Reference: 64620
Date Added: 6 February 2018
Closing Date: 9 March 2018
Job Title: Part-time Intern
Working For: Bob Seely MP (Isle of Wight)
Location: London
Salary: London Living Wage - £10.20 per hour (part-time)
Length of Contract:
Job Details
Bob Seely MP is looking for a part-time Intern to join his busy team. The post will be based in Mr Seely’s parliamentary office.
The successful candidate will have the following:
•Excellent organisational skills
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a good telephone manner
•Experience of working and dealing with the general public
•A strong attention to detail and an ability to prioritise a demanding workload, meet deadlines and work under pressure
•Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party.
Key Responsibilities
•Assisting on projects
•Assisting with arrangement for events (non political)
•Assisting/learning how to monitor media coverage and brief the MP
•Basic administrative support
•Learning how to analyse, evaluate and interpret data
•Learning/assisting in appropriate research
•Learning/assisting in drafting responses to constituents
•Opening and dispatching mail
Flexible hours including evenings, reflecting the demand of parliament when in session. 15 hours a week worked on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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: 9 March 2018
Interview/Start Dates
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and appointment may be made before the closing date with start date as soon as possible.
Application Details
Please send your CV and a covering letter of no more than one A4 page with font size 12 text, setting out your eligibility for the role to bob.seely.mp@parliament.uk. Please put Part-Time Intern in the email subject line.
For more details, please contact Oscar Bicket, 020 7219 1840, or email oscar.bicket@parliament.uk.
Website: https://www.bobseely.org.uk/