Reference: 59217
Date Added: 26 January 2017
Closing Date: 21 February 2017
Job Title: Parliamentary Assistant
Working For: Geoffrey Van Orden MEP (East of England)
Location: Brussels
Salary: £21,000+ after probationary period
Length of Contract:
Job Details
Particular responsibility in the field of Security and Defence policy: drafting amendments to reports, writing speaking notes and contributing to group policy positions. In addition, assisting in the administrative work of the office and constituency correspondence.
The successful candidate will:
Have good knowledge of security-related matters, Conservative views and an understanding of the international political scene.
Have good organisational and time management skills.
Have analytical skills.
Be proactive.
Have at least a 2:1 degree in History, Politics, International Relations, Economics or Modern Languages.
Closing Date: 21 February 2017
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews in Brussels and London: week beginning 27 February.
Potential to start from April.
Application Details
Email a short (1 page) covering letter - including one sentence in bold on your most relevant achievement - and a CV (max 2 pages) - including evidence of organisational capability etc - to geoffrey.vanorden@eP.europa.eu - Subject heading: "Application for Assistant position".
Website: http://www.geoffreyvanorden.com/