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have an intimate understanding of politics (especially surrounding the Brexit vote);
• Ideally have an interest in business and financial services;
• Have first-class communication skills (written and oral);
• Have exceptional attention to detail;
• Be confident engaging with senior personnel both internally and externally.

See http://www.michaelpage.co.uk/job-detail/researcher-and-executive-assistant/ref/13746457.