Reference: 59159
Date Added: 23 January 2017
Closing Date: 20 February 2017
Job Title: Constituency Communications Officer/Support Officer
Working For: Mary Robinson MP (Cheadle)
Location: Cheadle
Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales
Length of Contract:
Job Details
Mary Robinson MP has a vacancy for a Constituency Communications Officer/Support Officer at her busy constituency office in Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle.
Key Responsibilities:
• Dealing with queries from members of the public.
• Researching and gathering information to help resolve enquiries, and progress casework.
• Manage the Member’s social media accounts and the content of the Member’s website.
• Monitor media coverage, liaise with the media and prepare press releases as required.
• Attend meetings with the Member as required.
• Prepare briefings for the Member to ensure she is well informed on key issues.
• Pro-actively look for opportunities to publicise the Member’s work both in Parliament and the constituency.
• Manage projects and events.
Skills and Experience:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Highly organised, with the ability to plan and prioritise work and manage competing deadlines.
• Customer service experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience in event planning and project management
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft office packages and social media tools
• A good knowledge of Cheadle and the North West
• Willing to be flexible, working as part of a small team with a large and varied workload
We will consider both full and part-time applicants.
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: 20 February 2017
Interview/Start Dates
Start Date: ASAP.
Interviews will be held as soon as possible and we may appoint before the closing date should a suitable candidate be found.
Application Details
Please submit your CV (no more than 2 pages) along with a covering letter demonstrating your experience and suitability for the role (no more than one page) to jan.mcgahan@parliament.uk.
Website: https://www.mary-robinson.org.uk/