Fiona Onasanya MP is recruiting an Office Manager to manage her office in the range of issues she is pursuing on behalf of the people of Peterborough. This is a full-time position.

This is a role for people with excellent administrative and IT skills who work well in a small team, have a positive attitude and would like to gain experience in a Member’s office.

Responsibilities will include:
• Diary management
• Responding to enquiries by telephone and email, passing on queries to other team members, as appropriate
• Providing administrative support in relation to MP's expenses scheme
• Handling administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries
• Photocopying, filing, record-keeping and typing correspondence
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, ensuring all relevant health and safety and employment policies are in place in the MPs constituency office
• Manage budgets as required together with Finance
• Provide a range of efficient secretarial and administrative support
• Manage the office team, ensuring accurate personal records are kept and notifying IPSA of contractual changes as necessary
• Ensure that the office is fully equipped
• Liaise with groups/personnel at Westminster, within the constituency and the general public on the member’s behalf as necessary

Necessary requirements
• Excellent IT skills including a casework tracking system, MS Office Applications (i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook), and internet use
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with a flexible approach
• Ability to draft letters and emails to a high professional standard
• Motivated to work independently and impartially as well as the ability to work well as part of a small team
• Good office administration skills

Desirable requirements
• Experience of working with confidential information
• Sympathetic to Labour Party aims and values