Reference: 58638
Date Added: 8 December 2016
Closing Date: 19 December 2016
Job Title: Researcher (part-time)
Working For: Sarah Olney MP (Richmond Park)
Location: London
Salary: £23,000 - £34,442 pro rata (IPSA pay scale depending on experience)
Length of Contract:
Job Details
Main Responsibilities
To ensure that the MP is fully briefed at all times in order to execute her duties in the House.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the MP is fully briefed on potential questions and motions to be put before the House.
- Give advice on policy issues.
- Project work.
- Progress casework as required.
- Prepare briefing notes for committees and press releases, Parliamentary questions etc.
- Provide general administrative support.
Person Specification
- A good understanding of Parliament’s procedures, an advantage.
- A good knowledge of politics, specifically the Liberal Democrats.
- Sympathetic to the values of the Liberal Democrats.
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: 19 December 2016
Interview/Start Dates
Successful applicants will be contacted directly at the earliest opportunity.
Travel costs to the interviews may be claimed.
Application Details
To apply for the post, please send your current CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to sarah.olney.mp@parliament.uk.
Website: http://www.Saraholney.org.uk