Peter Kyle, Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade, is looking for a Parliamentary Assistant to work in his busy Westminster office. The successful applicant must be able to work to tight deadlines and manage a challenging workload, both independently and as part of a small team.

Job Description
• Providing research briefings for parliamentary debates and key policy issues
• Managing and monitoring all incoming communications to the Westminster Office
• Providing administrative support to the APPGs chaired by Peter (Southern Rail, Further Education and Lifelong Learning)
• Drafting parliamentary questions and correspondence
• Maintaining a strong link between the Westminster and Constituency Offices
• Developing strong media contacts with local and national press
• Supervising staff where appropriate
• Management of Peter’s Westminster Diary

Personal Specification
• Disciplined self-starter with the ability to work unsupervised and to manage and prioritise a challenging workload
• Awareness and understanding of current political issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of constituency relationship and context
• Sympathetic to values and aims of the Labour Party