About us
The LGA Labour Group exists to provide a strong voice for Labour in local government. We represent and support Labour Groups in England and Wales and the Labour councillors within them, providing a strong voice within the cross-party LGA and with the Labour Party at Westminster.

The role
The Labour Group Office seeks to provide wide-ranging and active support to Labour councillors.You would work within a team of four, which also includes a Head of Group Office and two Political Advisers. The Labour Group office works to support Labour councillors by:

• Supporting the Labour Group Leadership team and Labour councillors on boards and in roles at the LGA
• Maintaining strong working relations with the Parliamentary Labour Party, Labour Party Head Office and the wider Labour movement including trade unions and affiliated groups
• Running events, meetings and workshops for Labour councillors across the country
• Regular communications and publications for Labour councillors to share ideas and best practice
• Coordinating improvement and innovation work in Labour councils through peer support and mentoring

The Political Administrator post will support the effective work of the Labour Group Office by:

• Providing administrative support including diary management of the Group Leader, coordinating Labour councillors taking part in peer support work, and organising and supporting meetings, events and functions
• Maintaining and continuously improving administrative systems, including forward/project plans, electronic filing systems, CRM mailing lists and databases
• Preparing correspondence and other documents and arranging their distribution
• Monitoring expenditure against budgets and keeping service records and inventories
• Liaising with councillors and local authorities and acting as a first point of contact for enquiries
• Responding to or referring enquiries as appropriate and prioritising and monitoring incoming emails, post and phone calls
• Providing support and contributing to projects within the LGA as required

As a Disability Confident Leader the LGA values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community